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Carney says 4 service members killed and dozens injured in fire at Alberta military base

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the incident as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's military on domestic soil.

Associated Press

What the coverage shows

All five outlets lead with the death toll and the dozens injured, and most foreground Prime Minister Mark Carney’s description of the blaze as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military. The Associated Press uses two slightly different headlines, one emphasizing a “major fire” and another naming the four killed and dozens injured, while NPR frames the story around Carney’s statement. Only The Independent’s extract adds that CFB Wainwright is one of Canada’s busiest military training bases, and the Guardian alone describes the fire as “violent, fast-moving.”

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