BBC
Bbc News: 1970: Canadian Minister Seized by Gunmen
From England comes this website containing the 1970 BBC report on the FLQ kidnapping of James Cross, a British diplomat, and Pierre Laporte. Two videos are available, one includes a BBC interview with Roger Tetrault, ex-FLQ activist, and...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Force of Hope: The Legacy of Father Mc Gauran
The Irish Potato Famine of 1847 brought thousands of Irish immigrants to Canada. A large number of them died of typhus and cholera en route or after arriving at the quarantine station on Grosse Isle in Quebec. Father Bernard McGauran was...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Parti Quebecois
An encyclopedia entry that provides information on the major separatist political party in Quebec. The site includes information on the history of the party and its leaders, election results, and a variety of related links.
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Wikipedia: Lucien Bouchard
An overview of Lucien Bouchard's life and his contributions to Quebec. Presents his life story and his political career.
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Cbc.ca: Years of Hope & Anger Nationalist Passions
An overview of Canada in the 1960's, a 100th birthday for Canada, new flag debate, Quebec nationalism and separatists, and the rise of Trudeaumania.
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Hudson Plains
The Hudson Plains ecozone stretches from Manitoba to Quebec along the southern edge of the Hudson Bay. This is a brief, concise, description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: New France
An overview of New France, from the time the French first began to explore the area until they ceded Canada to the British (Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763). Includes a discussion of the founding of Quebec City and early maps of the...
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Wikipedia: October Crisis
Provides a brief background to the October Crisis in Quebec which started with two terrorist kidnappings, and some of the solutions that were provided.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Impact of the Railway on the Sutton Region
The coming of the railway to Sutton, Quebec transformed the town and greatly affected all the nearby industries. Archival photographs and documents are included in the exhibit.
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Historical Context: American Revolution
This resource summarizes American-British military conflict during the late 18th century including Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold's attempt at converging on Quebec City and holding the city under siege.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Cerulean Warbler
A fact sheet about the cerulean warbler, a bird that can be found in the forests of southern Ontario and Quebec, and large sections of the U.S. during the summer months. It winters in South America.
Other
The Musee Collections: Beginnings to 1900
The Musee houses the largest collection of Quebec art. Here are selected works from their collection of artists from the beginnings to 1900. Click on each artist's name to get biographical details.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Quebec
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Quebec."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Quebec
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Quebec."
Other
Quebec Ministry of Education: Customized Literacy Training: Arithmetic [Pdf]
Basic arithmetic skills for adult learners are the focus of this teacher's guide.
Other
Quebec Ministry of Education: Customized Literacy Training: Learner's Journal
This package consists of assessment materials set up as learning journals. The teacher can work alongside adult students to track their learning progress as they develop their basic literacy and Math skills.
Other
Quebec Ministry of Educ.: Functional Situations for Immigrant Literacy Stu [Pdf]
Adult immigrants to Canada often have no English and little or no education. This guide provides lesson units on basic life skills they need such as how to send money to another country, how to take public transit and how to plan a group...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Cree Nation Historical Overview
This site provides an excellent summary of the Cree Indians tracing their origins to the James Bay region of northern Quebec.
Other
Baptistse, Student at the Seminaire
This virtual exhibit has photographs and information about objects that students in an early seminary would use. An interactive quiz has you choose objects for a student's trunk.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Black October (2000) (Tv)
The Internet Movie Database entry for the Canadian documentary film "Black October". Accessible is a movie trailer for the film, a plot summary, and full credits. "Black October" is a film about the 1970 October Crisis.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Alexis Lapointe
A biography of Alexis Lapointe, a Canadian from Quebec who was said to have possessed immense strength and speed.
Other
The League of Canadian Poets: Emile Nelligan
Emile Nelligan was a poet from Quebec who lived from 1879 to 1941. He has often been compared to Rimbaud. This is a profile of his tortuous life - he spent two-thirds of his life in a mental institution.
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Confederation
This is a scene painted of the Father of Confederation. A photograph is also included for the Quebec Conference, 1864 with names.
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