This happened not in 1945 but in 1917—in Halifax, N.S. It was the largest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. The French freighter Mont Blanc, en route from New York to Bordeaux, entered the ...

Towering over downtown Halifax, the Citadel is a testament to the city's military past. Four forts have occupied this hilltop since 1749, when Edward Cornwallis, a career British military officer ...

Pier 21 overlooks Halifax Harbor from its seat just a few blocks south of Alexander Keith's Brewery. During the summer, the museum is open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; hours are more ...

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Halifax Regional Police said they were called to the area of Lahey Road and Clarence Street in response to “multiple reports” of gunshots just before 3 a.m. Sunday. “Officers located two ...

Some in the fire-ravaged city have taken to laying personal blame. But what endures from the Canadian disaster is the generosity of those who helped rebuild.

6, 1917, an accidental collision of two ships in Halifax Harbour set off an uncontrollable fire. One of the ships was a Belgian relief vessel; the other was the SS Mont-Blanc, a French munitions ...

cars raced on Lewis Lake and there were still those living who remembered the last time Halifax Harbour froze over. But it is becoming an increasingly rare one. According to a recent report from ...

Nova Scotia’s deputy chief medical examiner testified Thursday about conducting an autopsy on the body of a 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed outside the Halifax Shopping Centre last year.

Halifax's police board has endorsed budget increases for both municipal police and RCMP, saying the forces presented clear arguments for why the funds are needed. During a meeting Wednesday, the ...