HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Somber ceremonies are taking place in Halifax to mark 100 years since the Canadian port city on the Atlantic coast was devastated by a wartime blast that killed ...

On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, the SS Mont-Blanc, a French tramp steamer, made its way slowly into Halifax Harbor, a stopover on its way to deliver its cargo to the French army. The crew was starting ...

In this video, we take a look at the Halifax Explosion, when the SS Mont Blanc exploded in Halifax harbour, taking out a huge ...

On the morning of December 6th, 1917, a French cargo ship the "SS Mont Blanc" -- carrying tons of munitions bound for the allies during World War I -- collided with the "SS Imo," a Belgium relief ship ...

The Halifax Explosion of 1917 in Halifax Harbour, killed over 2,000 people. On the bright, freezing morning of Dec. 6, 1917, a French captain steered his ship, the SS Mont Blanc, up the channel ...

The French munitions ship SS Mont Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour a century ago, raining down shards of white-hot iron, blowing off roofs and shattering glass in what was the largest man-made ...

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 ...

Billy Wells, or Willy as his family called him, was the driver of Canada's first motorized pumper truck. He would also become the lone survivor of its crew after the explosion that ripped through ...

The stereotypical Canadian can’t stop saying he’s sorry. People from Halifax, Nova Scotia, can’t stop saying thank you. Every year Nova Scotia donates one of its finest firs or spruces to serve as ...

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