Wainwright gives Wales injury scare for All Blacks
Number eight Aaron Wainwright is a major Wales concern for the Nations Championship game against New Zealand on Saturday in Cardiff.
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Number eight Aaron Wainwright is a major Wales concern for the Nations Championship game against New Zealand on Saturday in Cardiff.
The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh.
OTTAWA — Virginia Hicks did not know when the Royal Canadian Legion chose her as Canada's Silver Cross mother in June that a deadly training accident would soon cast a shadow over this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies.
A senior Alberta government official provided Global News with a confidential briefing after nearly a week of unanswered questions to the Department of National Defence.
Goulding had been participating in live-fire exercises at CFB Wainwright last month as part of training for potential deployment overseas.
The Department of National Defence also says four of the 25 soldiers who remain hospitalized have been relocated to centres in British Columbia and Ontario.
Dozens lined the streets to pay their respects to the 23-year-old Aidan Goulding, who served with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton.
The funeral for Pte. Shaun Farrell, who was among the four killed at the tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, will be laid to rest in Prince Albert, Sask.
Weather records, satellite observations and expert analysis suggest the deadly CFB Wainwright fire was growing for hours before it overran soldiers.
Family of a soldier severely burned at CFB Wainwright describe Pte. Liam Ramage's injuries and the long path to recovery.
The family of Pte. Trevor Flegel says he is still in hospital more than 10 days after the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright.
EDMONTON — Family, friends and Armed Forces members filled the pews of an Edmonton funeral home on Sunday as one of the soldiers killed in the devastating Canadian Forces Base Wainwright fire was laid to rest.
His mother says Cpl. Liam Keane kept running into the deadly fire to save fellow soldiers until his own injuries overtook him.
OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the United States has offered to help following the deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.
WAINWRIGHT — Four Armed Forces members were killed when a fast-moving fire overwhelmed soldiers during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton, on Saturday. Dozens of others were injured, with 27 remaining in hospital as of Thursday.
Officials are set to provide an update Thursday about a devastating fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta that left four soldiers dead and dozens more injured.
About 150 people gathered at Wainwright's Church of the Nazarene Wednesday night for a vigil as the community continued to grieve and support those affected.
Hayden Lykkemark is from Langley and friends told Global News he showed an interest in joining the military at a young age. He died in the fire at CFB Wainwright.
Ryan Wood, pastor of the town's Church of the Nazarene, said it's important those in the Armed Forces know they're not alone after the deadly fire.
Powerful winds with shifting directions and dry weather contributed to rapid expansion of the grass fire at a military base in Wainwright, Alta., that left four soldiers dead and 39 others wounded, a wildfire expert said.
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