It happened during the last year of World War I, when a relief vessel collided with an ammunition ship in the bustling Nova Scotia harbor on Dec. 6, 1917, instantly incinerating more than 1,600 people ...
On the morning of December 6th, 1917, a French cargo ship the "SS Mont Blanc" -- carrying tons of munitions bound for the allies during World War I -- collided with the "SS Imo," a Belgium relief ship ...
If you ask most Americans who their country’s biggest trading partner is, you’re likely to hear China, Japan, Germany, or Mexico. But the answer is Canada, by a long shot — and it has been for decades ...
On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, the SS Mont-Blanc, a French tramp steamer, made its way slowly into Halifax Harbor, a stopover on its way to deliver its cargo to the French army. The crew was starting ...
"The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy and Extraordinary Heroism," by John Bacon. HarperCollins, 432 pages. $29.99. Everything changed in an instant. One moment, the ...
Halifax has the second largest natural harbor in the world (after Sydney, Australia). So what? Though that may seem like an irrelevant fact for visitors, it's shaped the history and culture of the ...
2:07 Fire at Halifax-area tent encampment has residents scrambling to get back on their feet Charred remains are all that is left of four tents that caught fire early Monday morning at the Green Road ...
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - When the Titanic left Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, she was the largest moving object ever created. Measuring 883 feet from bow to stern, the ...
HALIFAX - A new book is shedding light on the mystery of a Second World War marine tragedy that was kept under a cloak of secrecy despite decimating the ranks of Halifax’s harbour pilots. Set to be ...
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