Known as the Halifax VE-Day Riots, the days of May 7-8, 1945 — 75 years ago this week — saw more than 200 people arrested after over 200 shops were looted and 500 businesses damaged. This tramcar was set on fire during the VE-Day Riots. A large crowd is shown on Hollis Street outside a liquor store during the VE-Day Riots. Dorothy Grant, shown in this photo from Christmas 1944, was just 10 when the VE-Day Riots happened on May 7-8, 1945, in Halifax. A man carries an armful of suits during the VE-Day Riots.

Source: CBC News May 07, 2020 09:00 UTC