News | Maggie Farley | February 10, 2000
Herve Bertrand remembers the day when his life at a Quebec orphanage turned inside out. "On March 18, 1954, the nuns came in and said, 'From today, you are all crazy.
News | December 1, 1998
Quebec's pro-independence government was reelected Monday but won only 43% of the popular vote, probably dampening its zest for holding a secession referendum soon.
News | August 21, 1998
In the first legal ruling on Canada's most divisive issue, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Quebec--home to a powerful separatist movement--cannot secede without seeking the federal government's consent.
News | Craig Turner | December 27, 1997
After nearly a decade of steady political advancement toward their dream of creating a French-speaking nation in North America, Quebec's separatists are in sudden, serious retreat in the face of a vigorous counterattack by Canada's federal government.
News | Craig Turner | June 4, 1997
Quebec's separatists Tuesday were contemplating election results that exposed weaknesses in their movement and yielded a measure of optimism to Canadians--and Americans--who hope to see Canada remain united.
News | March 16, 1997
The Bloc Quebecois, a Quebec separatist party that forms the official opposition in Canada's Parliament, chose former Communist Gilles Duceppe as its new leader.
News | Craig Turner | April 5, 1996
For a quarter of a century, Quebec delegations have worked as sort of shadow embassies and consulates to their Canadian counterparts. They have served to remind the world of Quebec's distinct place as the center of French language and culture in North America, to promote trade and investment, and, when a separatist government is in power in Quebec City as it is now, they tout the province's aspirations toward independence from the rest of Canada.