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  • July 2008
    • Quebec City Celebrates 400th

      Quebec City Celebrates 400th

      (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 »

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      Canada   Stephen Harper   birthday   birthday party   Quebec   Samuel de Champlain   celebration

    • A Weekend for 2 Nations to Celebrate

      A Weekend for 2 Nations to Celebrate

      (Newser) - Tomorrow is Independence Day, but north of the border today marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the first settlement of New France and one of the oldest cities in Canada. David Hackett Fischer, a historian writing in the New York Times , uses the occasion to explore a different vision of North America, one predicated not on freedom, but on diversity and exchange. More »

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      Canada   history   independence   Native Americans   Thomas Jefferson   Quebec   Samuel de Champlain

  • May 2008
    • Canadian Minister Quits After Blunder With Lover

      Canadian Minister Quits After Blunder With Lover

      (Newser) - Canada's foreign affairs minister has been forced to resign because he left NATO summit briefing documents at the home of his former girlfriend. Maxime Bernier was already under fire for his just-dumped lover's connection to Quebec biker gangs, and his resignation follows other embarrassing revelations that have plagued the Canadian government, reports the Ottawa Citizen . More »

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      NATO   Quebec   Canadian foreign ministry   Maxime Bernier

  • October 2007
    • 10 N.E. Indian Summer Getaways

      10 N.E. Indian Summer Getaways

      (Newser) - Leaves can change, and so can your fall travel plans. If you're ready for something new this year, check out one of these trips from Travel + Leisure : Epicurean excursion in North Haley, Quebec Fall festival season in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia A wine lover's retreat on Long Island's North Fork More »

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      list   travel   Quebec

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