Photos: Palestinian children in Gaza make paper kites, as Israel warns of intensified attacks

A fatal grass fire started at the military base Saturday afternoon during a live training exercise. It has now been confirmed to have taken the lives of four Canadian soldiers. 39 more are in hospitals across Alberta, with 19 in critical condition. A CAF spokesperson said the fire was burning for several hours in a training area, but a sudden change in wind intensity and direction spread it towards training soldiers with deadly speed. “Uncommonly strong winds caused the fire to spread rapidly and shift direction towards the range administrative area,” Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland said Sunday. “The fire was a kilometre away when the wind shifted. It is not normal for a fire to move a kilometre in 30 to 60 seconds.”Rutland is the commander of the 1st Canadian Division and the “higher headquarters” of the unit training at CFB Wainwright. CFB Wainwright is about 200 km southeast of Edmonton. (Google Earth)Content continues belowSpeaking at a press conference at CFB Wainwright Sunday, Rutland said a “high intensity, live munitions” training exercise was being conducted at the base Saturday afternoon.

IntroductionCereals and vegetables are strategic crops in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and are predominantly produced using conventional cropping systems characterized by oversimplified crop diversification and excessive use of agrochemicals1,2. In SSA, smallholder farmers are dominant producers of these crops alongside livestock production to meet their economic and nutritional demands3. However, this conventional crop-livestock farming system often fails to produce enough human food and animal forage4,5. Monocropping is typically practiced in commercial farms and smallholder farms with relatively large areas for cultivation; nonetheless, persistent monocropping frequently leads to environmental degradation and economic challenges6. To improve productivity, farmers frequently rely on agrochemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides, despite incurring substantial expenses and deleterious human health and environmental outcomes, including loss of biodiversity7,8,9,10.

Health care is usually a top election issue. But this year, old discussions are taking on new urgency. Many British Columbians do not have a family doctor, and some people spend more than five years on wait-lists to get one. Emergency rooms often require patients to wait six hours or more for help. Once patients are admitted to hospital, they can linger for days in an emergency department while waiting for a bed to open up in an acute-care ward. Meanwhile, B. C. hospitals house many elderly residents who are waiting for rooms to open up in a nearby assisted-living or long-term care home.

A close look at the platforms shows the NDP is opting for a more cautious approach. Jim Stanford 21 Oct 2026The TyeeJim Stanford is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver.

British Columbia’s forestry industry is struggling. Logging and mill companies have grappled with climate change, new U. S. tariffs, invasive pests and forest management practices.

The British Columbia political scene has seen some improbable developments of late. And Lorne Doerkson may be on track to provide one of the most improbable outcomes of all. Doerkson — former rodeo rider, newspaper publisher and largely unknown MLA — could become B. C.’s accidental premier.