Stadacona was a 16th century St. Lawrence Iroquoian village near present-day Quebec City.
French explorer and navigator Jacques Cartier, travelling and charting the Saint Lawrence River, reached it on 7 September 1535. He returned to Stadacona to spend the winter there with his group of 110 men. At the time, the chief of the village was Donnacona.
Samuel de Champlain later chose the location of this village to establish the colony of l'Habitation, the start of the settlement of Quebec.
Category:History of Quebec City Category:First Nations history Category:Former populated places in Canada Category:Former populated places in Quebec Category:Iroquois populated places
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name | Rita MacNeil |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Rita MacNeil |
birth date | May 28, 1944 |
birth place | Big Pond, Nova Scotia |
instruments | Vocals |
genre | Country, folk |
occupation | Singer |
years active | 1975–present |
label | Virgin Records |
website | www.ritamacneil.com }} |
Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS (born May 28, 1944) is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country charts throughout her career. In the United Kingdom, MacNeil's song "Working Man" was a #11 hit in 1990.
In 1990, she was the bestselling country artist in Canada, outselling even Garth Brooks and Clint Black. She is also the only female singer ever to have three separate albums chart in the same year in Australia.
A native of Big Pond, Cape Breton County, MacNeil first performed on stage in 1971, and recorded her first album, ''Born a Woman'', in 1975. She performed at folk festivals throughout the 1970s and 1980s, culminating in her major label debut and pop breakthrough in 1987.
MacNeil hosted a CBC Television variety show, ''Rita and Friends'', from 1994 to 1997. The show won a Gemini Award in 1996. She also runs a tea room in her hometown of Big Pond, which has become one of Cape Breton Island's most popular tourist attractions.
She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1992 and was awarded the Order of Nova Scotia in 2005.
She was featured in a Season 4 episode of ''Trailer Park Boys'', wherein she and her band are forced to harvest marijuana.
Research done by historians Steve Hewitt and Christabelle Sethna on documents from the now-defunct Royal Canadian Mounted Police Security Service have revealed accounts of the force having spied on feminists, including MacNeil, during the 1970s.
MacNeil wrote her memoirs ''On A Personal Note'' with Anne Simpson in 1998, which was published by Key Porter Books.
''Flying On Her Own'', a play based on MacNeil's life and featuring many of her songs, premiered at Live Bait Theatre in Sackville, NB in 2000. Written by Canadian playwright Charlie Rhindress, it was subsequently produced by Neptune Theatre in Halifax, NS in 2002 and published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2008.
Year | Single | Chart Positions | CRIA | |
CAN Country | CAN | |||
1975 | ''Born a Woman'' | |||
1981 | ''Part of the Mystery'' | |||
1983 | ''I'm Not What I Seem'' | |||
1987 | ''Flying On Your Own'' | |||
''Now the Bells Ring'' | ||||
1989 | ''Rita'' | |||
1990 | ''Home I'll Be'' | |||
1992 | ''Thinking of You'' | |||
1993 | ''Once Upon a Christmas'' | |||
1994 | ''Volume 1: Songs from the Collection'' | |||
1995 | ''Porch Songs'' | |||
1996 | ''Joyful Sounds'' | |||
1997 | ''Music of a Thousand Nights'' | |||
1998 | ''Full Circle'' | |||
1999 | ''A Night at the Orpheum'' | |||
2000 | ''Mining the Soul'' | |||
''Late December'' | ||||
''Common Dream'' | ||||
''The Ultimate Collection'' | ||||
''Blue Roses'' | ||||
2006 | ''Songs My Mother Loved'' | |||
2008 | ''Pocket Full of Dreams'' | |||
2010 | ''The Spirit of Christmas'' |
Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
CAN Country | CAN AC | CAN | |||
"Flying On Your Own" | |||||
"Used to You" | |||||
"Fast Train to Tokyo" | |||||
"Leave Her Memory" | |||||
"Working Man" | |||||
"Walk On Through" | |||||
"I'll Accept the Rose" | |||||
"We'll Reach the Sky Tonight" | |||||
"Crazy Love" | |||||
"When Love Surrounded You and I" | |||||
"Why Do I Think of You Today" | |||||
"You Taught Me Well" | |||||
"Watch Love Grow Strong" | |||||
"Call Me and I'll Be There" | |||||
1992 | "Bring It On Home to Me" | ||||
1993 | "Shining Strong" | ||||
"Steal Me Away" | |||||
"Rolling Thunder" |
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name | Jack McGuire |
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state house | Illinois |
state | Illinois |
district | 86th |
term | 1995 - |
succeeded | Incumbent |
birth date | May 12, 1933 |
birth place | Joliet, Illinois |
spouse | Pat |
profession | educator |
religion | Roman Catholic |
party | Democratic |
Jack McGuire, a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, has represented the 86th District since 1995.
Category:Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:People from Joliet, Illinois
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playername | Scott Boyd |
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fullname | Scott Boyd |
dateofbirth | June 04, 1986 |
cityofbirth | Whitburn |
countryofbirth | Scotland |
height | |
currentclub | Ross County |
position | Defender |
youthyears1 | |youthclubs1Livingston |
years1 | 2005–2006|clubs1Livingston|caps14|goals10 |
years2 | 2006|clubs2→ Partick Thistle (loan)|caps27|goals20 |
years3 | 2006–2007|clubs3Partick Thistle|caps336|goals30 |
years4 | 2008–|clubs4Ross County|caps492|goals47 |
pcupdate | 12 May 2011 }} |
Scott Boyd (born 4 June 1986 in Whitburn) is a professional footballer currently under contract with Ross County.
Earlier in his career, Boyd played for Livingston and Partick Thistle.
In the 2009–2010 season, Boyd netted a goal in the last minute to knock Hibs out of the Scottish Cup at the Quarter Final Stage.
Category:Living people Category:1986 births Category:People from Whitburn, West Lothian Category:Scottish footballers Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Livingston F.C. players Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players Category:Ross County F.C. players Category:Association football defenders
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