Pieces of the munitions ship involved in the Halifax Explosion were discovered ... find ways to preserve their history. And I call on Nova Scotia to do the same," said Elliott.
The Halifax explosion on December 6, 1917 wiped out six square kilometres of the city. It was the largest manmade explosion the world had known. (National Archives of Canada) Ships carrying ...
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.
Six homes have been evacuated after a gas explosion in Halifax. Firefighters were called to a shed fire on Ovenden Crescent at 03:27 BST, which spread to the gas supply outside the building.
POLICE have launched an investigation into an explosion at a caravan in West Yorkshire. The explosion took place at a caravan on Portland Road, Halifax, on Sunday morning, and one male suffered ...
On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, an accidental collision of two ships in Halifax Harbour set off an ... Ultimately, a Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice examined the facts and found Mackey innocent.