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NEWS ABOUT: Quebec

Quebec stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Doctors in Quebec, where Natasha Richardson took her fatal ski-slope tumble, have been arguing since the 1990s for emergency air transport that might have saved her life, CNN reports. Care was delayed not only by the slow manifestation of symptoms from the epidural hematoma she suffered, but also by the... More »

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Canada • helicopter • Quebec • skiing • Montreal • medical evacuation • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • head trauma • epidural hematoma

 Canadian Hitman 
 Cops to 27 Murders 

Assassin took out rival gang members during Quebec's biker wars

Apr 1, 09 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Canadian contract killer confessed yesterday to murdering 27 people during Quebec's biker wars, reports the Toronto Star. Gerald Gallant turned police informant after receiving a life sentence in 2001 for yet another murder. The biker, 58, received no extra time for his confession and will be eligible for parole... More »

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Canada • murder • hitman • gang violence • Quebec • assassin • Hells' Angels • motorcycle gang • bike gang

Quebec Docs Push to Make Ski Helmets Mandatory

Minister may act after Richardson death

Mar 19, 09 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors in Quebec are pressing their case to the province's sports minister to make helmets mandatory for skiers, the Montreal Gazette reports. They met with the minister yesterday, the same day Natasha Richardson died after falling on a beginners' course there. She had no helmet. Minister Michelle Courchesne will next... More »

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helmets • safety • Quebec • skiing • actor • traumatic brain injury • Natasha Richardson

Separatists
Make Comeback in Quebec Vote

Once-moribund party's victory revives talk of breakup of Canada

Dec 9, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Voters in Quebec gave a small majority to the Liberal Party last night, providing premier Jean Charest with his third election victory. But the big winner of last night's vote, reports the Gazette of Montreal, was the Parti Québécois—which advocates an independent Quebec. Once written off for... More »

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Canada • separatists • Quebec • Canadian politics • Pauline Marois • Jean Charest

Canadian PM Buys Time With Parliament Shutdown

Opposition had been gearing up to replace Harper's Conservative government

Dec 4, 08 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper got permission today to close Canada’s Parliament until Jan. 26, avoiding a vote next week that would likely have forced him from power, the Globe and Mail reports. Harper’s Conservative government is under fire from a liberal coalition over inaction on the economic crisis.... More »

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Canada • no confidence • vote • Stephen Harper • Quebec • Stéphane Dion • Jack Layton • Canadian parliament • Governor-General

 Quebec City Celebrates 400th 

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

Jul 3, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Canada • birthday • Stephen Harper • birthday party • celebration • Quebec • Samuel de Champlain

OPINION

 A Weekend for 2
 Nations to Celebrate 

400th anniversary of Quebec City offers chance to reflect: historian

Jul 3, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Canada • independence • history • Quebec • Native Americans • Samuel de Champlain • Thomas Jefferson

 Canadian Minister Quits
 After Blunder With Lover
 

Foreign boss papered love nest with government documents

May 27, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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NATO • Quebec • Canadian foreign ministry • Maxime Bernier • Julie Couillard • TVA • David Emerson

10 N.E. Indian Summer Getaways

Planning a fall trip? Make it a memorable one with these suggested itineraries

Oct 5, 07 11:03 AM CDT
(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:
  1. Epicurean excursion in North Haley, Quebec
  2. Fall festival season in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
  3. A wine lover's retreat on Long Island's
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travel • list • fall trips • leaf peeping • Quebec

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