# Episode 37: The Halifax Explosion

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Podcast: [Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252)
Published: 2026-04-27T06:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Britannica. (2026). Halifax explosion . https://www.britannica.com/event/Halifax-explosion Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Halifax Explosion, 105 Years On . https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/the-halifax-explosion-105-years-on/ Ingram, K. (2020). Remembering the Halifax Explosion. The Walrus . https://thewalrus.ca/remembering-the-halifax-explosion/ Kernaghan, L. & Foot, R. (2025). Halifax Explosion. The Canadian Encyclopedia . https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion MacDonald, M. (2017). The Halifax Explosion: Birth of Canadian Red Cross Disaster Response. Canadian Red Cross .  https://www.redcross.ca/blog/2017/12/the-halifax-explosion-birth-of-canadian-red-cross-disaster-response Marcott, M. (2017). Exploring the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion a century later. Dalhousie University . https://www.dal.ca/news/2017/10/19/exploring-the-halifax-explosion--100-years-later.html Tattrie, J. (2024). The Halifax Explosion and the CNIB.  The Canadian Encyclopedia . https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-halifax-explosion-and-the-cnib Woodbury, R. (2025). Some Halifax Explosion artifacts pulled from the harbour will have a new home. CBC . https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-explosion-artifacts-mont-blanc-9.6996705 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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