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Courrier Sud

Courrier Sud

French Canadians began settling in Ontario at the beginning of the 18th century with the establishment of an agricultural settlement on the site that is now Windsor, Ontario. It was almost a century later that this small colony expanded and further settlements were created to meet the demand for industrial labour as...
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L' Ami du Peuple

L' Ami du Peuple

French Canadians began settling in Ontario at the beginning of the 18th century with the establishment of an agricultural settlement near Detroit. It was almost a century later that this small colony expanded and further settlements were created to meet the demand for industrial labour as Ontario developed. The majority...
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Le Courrier d'Essex

Le Courrier d'Essex

French Canadians began settling in Ontario at the beginning of the 18th century with the establishment of an agricultural settlement on the site that is now Windsor, Ontario. It was almost a century later that this small colony expanded and further settlements were created to meet the demand for industrial labour as...
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Le Courrier d'Outaouais

Le Courrier d'Outaouais

French Canadians began settling in Ontario at the beginning of the 18th century with the establishment of an agricultural settlement on the site that is now Windsor, Ontario. It was almost a century later that this small colony expanded and further settlements were created to meet the demand for industrial labour as...
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Le Cri de l' est

Le Cri de l' est

The village of Matane, Québec, located on the Gaspé Peninsula directly across the St. Lawrence River from Baie-Comeau, was the site of a French agricultural settlement in the late 18th century. It remained a tiny community until the emergence of lumber and forestry industries in the late 19th century. The weekly town...
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Le Cultivateur

Le Cultivateur

A French-language newspaper, Le Cultivateur was published in Québec City from 1874 to 1906, an era of economic upheaval for the region. Québec City began losing its primacy as a transfer point for the fur and timber trade, losing out to Montréal, which had a rail link. Shipbuilding, another major industry, also...
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Le Rempart

Le Rempart

French Canadians began settling in Ontario at the beginning of the 18th century with the establishment of an agricultural settlement on the site that is now Windsor, Ontario. It was almost a century later that this small colony expanded and further settlements were created to meet the demand for industrial labour as...
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