Halifax Explosion

• ‘Meant to be’: N.S. family says an honour to donate 2022 Tree for Boston

  The Tree for Boston is Nova Scotia’s annual thank you to the Massachusettes city for sending medical personnel and supplies within hours of the Halifax Explosion in 1917.

  Canada

  Nov 16
  
• After a century of silence, historic bells will ring again at Halifax City Hall

  Two massive bells were expected to be reinstalled today inside the clock tower at Halifax City Hall -- including one that was likely damaged by the Halifax Explosion in 1917.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2021
  
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• Nova Scotia’s latest Tree for Boston is a 48-foot white spruce

  'We will never forget the kindness the people of Boston showed Nova Scotia following the tragedy of the Halifax Explosion.'

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2021
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• Despite ceremony cancellation, residents find way to mark Halifax Explosion anniversary

  “With such a small crowd here (on Sunday), to be able to hear the ship's horns in the harbour, and to actually hear the cannon, the bells ringing."

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2020
• Coronavirus: 103rd memorial service for the Halifax Explosion cancelled

  There will be no large gathering and no memorial ceremony on the anniversary of the historic blast in Halifax Harbour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2020
• Halifax to offer free 15-min. parking in December, municipal holiday events cancelled

  The HRM announced on Thursday that many of its regular seasonal events will look different this year, if they're not entirely cancelled.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
• Nova Scotia to send annual Christmas tree to Boston on Monday

  The tree is the province’s annual thank you to Boston for sending medical personnel and supplies to Nova Scotia within hours of the Halifax Explosion.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2020
• Nova Scotia’s 2020 tree for Boston is dedicated to frontline health-care workers

  Nova Scotia is sending some love to Boston, by way of Cape Breton.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020
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• Uncovering of cathedral’s spectacular murals reveals Halifax’s tragic past 

  Every stained glass window in the church was shattered that day, with the force of the blast embedding tiny shards into the walls and the murals.

  Features

  Dec 22, 2019
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• Halifax Explosion survivor laid to rest on 102nd anniversary of the blast

  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.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2019