Mackey — whose story we know thanks largely to the historian Janet Maybee’s book “Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey” — was tasked with guiding ...

This happened not in 1945 but in 1917—in Halifax, N.S. It was the largest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. The French freighter Mont Blanc, en route from New York to Bordeaux, entered the ...

So, more universities in Canada are offering programs in disaster studies and emergency management. These programs train ...

A city devastated; neighbors coming to its aid; the hunt for a scapegoat: Though the Angelenos enduring wildfires today lead lives dramatically different from those of the people who survived the ...

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) ...

The example of Francis Mackey, the Halifax mariner who was blamed for the disaster, is a reminder that emotionally charged finger-pointing in the aftermath of a catastrophe often finds the wrong ...

Figures from Discover Halifax show the number of room nights sold in hotels in 2024 was about 1.63 million, reflecting an increase of 2.6 per cent from the previous high, set in 2023. “We’re thrilled ...