Montreal, Canada, Oct 19, 2026 (AFP) - Canada vows rapid probe into fire that killed soldiers

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday promised a "thorough and rapid" investigation into how a fast-moving fire killed four soldiers and injured dozens of others at a training base. The cause of Saturday's fire, which spread during an exercise at the Wainwright base in the western province of Alberta, remains unknown. "Driven by ferocious winds, the fire jumped nearly a kilometer in less than a minute to where soldiers were gathered," Car......

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