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WITH AFP STORY: Canada-France-Quebec BY GUILLAUME LAVALLEE Quebec City landmark, the Chateau Frontenac can be seen from the boardwalk on May 17, 2008 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, once the center of New France -- a French colony that covered almost half of what is today the United States and Canada -- is celebrating the 400th anniversary of its founding on July 3, 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain. The city, set up during the early days of the fur trade, is now a bustling urban center with a population of some 700,000. AFP PHOTO/David BOILY (Photo credit should read DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)

WITH AFP STORY: Canada-France-Quebec BY GUILLAUME LAVALLEE Quebec City landmark, the Chateau Frontenac can be seen from the boardwalk on May 17, 2008 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, once the center of New France -- a French colony that covered almost half of what is today the United States and Canada -- is celebrating the 400th anniversary of its founding on July 3, 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain. The city, set up during the early days of the fur trade, is now a bustling urban center with a population of some 700,000. AFP PHOTO/David BOILY (Photo credit should read DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
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