Topic: Halifax

Enormous solar outburst could dazzle your weekend

Auroras may dazzle more people than usual this weekend as Earth receives a glancing blow from an enormous solar outburst that erupted on Jan. 19.

Tropical Storm Lee could hit as near-hurricane with 20 inches of rain

Tropical storm Lee is expected to form from what is now tropical depression 13. It could hit the Gulf coast over Labor Day weekend. Warnings for tropical storm Lee stretch from Sabine Pass, Texas, to Pascagoula, Miss.

Classic Review: 1776

A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."

Surfing in the winter

Clad in neoprene wet suits, surfers brave the freezing waves.

Children who lend a helping hand show they can make a difference and change the world

We highlight five kids and teens who are making a difference through volunteer opportunities, proving that helping hands can be child-sized too.

New species of bacteria devouring Titanic wreck

The wreckage of the RMS Titanic may soon disappear forever, thanks to a newly discovered species of bacteria with a taste for iron oxide.

Stadium financing, Canuck-style

Federal funding for stadium construction? America said no, but is Canada saying yes?

Vital ocean phytoplankton a casualty of global warming?

A new study suggests that a global rise in ocean temperatures has cut the number of phytoplankton, which are the bedrock of the food chain, by 40 percent since 1950. Other scientists link the rise in ocean temperatures to global warming.

Queen Elizabeth II makes visit to Canada

Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a yellow hat and a raincoat over her yellow suit, was officially welcomed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Classic review: The Perfect Storm

Sebastian Junger's nonfiction account of the lives and deaths of the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail serves as an homage to the awesome power of weather.

CITES meeting rejects protection for marine species

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Qatar rejected protection for marine species, including sharks, bluefin tuna, and coral, disappointing the US, environmentalists, and marine scientists.

Tuna’s plight is a problem the world must solve

Too many boats and technology that is too good mean that nations must cooperate to preserve tuna and other fish stocks.

A Paradise Built in Hell

When disaster strikes, ordinary human beings very often do extraordinary things.

East Coast to get ringside seat for shuttle Discovery's launch, V 2.0

Hurricane Bill targets Canada: How often does that happen?

The storm was steaming toward Newfoundland Sunday. It would not be the first hurricane to hit Canada.

Classic review: 1776

A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."

The story of a Canadian tycoon family

The family employs 1 in 12 New Brunswickers and commands massive influence in the province.

Send your robot to work

Ivan Bowman works from home, but he cruises the office via remote control.

On the horizon: news from the frontiers of science

How your clothes might one day charge your cellphone, Saturn's icy 'waterworld,' and farmed salmon threaten wild ones