The riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived itForeword by Anne MurrayThey said it was the world’s deepest and most dangerous coal mine....

On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel Imo collided in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That accident sparked a fire and an apocalyptic explosion...

It was a watershed year for Canada and the world. 1945 set Canada on a bold course into the future. A huge sense of relief marked the end of hostilities. Yet there was also fear and uncertainty about...