Word: quebecers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Quebec 5, Boston...
Sovereignty for Quebec was the rallying cry that helped carry Premier René Levesque and his Parti Québécois to power eight years ago. When Levesque declared last week that the goal of independence had to give way to bread-and-butter issues, he split his party and possibly jeopardized his eight-seat majority in Quebec's provincial parliament. Five cabinet ministers resigned, two legislators bolted, and half a dozen others threatened to quit the party. The defectors included Finance Minister Jacques Parizeau and Social Affairs Minister Camille Laurin, an author of the law that imposed...
Boston 7, Quebec...
...Quebec 6, Hartford...
...protect migrating caribou, representatives of the Eskimos asked years ago that Hydro-Quebec build a barrier to divert the animals from the crossings where last week's drownings occurred. Now, with as many as 25,000 caribou still headed for the crossings, the Quebec government is hastily arranging for a mile-long a fence to be built in the area. Authorities are discussing the use of hired planes to generate a sufficient amount of noise to divert the migrating herd...