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Fatalities as 'serious incident' causes fire at Canadian military base

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 18 October 2026 at 7:07 pm

People have been killed and injured in a serious incident that resulted in a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, according to the defence minister.

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