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COM |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| With Confederation at stake, Albertans cast their ballots\u003Cbr>After decades-long push from separatists, province holds first referendum on its future in Canada\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>A person arrives at a voting station in Edmonton. Along with asking Alberta residents whether the province should hold a binding vote on independence, Monday’s referendum posed nine other questions on issues such as immigration. JENNIFER GAUTHIER/REUTERS |  |  | Military base had dedicated safety protocol for fires before deadly blaze\u003Cbr>MERCEDES STEPHENSON STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA\u003Cbr>JESSE WINTER WAINWRIGHT, ALTA .\u003Cbr>Soldiers training at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright have strict rules to follow in the event of “ground cover fires” like the one that killed four and wounded 39 on the weekend, according to an internal military document obtained by The Globe and Mail.\u003Cbr>Such fires occur often enough at this training base, 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton and covered in prairie grass, that the internal document, which details “range standing orders” for Wainwright, contains an entire section dedicated to this risk.\u003Cbr>Officials have not yet determined what caused the fire, and it isnot clear to what extent personnel on the base followed the protocols outlined in the 2024 document, or what training soldiers receive on working near grass fires.\u003Cbr>But on Monday, the country’stop military official pledged that the Forces’ internal inquiry into the matter would be made public, effectively starting the clock on an official explanation.\u003Cbr>The incident began around 4 p.m. MT on Saturday after winds whipped a “smouldering grass fire” into a “wall of flame,”according to internal military communications earlier reported by The Globe.\u003Cbr> WAINWRIGHT, A6\u003Cbr>In just minutes, tiny Wainwright hospital became scene of horrorsand heroism\u003Cbr>JANA G. PRUDEN PIPPA NORMAN\u003Cbr>WAINWRIGHT, ALTA .\u003Cbr>Brandon Simmons heard the\u003Cbr>Code Orange announced in\u003Cbr>the hallways on Saturday afternoon.\u003Cbr>“Code orange, attention everyone. Code orange, all units.”\u003Cbr>Mr. Simmons, who became quadriplegic after a truck accident and lives in the long-term care area of the Wainwright Health Centre, then watched asthe hospital roared into action. Nurses began preparing medical supplies and lining up stretchersand gurneys and machines around the entrance, then down the hallways of the small community hospital.\u003Cbr>When a friend told Mr. Simmons there had been an explosion at the military base, he wheeled outside and tucked himself into a corner near the emergency doors, out of the way of people coming and going, and sheltered from a wind so strong it was bending trees near the hospital almost in half.\u003Cbr>Mr. Simmons was recording video as the first vehicles arrived with injured soldiers from the base. It didn’t take long for him to see the scope of the tragedy that had occurred, and get a sense of what was coming.\u003Cbr> HOSPITAL, A6 |\n| NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE\u003Cbr>For decades, a faction of disaffected Albertans demanded a chance to leave Canada. On Monday, the voters in the province rendered their judgment, casting ballots that could remake Alberta’s place in Confederation or potentially lead to withdrawing it altogether.\u003Cbr>The referendum for the first time presented Albertans with a choice about whether they want to remain in Canada or if, after decades of grievances about their treatment in Confederation, the province should start a process that could lead to separating.\u003Cbr>Ballots for the 10-question referendum were being counted by hand, an endeavour likely to take two full days. The prov- | ince pledged to count first the question on whether Alberta should remain in Canada or hold a binding vote on leaving.\u003Cbr>But the other nine referendum questions, too, stand to alter Alberta’s political landscape with some perhaps obligating immigrants to pay for health care or wait to receive some social servic","cbCairLuByX6WfDY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairLuByX6WfDY","pdf",8241050,32,"English","# Alberta referendum and political implications\n## Voting process and turnout\n# Wainwright base fire safety protocols\n## Ground cover fire procedures and inquiry\n# French cities impose curfews after weekend violence\n## Municipal restrictions and government response","[{\"question\":\"What decision did Alberta voters make on October 20, 2026?\",\"answer\":\"Voters in Alberta cast ballots on whether the province should remain in Canada or start a process that could lead to separating, along with nine additional questions affecting areas like immigration and public services.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the emergency unfold at the Wainwright hospital during the base incident?\",\"answer\":\"When an alert was announced, hospital staff prepared medical supplies, positioned equipment and transport vehicles, and treated injured soldiers arriving from the base amid severe conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What actions did French authorities take after the weekend of violence?\",\"answer\":\"Authorities imposed temporary evening curfews in selected neighborhoods in cities including Paris, Lyon, and Nice, as the government sought to restore order and respond to widespread rioting.\"}]","The Globe and Mail - October 20, 2026 | PDF",1792620689,81]