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Military officials pledge to make an internal inquiry public, while polling turnout and results timing remain unresolved. 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dedicatedsafety protocolfor fires beforedeadly blaze  \nAfter decades-long push from separatists,province holds first referendum on its future in Canada  \nMERCEDES STEPHENSON  \nSTEVEN CHASE OTTAWA  \nJESSE WINTER WAINWRIGHT,ALTA.  \nSoldiers training at CanadianForces Base Wainwright havestrict rules to follow in the eventof “ground cover fires”like theone that killed four and wounded39 on the weekend,according toan internal military documentobtained by The Globe and Mail.  \nSuch fires occur often enoughat this training base,200 kilo-metres southeast of Edmontonand covered in prairie grass,thatthe internal document,which de-tails “range standing orders”forWainwright,contains an entiresection dedicated to this risk.  \nOfficials have not yet deter-mined what caused the fire,and itis not clear towhatextent person-nel on the base followed the pro-tocols outlined in the 2024 docu-ment,or what training soldiersreceive on working near grassfires.  \nBut on Monday,the country'stop military official pledged thatthe Forces'internal inquiry intothe matterwould bemade public,effectively starting the clock onan official explanation.  \nThe incident began around4p.m.MT on Saturday afterwinds whipped a \"smoulderinggrass fire”into a “wall of flame,”according to internal militarycommunications earlier reportedby The Globe.  \nA person arrives at a voting station in Edmonton.Along with asking Aberta residents whether the province should hol a binding vote  \non independence,Monday's referendum posed nine other questions on issues such as immigration.JENNIFER GAUTHIER/REUTERS  \nNATHAN VANDERKLIPPE  \nince pledged to count first the question opened Monday,more than 13 million  \non whether Alberta should remain inCanada or hold a binding vote on leaving.  \npeople had cast ballots,43 per cent ofthose eligible to vote,according to Elec-tions Alberta.  \n■WAINWRIGHT,A6  \nFor decades,a faction of disaffected Alber-tans demanded a chance to leave Canada.On Monday,the voters in the provincerendered their judgment,casting ballotsthat could remake Alberta's place in Con-federation or potentially lead to with-drawing it altogether.  \nBut the other nine referendum ques-tions,too,stand to alter Alberta's politicallandscape with some perhaps obligatingimmigrants to pay for health care or waitto receive some social services,with oth-ers calling into question the way power isapportioned between Ottawa and provin-cial capitals.  \nMany more came out on Monday.InEdmonton,turnout surpassed expecta-tions for Barbara Schmidt,an ElectionsAlberta officer who worked at multiplepolling stations,each with lengthy queuesof voters.  \nIn just minutes,tiny Wainwrighthospital becamescene of horrorsand heroism  \n\"It's been very,very busy everywhere inthe city today,even with so many peopledoing advance voting,\"she said.  \nThe referendum for the first time pre-sented Albertans with a choice aboutAs of late Monday,referendum resultswhether they want to remain in Canadahad yet to be released.More than 100 vot-or if,after decades of grievances abouting locations opened late,promptingMonday's vote arrived at a periloustheir treatment in Confederation,theElections Alberta to extend hours to asmoment for the country,amid openprovince should start a process that couldlate as 10 p.m.Mountain Time,a delaythreats to Canadian sovereignty from thelead to separating.that also meant no results could be re-U.S.President and the re-emergence of aBallots for the 10-question referendumported until well into the night.separatist government in Quebec,votedwere being counted by hand,an endeav-back into power earlier this month.our likely to take two full days.The prov-ALBERTA,A5Major French cities issue curfews after weekend of violencePAUL WALDIEEUROPE CORRESPONDENTPARIS  \nThe referendum drew great numbers of  \nJANA G.PRUDEN  \nAlbertans.","cbCaivhFJGeGl3VD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivhFJGeGl3VD","pdf",23060844,32,"English","# With Confederation at stake, Albertans cast their 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