How Canada lost a potential 11th province – and got a university instead

HALIFAX — It reads like over-the-top historical fiction: Raids by American privateers, an invasion of the United States, tales of war booty and, incredibly, the loss of what could have been Canada’s 11th province. But that’s just the first chapter of how Halifax’s Dalhousie University was founded — 200 years ago Tuesday. “If you look at the history of the college, […]