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6 hours ago
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Fête nationale marked by parades, concerts and extreme weather in Quebec
Thunderstorms and heavy rain dampened Fête nationale festivities in Quebec's provincial capital region on Monday. About 15 minutes before a concert was set to begin on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, organizers cancelled the event and evacuated the area due to extreme weather that brought thunder, lightning and heavy downpours. The violent thunderstorm that swept through the Capitale-Nationale and the Chaudière-Appalaches region just south has left more than 44,000 customers without power in the Quebec City area as of Tuesday afternoon. The province is also facing other extreme weather as it celebrates its national holiday. Quebec City announced this week it is opening air-conditioned community centres and libraries and extending hours at splash pads due to an Environment and Climate Change Canada heat warning covering much of the province. Temperatures are expected to reach 30 C and above, with humidex values between 40 and 45 on Tuesday. Montreal will be hosting a parade beginning at 2 p.m., followed by an evening concert at Parc Maisonneuve featuring artists such as Robert Charlebois and Sara Dufour. This year's celebrations will commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the first performance of Gilles Vigneault's song Gens du pays, which is often considered the province's unofficial anthem. Quebec says nearly 650 events are happening across the province to mark the holiday also known as St-Jean-Baptiste Day. During heat waves, the City of Montreal often extends the opening hours of many public places where people can get a reprieve from the heat, including pools, splash pads and misting fountains.
CTV News
13 hours ago
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- CTV News
Parades, concerts and heat warnings to mark Fête nationale in Quebec
A person wears miniature Quebec flags on a hat during a Fête nationale event in Trois-Rivières, Que., Monday, June 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL — Quebecers will be decked out in blue and white today as the Fête nationale holiday is marked by parades, celebrations, and heat warnings. The festivities are coinciding with some extreme weather conditions this year. Quebec City announced this week it is opening air-conditioned community centres and libraries and extending hours at splash pads due to an Environment Canada heat warning covering much of the province. Montreal will be hosting a parade beginning at 2 p.m., followed by an evening concert at Parc Maisonneuve featuring artists such as Robert Charlebois and Sara Dufour. This year's celebrations will commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the first performance of Gilles Vigneault's song 'Gens du pays,' which is often considered the province's unofficial anthem. Quebec says nearly 650 events are happening across the province to mark the holiday also known as St-Jean-Baptiste Day. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 24, 2025. Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
