The Halifax Explosion

• 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 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
  
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• 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.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2019
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• 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. 

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
• 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.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2019
• Nova Scotia announces plans to repair CSS Acadia on 101st anniversary of The Halifax Explosion

  The steel-hulled vessel, known as Halifax’s Grand Old Lady, has been a central attraction at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax for years. But the vessel has not been drydocked since 2010.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2018
• Halifax’s top 10 stories of 2017: Sharks, Mr. Lahey and the Halifax Explosion

  Global News' year-end list of the top ten stories of 2017 from Halifax and Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2017