On the morning of December 6 1917, Halifax harbour was bustling with wartime activity. The Halifax explosion on December 6, 1917 wiped out six square kilometres of the city. It was the largest ...

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 ... But our city can also glean lessons from the Halifax Explosion — especially about the dangers of scapegoating in a time of crisis.

Pieces of the munitions ship involved in the Halifax Explosion were discovered earlier this year when Irving Shipbuilding workers were dredging the harbour, and questions remain about where these ...

Eight days after two ships collided in Nova Scotia, killing about 2,000 people and injuring about 9,000 in December 1917, the superintendent of a Canadian school for the blind recounted the horror ...