AT 430. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN, TELEGRAPHED, OR SAID CAN EXPRESS TO YOU THE HORROR OF THE DISASTER OF THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6TH. WE’RE FROM HALIFAX. A LETTER WRITTEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.

People killed in the Halifax Explosion were honoured in ceremonies across the city on Saturday, 108 years after the destructive blast. On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, the Mont-Blanc, a French ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 6, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 6, 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed ...

More than 100 years after the Halifax Explosion, ceremonies across the city Saturday honoured those who lost their lives, including the 29 members of the Mi'kmaw community of Kepe'kek, near what is ...