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Josh Dehaas: When the public needed info on Wainwright, a journalist was prevented from getting it

National Post · October 19, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

On Saturday evening, news started circulating about a serious fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.

Defence Minister David McGuinty gave a rare Saturday evening statement confirming that there had been injuries and deaths, but he didn’t say much more.

Like many Canadians, I went to bed Saturday night thinking about the soldiers’ friends and families who would be worried sick and desperate to know more details.

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Josh Dehaas: When the public needed info on Wainwright, a journalist was prevented from getting it

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