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 ...

The Halifax Explosion of 1917” by American writer Sally M. Walker has been published in Persian. Cheshmeh is the publisher of the book translated b ...

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 December 6, 1917, an explosive shockwave tore through Halifax, Nova Scotia, ripping the coastal city apart. The event leveled the entire neighborhood of Richmond, killing thousands.

Workers at the Halifax Shipyard have apparently found remains of the SS Mont-Blanc. Marilyn Davidson Elliott's father was blinded in the explosion. Watch her interview with Amy Smith.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Norwegian steamship Imo is beached on Dartmouth shore after the 1917 Halifax explosion. Its collision with the munitions ship ...

Q: The year was 1917, the place Halifax, Nova Scotia, the event perhaps "the largest man-made accidental explosion in history," killing 2,000 people and injuring 9,000 more. What happened? A: Just ...

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 ...

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 ...