Some in the fire-ravaged city have taken to laying personal blame. But what endures from the Canadian disaster is the ...

The Halifax explosion on December 6, 1917 wiped out six square kilometres of the city. It was the largest manmade explosion the world had known. (National Archives of Canada) Ships carrying ...

Pieces of the munitions ship involved in the Halifax Explosion were discovered earlier this year when Irving Shipbuilding workers were dredging the harbour, and questions remain about where these ...

Six homes have been evacuated after a gas explosion in Halifax. Firefighters were called to a shed fire on Ovenden Crescent at 03:27 BST, which spread to the gas supply outside the building.

The director of Perkins at the time, Edward E. Allen, led the group known as the American Red Cross Committee on Eye Victims of the Halifax Disaster. A month after the tragedy, Fraser sent a ...

Never miss a story. Sign up for JTA's Daily Briefing. On Dec. 6, 1917, within hours of the devastating explosion in Halifax, Abraham Ratshesky (1864-1943), a businessman, banker, politician ...

The tree is donated each year to the people of Boston as a symbol of gratitude for its assistance following the 1917 Halifax Explosion. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press) ...

When Boston sent Halifax a train laden with supplies and medical staff through a historic snowstorm, it marked a striking early instance of coordinated international disaster relief. So as I ...