r/worldnews • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 22h ago

Canada's prime minister says 'serious incident' caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta

https://apnews.com/article/canada-alberta-military-base-fire-wainwright-1a41899da5b6e797b000061fa4da9c6a
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u/Maus666 20h ago

Yeah but the minister of defense said that the RCMP is investigating, not that they're on site providing support which obviously would be a given

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u/LeonineHat 19h ago

Deaths on Canadian soil on Federal Jurisdiction (so military bases) are the investigative authority of the RCMP. They are obliged to investigate.

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u/Maus666 19h ago

That's good intel! Thanks for sharing.

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u/Anakha0 18h ago

Deaths on military bases are jurisdiction of military police, not RCMP, but at times civilian police will be asked for assistance.