Actor Rob Lowe's jokes about the Halifax Explosion during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live have drawn the ire of an explosion researcher and author who says he should get his facts straight before talking about the famous 1917 blast that killed almost 2,000 people, wounded 9,000 and left 25,000 homeless. "Absolutely everything Rob Lowe said was wrong about the Halifax Explosion and I think it's outrageous that he would name a character after something which was indeed a terrible tragedy. Halifax comedian Cheryl Hann said under certain circumstances, it's OK to make jokes about tragedies. The Norwegian steamship Imo is beached on Dartmouth shore after the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Four women walk from Africville following the Halifax Explosion.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2018 08:00 UTC