Stories by Cory Funk

A watchman's clock that was stopped by the impact of the Halifax Explosion at 9:04:35 a.m. on Dec. 6, 1917.

Halifax ExplosionA broken clock helps mark 100 years since the Halifax Explosion

Special exhibit will run from Dec. 2-6 at the Army Museum at Citadel Hill

Nov 30, 2017

Paul Knox at the Halifax Common

CultureMeet Paul Knox: metal detector, treasure collector … law breaker?

A Nova Scotia law that protects historic artifacts makes metal detecting illegal almost everywhere

Nov 24, 2017

Christopher Garnier enters courtroom at the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax.

CrimeThe first witnesses were heard in Christopher Garnier’s murder trial

‘This case is about a man who loses control,’ says Crown

Nov 21, 2017

The trial is being held at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax

CrimeChristopher Garnier trial: what you need to know

Garnier pleads not guilty in death off-duty police officer Catherine Campbell

Nov 20, 2017

Harjit Singh Sajjan addresses the media Friday morning at last year's conference.

PoliticsWhy are 300 power players descending on Halifax this weekend?

Participants will talk North Korean nuclear weapons and women in international security

Nov 16, 2017

A screenshot of the executive summary that outlines the main incentives for Amazon to set up shop in Halifax.

Amazon Bid‘Website is really not for Amazon,’ says Halifax Partnership CEO

Bid offers $10 billion in savings, direct flights to Seattle and San Francisco

Nov 9, 2017

The motion for an HRM Children's Charter of Rights was inspired, in part, by cities like Toronto, Hamilton, and Guelph, which have their own children's charters.

Children's rightsWhy HRM is considering a Children's Charter of Rights

Proposed charter would not be legally binding

Nov 9, 2017