Ex-Beatle McCartney to help wish Quebec City a happy birthday

QUEBEC - Paul McCartney takes to the stage in Quebec City today, despite complaints by some separatists about another British invasion. Organizers are expecting some 200-thousand people for McCartney's free concert that is being held to help mark Quebec City's 400th anniversary. The concert is being held on the historic Plains of Abraham where the British defeated the French in 1759. But a few sovereigntists were publicly critical that an English singer is highlighting the big birthday bash. Quebec painter Luc Archambault circulated a petition decrying the "dangerous" presence of music with English lyrics, although he later backed away. The former Beatle is expected to make use of his French, however limited, during the show. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams says sovereigntists should just let it be. He says... [read full story]