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Quebec City Celebrates 400th

Officials pay tribute to Canada's 'most beautiful city,' weather notwithstanding

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 3, 2008 5:10 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Canadians celebrated the 400th birthday of Quebec City today, the Toronto Globe and Mail reports. In a rain-drenched ceremony, Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised the adventurous Quebecois spirit and the city—“the most beautiful city in Canada, the most enchanting"—where explorer Samuel de Champlain landed on July 3, 1608.

“My dear compatriots, maybe I grew up in Toronto and decided to live in Calgary with my family, and I work in Ottawa," Harper said, "but where I come from, there's a saying that you must have two cities in your heart: your own and Quebec City."

This undated photo released shows an aerial view of Quebec City in Quebec, Canada.
This undated photo released shows an aerial view of Quebec City in Quebec, Canada.   (AP Photo)
Rain blanketed Quebec City's 400th birthday celebrations today, saluting the July 3, 1608, arrival of explorer Samuel de Champlain, who founded what would become the provincial capital.
Rain blanketed Quebec City's 400th birthday celebrations today, saluting the July 3, 1608, arrival of explorer Samuel de Champlain, who founded what would become the provincial capital.   (AP Photo)
It is the most beautiful city in Canada, the most enchanting, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said of Quebec City, celebrating its 400th birthday today.
"It is the most beautiful city in Canada, the most enchanting," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said of Quebec City, celebrating its 400th birthday today.   (AP Photo)
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