Portal:Quebec
Introduction
Quebec (/k(w)ɪˈbɛk/ (
listen); French: Québec [kebɛk] (listen)) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada (with Ontario).
Quebec is the second-most populous province of Canada, after Ontario. It is the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as the sole provincial official language. Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, the capital. Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater Montreal Area, including the Island of Montreal. English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are concentrated in the west of the island of Montreal but are also significantly present in the Outaouais, Eastern Townships, and Gaspé regions. The Nord-du-Québec region, occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples. The climate around the major cities is four-season continental with cold and snowy winters combined with warm to hot humid summers, but farther north long winter seasons dominate and as a result the northern areas of the province are marked by tundra conditions. Even in central Quebec, at comparatively southerly latitudes, winters are severe in inland areas.
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Following two successful years in CART, Villeneuve moved into Formula One with the front running Williams team, alongside Damon Hill. In his debut season, Villeneuve challenged Hill for the title, winning four races and taking the fight to the final round in Japan. But the Canadian retired and Hill won the title. Villeneuve, however, did win the following year's title, this time challenging Michael Schumacher and once again taking it to the final round in Jerez. In the race, the two collided, resulting in Schumacher's retirement and subsequent disqualification from the 1997 World Championship, with Villeneuve going on to take third place in the race, and the overall title.
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In 1541, Jean-Francois de la Roque de Roberval became lieutenant of New France and had the responsibility to build a new colony in America. It was Cartier who established the first French settlement on American soil, Charlesbourg Royal.France was disappointed after the three voyages of Cartier and did not want to invest further large sums in an adventure with such uncertain outcome. A period of disinterest in the new world on behalf of the French authorities followed. Only at the very end of the 16th century interest in these northern territories was renewed.
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An outdoor performance by Cirque du Soleil in Quebec City.
La chasse-galerie (1906) by Henri Julien, showing a scene from a popular Quebec folk legend.
The historic Monument-National theatre in Montreal.
The Montreal International Jazz Festival audience fills the street, 2008.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal.
Monica by Jules Lasalle, Montreal.
Marie-Claire Blais, one of Quebec's most well-known writers.
An outdoor performance by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
500 metres short track speed skating heat at the 2004 World Cup in Saguenay.
Singer-songwriter Robert Charlebois is well known for using Quebec French in his music.
Pet de soeur, a traditional Quebec pastry.
Autumn in Gaspé.
The Place des Arts performing arts complex in downtown Montreal.
Mascot of the annual Festival Juste pour rire de Montréal / Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.
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Did you know?
- ...that Têtes à claques is a humour website with over one million video clips watched per day, making the website one of the most popular in Quebec?
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Rivière-du-Loup during twilight.
The city of Rimouski in the winter.
Ville de Québec (Quebec City), in Quebec, Canada from Lévis at twilight.
Downtown Montreal, as seen from the tower of the Olympic Stadium. Top left, the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.
Mont-Tremblant, in the Laurentian Mountains.
A view of Lake Temiscouata, near Notre-Dame-du-Lac, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
Carleton-sur-Mer, in the Gaspé Peninsula.
Saint-Sauveur, in the Laurentians.
The Saint-Ludger neighborhood of Rivière-du-Loup.
Lake of Two Mountains, west of Montreal.
Eusebe Simard farm in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, c. 1906.
The Magasins du Galet in Natashquan on the North Shore.
The Saguenay River, in the Chicoutimi borough of the city of Saguenay.
Downtown Montreal, as seen from the Parc Jean-Drapeau.
The Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska church at sunrise.
The Jacques-Cartier River, north of Quebec City.
Downtown Trois-Rivières, seen from the Saint Lawrence River.
The Sherbrooke University Hospital. In the background, the Appalachian Mountains.
The Victoria Jubilee bridge across the St Lawrence River in Montréal, seen from Nuns' Island (Île-des-Sœurs), some 2 km upstream.
The communities of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuarapik, on Hudson Bay.
Quebec City, as seen from Lévis, On the foreground, the Saint Lawrence River.
The harbor at Havre-Saint-Pierre.
Bicquette Island, an island in the Saint Lawrence River estuary, near Rimouski
Maisonneuve Park, on Montreal's east end
The Montreal skyline seen from the Mount Royal belvedere.
Fort N° 1 in Lévis.
Hertel Lake in Mont-Saint-Hilaire.
The Gaspésie National Park in the winter.
Fermont, on Quebec's North Shore.
Ice fishing shacks at Saint-Fulgence, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
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