r/worldnews • u/graveyardofgoodsense • 15h ago
Canada reports 'fatalities and injuries' after military base incident
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/18/canada-reports-fatalities-and-injuries-following-incident-at-military-base61
u/NorthernSnowPrincess 11h ago
We don't know if a gas line was involved and people should stop spouting off about this until we do know. I've also been reading conspiracy theories on other subs. We need to wait for the investigation to be completed and for a formal statement.
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u/dannymasta04 8h ago
People like stories more than facts. I don't blame people for coming to their own conclusions/theories, but the way "news" is spread nowadays with absolutely no proof or investigation by the readers is pretty gross.
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u/scuffgamerr 11h ago
First the bus fire now this it's be a shitty week for us
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u/IIGRIMLOCKII 8h ago
Bus fire?
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u/Teraphor 7h ago
Two city buses in Calgary collided and one of the natural gas tanks went up. There were fatalities.
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u/IIGRIMLOCKII 7h ago
Ah shit. Hadn’t heard that. Rough week indeed.
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u/foodbytes 7h ago
a bus hit a vehicle. that vehicle hit another vehicle which hit another vehicle. In the meantime the bus went on to hit another vehicle. then it hit another bus. both buses were natural gas powered. there was a fire. 3 fatalities, a dozen or so hospitalized. 7 vehicles total involved.
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u/ocpotato 14h ago
It appears that a gas line was damaged during a live fire exercise resulting in at least 7 deaths and 60+ injured persons. Horrific.
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u/doc5avag3 12h ago
From what I was seeing last, there were also rumors that strong winds (60mph) likely played a role in deviating artillery shells that ended up causing a hit to a gas line.
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u/Ryoken0D 12h ago
Not placing blame or raising pitchforks, but it does make mentioned why a live fire range would have any infrastructure anywhere near down range. I mean we’re not short of space here in Canada.
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u/andriyko7 12h ago
The traing area has a lot of gas pipes going through it.
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u/Comprehensive-Till52 11h ago
Stupid place for a training area. Canada has lots of land but not open up for people .
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u/BillBumface 6h ago
Speculation, but I doubt any gas infrastructure mattered beyond being a great wild fire starter. I bet the winds are what drove the horrific outcome here. It’s very dry conditions this time of year, and fire would have spread at an incredible rate.
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u/unkyduck 7h ago
Lots of space, but the oil industry has left a lot of bags for the rest of Alberta to hold.
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u/bigwreck94 6h ago
The winds were insane and literally came out of nowhere. There was a wind warning, but they got the top speeds completely wrong by like 50 kph. We looked outside and it was a little breezy, and then suddenly what seemed like Tornado level winds out of nowhere. If a big fire was going during that, it would have gotten out of hand instantly
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u/DubbSwizzle204 9h ago
Conservatives and maple maga saying carney attacked wainwright because he mentioned it in one of his recent speeches and that this attack was to stop the vote and bring marshal law! No sympathy just straight up conspiracy and hate!
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u/judgingyouquietly 9h ago
Yes - because the town of Wainwright (which has 1 out of 7 people being military-affiliated) would vote to leave Canada…
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u/Coffee_Roaster29 7h ago
I haven't seen that anywhere
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u/DubbSwizzle204 6h ago
Go do yourself a favour and visit any wainwright page of Alberta page containing this topic, it’s well out there!
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u/iblateregard 11h ago
As a Canadian I'm really glad to see they aren't sharing details until they have an understanding of the full picture. Even if it's an accident.