Halifax residents are marking the anniversary of the deadly explosion that levelled parts of the city 87 years ago. On Dec. 6, 1917, the Norwegian ship Imo collided with the French vessel Mont-Blanc, ...

People killed in the Halifax Explosion were honoured in ceremonies across the city on Saturday, 108 years after the destructive blast. On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, the Mont-Blanc, a French ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The French ship's insistence on staying away from shore may have seemed strange to anyone watching the encounter, but to those on board, it was ...

AT 430. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN, TELEGRAPHED, OR SAID CAN EXPRESS TO YOU THE HORROR OF THE DISASTER OF THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6TH. WE’RE FROM HALIFAX. A LETTER WRITTEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.

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 ...