# U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra offers Canada help after Wainwright tragedy

https://mins.news/en/item/113668

- CBC News, 2026-10-24 04:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pete-hoekstra-cfb-wainwright-fire-9.7394553?cmp=rss

> U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra offered to help Canada following the Wainwright tragedy. A fire that started during an exercise at an anti-grenade launching range was driven by fierce winds on Oct. 17, killing four soldiers and injuring 39.

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