Canada mourns, and asks what happened at Wainwright CFB | DW News
DW News · Published on October 18, 2026
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says four service members were killed and dozens of others seriously injured in a fire at a military base in the province of Alberta. The blaze whipped through Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which is used to conduct large-scale exercises. DW’s Tomi Oladipo spoke to retired Major-General Denis Thompson to find out more. 00:00 Fatal military base fire in Alberta 00:40 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the tragedy 02:00 Major-General (ret.) Denis Thompson on CFB Wainwright operations 03:18 The extreme risks of combined arms & live-fire drills 04:28 Crisis management & command accountability 05:31 How the military communicates during mass casualty events 06:26 Board of Inquiry: Preventable accident or systemic failure? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #dwcurrentaffairs