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Halifax Explosion survivor laid to rest on 102nd anniversary of the blast
By Jesse Thomas Digital Broadcast Journalist
Cecilia Coolen was laid to rest on the 102nd anniversary of the Halifax explosion. She was just 10-days old when the blast killed both her parents. Continue reading
Nova Scotia marks anniversary of catastrophic Halifax Explosion 102 years ago
Friday marks the 102nd anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, which killed approximately 2,000 people and injured 9,000 more. Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s annual tree for Boston bundled up and on the road to Halifax
The 60-year-old, 45-foot-tall white spruce, donated by Desmond Waithe and Corina Saunders of Pictou County’s Black Point, was cut down with much fanfare on Wednesday. Continue reading
Pictou County family donates white spruce as annual Tree for Boston gift
The 60-year-old, 45-foot-tall white spruce, donated by Desmond Waithe and Corina Saunders of Black Point, will soon be making its 1,100-kilometre trek to Boston. Continue reading
Halifax City Hall to ring 166-year-old bells once again
The smaller of the two bells is marked with the words J. Warner & Sons London 1853. Continue reading
CSS Acadia to reopen as restoration efforts start to bring 106-year-old vessel back to life
The vessel — thought to be the only Canadian ship still afloat to have served in the First World War and Second World War — will open for the first time this season on Thursday. Continue reading
Church commemorating victims of Halifax Explosion now on list of most endangered buildings
The former United Memorial Church was erected in the North End of Halifax in 1921 to memorialize victims of the Halifax explosion and the president of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia Andrew Murphy, would like to see it saved. Continue reading
Halifax kids on the hunt for history in North End ‘Amazing Race’
The event, called the Amazing (North End) Race, was organized to help children from the North End get active and engaged in their neighbourhood. Continue reading
People gather to mark 101st anniversary of the Halifax Explosion
Thursday marks the 101st anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, when two wartime ships collided in the harbour and sparked a massive blast that claimed almost two-thousand lives and obliterated a section of the city. Continue reading
Nova Scotia begins annual ritual of honouring its ‘Tree for Boston’
The “Tree for Boston” was carefully cut down this morning under blue skies as about 200 people watched, including carol-singing schoolchildren Continue reading