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1 day ago · Halifax explosion of 1917. The damaged Exposition building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, after the 1917 explosion. Halifax continually served as a British army and navy base, one of the most heavily fortified outside Europe, until its dockyard and defenses were taken over by the Canadian government in 1906.
1 day ago · Nova Scotia, Canadian province located on the eastern seaboard of North America, one of the four original provinces that constituted the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Its capital city is Halifax. Learn more about Nova Scotia’s history, government, and points of interest in this article.
3 days ago · The Halifax Explosion Trivia Quiz. This was probably one of the most infamous explosions in Canadian history in the 20th century. Take a journey into the fascinating details of this unique explosion. Good luck!
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1 day ago · NEWS 1. Housing Accelerator Fund Richmond Yards in Halifax. This tower is slightly taller than the building formerly known as Fenwick Tower. Credit: Halifax Examiner “Dozens of people showed up to City Hall and virtually during Halifax regional council’s meeting on Tuesday to speak during the first day of public hearings on a plan to build more housing in the municipality,” reports ...
2 days ago · Üsküdar – A small passenger ferry sank due to heavy lodos weather in the Gulf of İzmit on 1 March. 272 passengers including seven crew died; 39 people survived. 272. 1994. Kenya. Likoni Ferry – On 29 April the overloaded passenger ferry Mtongwe One capsized and sank killing 272 people of the more than 300 aboard.
3 days ago · The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, when a ship collision involving a munition ship loaded with explosives caused one of the largest human-made explosions before the detonation of the first atomic bomb.
21 hours ago · The Canadian Pacific Railway ( French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) ( reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO ), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, known until 2023 as Canadian ...
