The Halifax explosion was the most devastating disaster on Canadian soil. It was the largest manmade explosion the world had ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Halifax Explosion killed 1,963 people and highlighted the dangers of large ships in narrow waterways. Like many shipwrecks and crashes, the ...

Each year, the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia, gift the city of Boston its official Christmas tree as thanks for help rendered more than 100 years ago. The story goes like this: It was Dec. 6, 1917, ...

Halifax is brimming with history, but if you’ve only got one day, here’s what you should be checking out. Halifax has layers of history that might surprise the average tourist. The city is layered in ...