ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaRare colour video of wartime Halifax includes one of Winston Churchill’s visits3 hours ago|Duration 2:313 hours agoNewsDuration 2:31From the CBC archives, here is rare colour video from Halifax between 1939 and 1945, as the country was in the midst of the Second World War. There are familiar Halifax landmarks as well as one familiar face, from one of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s visits to the city.Related Stories Watch the annual Remembrance Day ceremony from the cenotaph in Charlottetown Old caves yield new secrets from Canadians who went over the top at Vimy Ridge Nova Scotia volunteer group honours fallen soldiers by telling their stories Halifax has removed the final hurdle to development in some areas — and neighbours are fighting back Halifax’s role in the most important WW II mission you never heard ofMore from NewsVideo6:37Meet the symbolic ‘granddaughter’ of Canadian Korean War veteransCBC News Network (Highlights) 20 minutes agoVideo2:53Second World War plane restoration taking shape in an Innisfail garage30 minutes agoVideo1:02Volunteer explains how he helps maintain the headstones of veterans2 hours agoVideo1:27Riley Laychuk’s Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 20253 hours agoVideo2:4950 years since James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, mixed reaction to historic signing persists3 hours agoTrending NowVideo0:57Justin x Katy: ‘Is that really real?’CBC News October 30Video1:46The message behind this Ottawa woman’s striking photo shootOctober 30Video2:10’My life has been poisoned’: Quebec artist on demolition of his iconic fountain in San FranciscoCBC News: Montreal at 6:00 November 10Video1:11Trump asked about Canadians refusing to travel to the U.S.October 8Video22:58At Issue | Is Pierre Poilievre’s leadership in trouble?The National November 7
Rare colour video of wartime Halifax includes one of Winston Churchill’s visits
