HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Somber ceremonies are taking place in Halifax to mark 100 years since the Canadian port city on the Atlantic coast was devastated by a wartime blast that killed ...
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 French munitions ship SS Mont Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour a century ago, raining down shards of white-hot iron, blowing off roofs and shattering glass in what was the largest man-made ...
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 in Halifax Harbour, killed over 2,000 people. On the bright, freezing morning of Dec. 6, 1917, a French captain steered his ship, the SS Mont Blanc, up the channel ...
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 ...
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 ...
The stereotypical Canadian can’t stop saying he’s sorry. People from Halifax, Nova Scotia, can’t stop saying thank you. Every year Nova Scotia donates one of its finest firs or spruces to serve as ...
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A city devastated; neighbors coming to its aid; the hunt for a scapegoat: Though the Angelenos enduring wildfires today lead lives dramatically different from those of the people who survived the ...