# Deaths confirmed after serious incident and fire at Canadian military base in Alberta

https://mins.news/en/item/104851

- Reuters, 2026-10-18 04:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/serious-incident-canada-military-base-alberta-causes-major-fire-carney-says-2026-10-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad448f87a00e50001c272da

> Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty said on Saturday that people were killed and injured in a serious incident that led to a fire at one of the country's busiest military bases in Alberta.

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