A fast-moving grass fire sparked by live grenade training killed at least four soldiers at a military base in western Canada, a senior defence official says. High winds drove the blaze across the Wainwright base, overwhelming dozens of soldiers. Officials say 27 people remain in hospital, several in critical condition. The soldiers were preparing to deploy to Latvia. Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honour of the victims.
Alberta voters have chosen to remain part of Canada in the province's first referendum on separation. CBC News called the result late Monday, local time, when 76 per cent of counted votes supported staying. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Albertans had chosen unity. Premier Danielle Smith said she was very pleased with early results. The referendum was non-binding, and separatist supporters have said they will keep pursuing another vote.
A fire at a training area of Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta has killed at least four people and injured dozens more. The blaze broke out late on Saturday, local time, and strong winds carried flames into surrounding rural land. Prime Minister Mark Carney called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies Canadian forces have faced on home soil and ordered flags lowered to half-mast. Many injured service members were taken to hospitals across the province.
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People have been killed and injured after a fire broke out at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, Canada's defence minister says. Strong winds spread the flames into surrounding rural land, and fire crews worked into the night. A doctor in Edmonton said patients were being taken to hospitals across the city. Defence Minister David McGuinty said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are involved in the investigation, and that authorities are still working out what happened.
Canada's proposed C-22 bill could require tech companies to build law enforcement access into their products. Psiphon VPN says it will leave the country if the bill passes, and encrypted messaging app Signal has said it would exit the Canadian market. Apple and Meta have criticised the bill, while DuckDuckGo and NordVPN say they would consider pulling their services. Critics say any access to encrypted data would amount to a backdoor that could be abused. Researchers also warn the bill could require companies to retain user metadata that privacy services avoid collecting.
US officials allege a Washington state resident conspired with an 18-year-old to commit a school shooting in Canada that killed nine people. James Cody Bryant, 30, allegedly offered to live-stream the attack and sent money for the shooter's shoes. Bryant was detained on a charge of conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country, which carries a penalty of up to life in prison. The shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed their mother, stepbrother, a teacher, and five students before dying by suicide.
