Description: A wartime explosion in Halifax harbour has wrecked the city killing 2,000, injuring 9,000 and destroying 1,600 houses. Toronto Advocate cub reporter Kate Dawson is sent to Halifax to cover the explosion's aftermath and in the process prove herself...
Brief description: Michael Dupuis is a retired Canadian history teacher, consultant, writer and author. In 2006 he was a consultant to CBC television for Bloody Saturday, in 2011 to CBC Television for Titanic: The Canadian Story and in 2011 to Danny Schur's documentary Mike's Bloody Saturday. In 2012 he contributed to Paul Heyer's TITANIC Century: Media. Myth and the Making of a Cultural Icon. In 2014 Michael published Winnipeg's General Strike: Reports from the Front Lines, in 2017 Bearing Witness: Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion and in 2018 The Winnipeg General Strike: Ordinary Men and Women Under Extraordinary Circumstances. In 2020 he published his first novel The Reporter and the Winnipeg General Strike. Michael holds a BA (English) and MA (History) from the University of Ottawa and a BEd from the University of Toronto. An avid pickleball player, Michael resides in Perth, Ontario with his wife Christine and Golden retriever Ben. He can be reached at michaelgdupuis@gmail.com