Quebec City
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One of the oldest cities in North America, it was founded in the early seventeenth century.
Quebec City is largely French-speaking.
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"People feel like they're drinking the wild Canadian forest," says Yannick Leclerc of Maple3, a producer of maple water drinks, based in Quebec City.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
“French Girl” is a love triangle farce that’s mostly set in Quebec City but takes place on Planet Rom-com where bipedal characters act out in ways that rarely resemble human behavior.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Regional health authorities in the Lower St-Lawrence region confirmed six of the injured were transported by plane to a Quebec City hospital.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Quebec City businessman Sean Bérubé, who helped get the Ukrainian team to Quebec, said the purpose was for them to have fun and forget about the hardships back home.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Between the high cliff and the river front, not far from the market place of Quebec City to-day, workmen began clearing the woods for the site of the French habitation.
From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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