As the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright is investigated, officials will examine why training continued on the base while grass burned on the range. Several fire experts say an active blaze, dry grass and strong winds created a recipe for disaster.

GGlobal News2026-10-31 03:00

Pte. Liam Ramage was critically injured in the deadly wildfire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta. The 27-year-old suffered third- and fourth-degree burns over much of his body and is fighting for his life in hospital. His family described how the incident changed their lives and what he is enduring.

GGlobal News2026-10-29 02:00

A 23-year-old Canadian Armed Forces medic is in critical condition. His mother says Cpl. Liam Keane repeatedly entered the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright to rescue fellow soldiers, until his injuries forced him to stop. Keane is stationed in Edmonton with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

GGlobal News2026-10-27 00:43

Hundreds gathered at a funeral home in Edmonton on Sunday to remember 26-year-old Sgt. Morgan Wong, one of four Canadian Forces members killed in last week’s CFB Wainwright fire. Wong died when a grassfire overtook soldiers during live-fire training for a possible overseas deployment.

GGlobal News2026-10-26 02:30

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan discusses the latest from the CFB Wainwright deadly-fire investigation with CBC’s David Common, including her concern for families, misinformation and conditions that led to the fire.

CCBC News2026-10-25 17:34

Training has restarted at CFB Wainwright less than a week after a fire killed four soldiers and severely injured others, even as investigations begin and without additional safety measures. A legal expert questioned the decision, citing a previous deadly incident at the base.

GGlobal News2026-10-25 16:12

The head of the Canadian Armed Forces says the military will be transparent in its investigation of a fire during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright that killed four soldiers and injured 39. Twenty-seven remain hospitalized. Officials say the fire began on the grenade launcher field, which officers knew was near the exercise area. The mother of slain soldier Pte. Shaun Farrell also spoke.

GGlobal News2026-10-23 02:00

Canadian military officials, including the country’s top soldier, said a training exercise at the base’s automatic-grenade-launcher range triggered the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright and hindered firefighters’ response. Officials provided the new details on Thursday.

CCBC News2026-10-22 23:36

Canadian Armed Forces officials brief reporters on the October 17 fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and answer media questions.

RReuters2026-10-22 21:16

J.P. Tasker hosts live from Ottawa as Canadian Armed Forces officials provide an update in Edmonton on the fire at CFB Wainwright.

CCBC News2026-10-22 18:18

Officials are set to brief the public Thursday at 5 p.m. ET on the fire at CFB Wainwright. Saturday’s blaze killed four soldiers and injured dozens; as of Wednesday, 27 people were still hospitalized, 13 of them in critical condition. About 150 people gathered for a vigil in Wainwright, Alberta, on Wednesday night.

GGlobal News2026-10-22 14:57

More than two dozen Ontario health-care professionals are travelling to Alberta to help treat victims of last week’s deadly fire at a Canadian Forces base in Wainwright. Burn surgeon Alan Rogers says patients with severe burns may need several operations during their first weeks of treatment.

CCBC News2026-10-22 13:47

Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty said 27 of the 39 Canadian Armed Forces members hospitalized after a fatal grass fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta are still receiving medical treatment. The fire killed four soldiers. McGuinty said officials are doing all they can to support those affected and commended doctors.

GGlobal News2026-10-21 17:33

Andrew Pearson remembers his friend, Sgt. Morgan Wong, and says it was amazing to watch him grow from a civilian into an “amazing warrior.” Pearson wishes he had spent more time with him. Wong was one of four servicemen killed in a fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta.

CCBC News2026-10-21 16:53

The Canadian Armed Forces is investigating a fire during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright on Saturday that killed four soldiers and injured dozens. Signs are growing that warnings of an approaching windstorm were ignored, while calls for a public inquiry intensify.

GGlobal News2026-10-21 01:08

The Wainwright community and families of those involved are still grappling with Saturday’s tragedy at CFB Wainwright. Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday that some injured Canadian Armed Forces members had been released; 33 of the 39 remained in hospitals across Alberta. Global News obtained internal memos on military fire protocols and the base’s fire-risk analysis at the time.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 23:06

The tragedy in Wainwright, Alberta, has drawn attention to the Canadian military, where thousands train at bases across the country in preparation for deployment. Retired Brigadier General Steven Graham, former commander of the 3rd Canadian Division, discussed the incident.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 21:45

Liberal MP Sherry Romanado delivered an emotional tribute during Tuesday’s Question Period to the soldiers killed in a training exercise at CFB Wainwright over the weekend. She said four families had been changed forever and expressed solidarity with them in their grief.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 21:00

A grass fire rapidly overtook an area where Canadian Armed Forces members were training, killing four and injuring dozens. Dr. Marc Jeschke, who directs the burn program at Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, explains why critical burn patients are among the most complex to treat and why Canada needs to prepare its burn-care capacity.

CCBC News2026-10-20 15:58

Canadians are mourning four soldiers killed during a weekend training exercise in Wainwright, Alberta. Private Shaun Farrell, one of those killed, was from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where residents are grieving.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 15:56

A fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four service members and injured 39 others, 19 of them critically. Military families are mourning the victims, while helpers in Wainwright, Alberta, are trying to ease the burden on those affected.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 03:00

The Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP are investigating a fast-moving fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta that killed four soldiers and injured dozens. Jeff Semple examines the blaze near the base and warnings about the powerful windstorm that swept through the community. Tributes are pouring in for the four soldiers killed: Pte. Shaun Farrell, Pte. Aidan Goulding, Pte. Hayden Lykkemark and Sgt. Morgan Wong.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 02:00

Fifty investigators are at CFB Wainwright in Alberta after a fast-moving fire killed four service members and injured 39. Pal Mann, a former commandant of the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, says the tragedy recalls a deadly training accident at CFB Chilliwack in 1988.

CCBC News2026-10-20 01:17

A deadly fire broke out Saturday at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, killing four Canadian Armed Forces members and injuring dozens. Wainwright Health Centre director Dr. Cheyanne Vetter said the rollout plan that night, coordinated with several nearby hospitals, was “extremely smooth.”

CCBC News2026-10-20 01:07