Halifax History
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Halifax museum seeks to identify members of all-Black Second World War volunteer fire brigade'The mystery is slowly coming to light as to who all those (people's) names are.'FeaturesFeb 25, 2021
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Nova Scotia marks anniversary of catastrophic Halifax Explosion 102 years agoFriday marks the 102nd anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, which killed approximately 2,000 people and injured 9,000 more.CanadaDec 6, 2019
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Edward Cornwallis task force moves to final phase of public engagement sessionsEdward Cornwallis, the controversial founder of Halifax, is known for putting a bounty on Mi’kmaq scalps in 1749 while serving as governor of Nova Scotia.PoliticsOct 25, 2019
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Halifax City Hall to ring 166-year-old bells once againThe smaller of the two bells is marked with the words J. Warner & Sons London 1853.CanadaSep 5, 2019
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100 years after the anti-Chinese riots in HalifaxThis week marks the 100th anniversary of the anti-Chinese riots of 1919, an event that saw "several thousand" soldiers and civilians destroy Chinese-owned business along Gottingen, Buckingham and Barrington streets.CanadaFeb 18, 2019
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Digging up the past: Halifax’s buried rail tracks make way for progressHalifax's push for modernization is getting rid of one of the few remaining remnants of the city's rail car system, which dates back to 1869.CanadaMay 23, 2018
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Assembly of N.S. Mi’kmaq Chiefs withdraws from Cornwallis panel, calls for immediate removal of statuethe assembly says part of the reason for their withdrawal was that the committee designed to review Cornwallis' commemoration has taken too long to meet.CanadaJan 26, 2018
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Hope amid the rubble: How the disastrous Halifax Explosion sparked reformThe Explosion killed almost 2,000, injured 9,000, blinded 200 and left 25,000 homeless.CanadaOct 11, 2017
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‘Underground tunnel’ rumours fueled by discovery of old Halifax sewer lineUnderground tunnels have been a topic of fascination for many Nova Scotians for decades.CanadaJun 14, 2017
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