By The Canadian Press, October 28, 2016
HALIFAX — It is by tradition the first Christmas tree to be lit every year on the Boston Common — a gift from Nova Scotia for the American city’s help 99 years ago when the Halifax Explosion killed or injured 11,000 people.
On Friday, the province announced it has picked its 2016 tree, which will come for the first time from Cape Breton and be sent off with a distinct Mi’kmaq flavour.
