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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 EU proposed exploring associate-member status for Canada, while Mark Carney backed closer cooperation. Canada is also seeking a wider alliance with Europe, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne urged the UK to join it.
The United States imposed a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods including dairy products.
The United States pressured governments over their support for the #Disinfo2026 conference in Vilnius, according to sources and internal documents. Lithuania, Canada and the EU’s diplomatic service subsequently withdrew or revised their support.
Canada's federal government says it will legislate to indefinitely bar assisted dying for people whose sole condition is mental illness, while working to permit some advance requests before loss of capacity. A court challenge remains pending.
Maid deaths involving people whose natural death was considered reasonably foreseeable
Eight people were killed in the Canadian shooting.
The Pacific Link pipeline would have a capacity of 1 million barrels per day.