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A grass fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta on Oct. 17 killed four service members and hospitalized 39, including at least 19 critically. It spread from a live-fire training area, moving 1 km in 30 to 60 seconds after a wind shift; the cause remained unknown.
People killed in the CFB Wainwright fire
On Oct. 19, Alberta voters will decide whether to begin the legal process toward a future binding secession referendum. Support for separation is a minority, while more than 400,000 people signed an opposing petition; a court blocked the pro-separation petition over Indigenous consultation concerns.
Less than one-quarter of Alberta’s population wants the province to separate from Canada, according to polling.
The Pacific Link pipeline would have a capacity of 1 million barrels per day.