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Oct 19, 2026 at 9:16 AM ET
Four soldiers killed in Alberta training-area fire
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Four soldiers were killed and 39 were hospitalized, 19 critically, after strong, sudden winds drove flames from a nearby grass fire across a training area at CFB Wainwright on Saturday. Defence officials said 84 members of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry were in the area. Canadians are giving blood as Wainwright mourns the deaths.
WHO: Four soldiers of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry were killed; 39 others were hospitalized.
WHAT: A grass fire swept through a training area at CFB Wainwright, killing four soldiers and sending 39 to hospital.
WHEN: Oct 17, 2026
WHERE: Wainwright, Canada
WHY: Strong, sudden winds drove flames from a nearby grass fire across the training area.
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