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

(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. More»

Paris Hilton? 'A drunken prude'

(NEWSER) - Just because someone is rich and famous does not, apparently, guarantee he or she is also good in the sack. The Frisky lists 10 celebrities who've gotten less than fantastic reviews from their former partners:

• Eminem: "He's not very well endowed," Kim Mathers once said. "If you're going to have sex with Marshall, make sure you have a little blue pill, because otherwise it does not work."
• Maria Sharapova: Adam Levine denies it, but he once reportedly said he was "disappointed" because he thought she would "be the loud screaming type."

Eh? Seriously.

(NEWSER) - Today's "we swear we're not the Onion" story: Dick Cheney has canceled a planned appearance in Toronto ... because he fears it could be too dangerous a trip to take. "He felt that in Canada the risk of violent protest was simply too high," explained the head of the promotions company that had scheduled the April 24 event at the apparently risky Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The National Post reminds us that Cheney reportedly got stuck inside a Vancouver building for seven hours during a September speech after a protest outside indeed turned violent and a security guard was choked. More»

Drug addiction suspected in Leslie Carter's death: TMZ

(NEWSER) - A prescription drug addiction is suspected in the sudden death of 25-year-old Leslie Carter, the singing sis of Aaron and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, reports TMZ . Carter, mom of a 10-month-old baby girl, was found dead in an upstate New York home this week. The singer had moved from Canada to New York to live with family members as she tried to kick her addiction, sources told TMZ. She was left alone in the home for a short time, but relatives returned to find her unconscious. More»

Life is never dull around this crazy couple

(NEWSER) - When it comes to Randy and Evi Quaid, truth is stranger than fiction. After skipping a US court hearing Monday on charges that they squatted in and vandalized a home, the pair was arrested in Canada and told the country’s immigration board yesterday that they are seeking asylum from “Hollywood star whackers.” They claimed friends David Carradine and Heath Ledger were “murdered” and that they fear they’re next. More»