The city of Halifax was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until 1996. Established in 1841, it was the capital of Nova Scotia province and Halifax County’s Shire town. Greater Halifax has a population of 340,000 (over one third of Nova Scotia's total) and is the capital city. It was founded in 1749 and was referred as the 'Birthplace of British Canada'. It was also known as the "City of Trees" and the "City of Firsts”. In the 1990s, however, after the [...]