At least seven people died in a major fire this weekend at a Canadian military base in Alberta, CBC News reported on Sunday.

Canadian authorities said there were deaths and injuries at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright but they have not released any casualty figures. CBC, the government-funded national broadcaster, cited unnamed sources for the death toll.

The base, one of Canada’s largest, is about 210 km (130 miles) east of Edmonton in Alberta, and National Defense Minister David McGuinty said on Sunday he would go to the city to be briefed on the situation.

Few details have been released about the fire, which took place about 4 p.m. (2200 GMT) Saturday in a training area at the base as winds gusted up to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour).

Describing the blaze as “terrible” on Saturday, the minister said, “I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory.”

Health staff in Edmonton said a “code orange,” or mass casualty event, was declared Saturday to coordinate the medical response for patients being transported from Wainwright, CBC News reported.

“Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a social media post.

CFB Wainwright had 1,310 military and civilian personnel stationed there as of 2021, according to census data. It is home to the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, which runs training scenarios and exercises for the army.

The town of Wainwright, population about 6,600, is just north of the base.

The municipality posted on social media that the fire had crossed the base fence into the nearby district but no evacuation orders had been issued.

At least seven people were killed and dozens more left injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta, Canada, that caused a major fire late Saturday night.

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• I enjoyed living in a small, one-bedroom apartment with my family of three for years.
• Once we moved to a house more than triple the size, I totally changed my minimalist mindset.
• Now that we live in a bigger space, I can't imagine going back to living small or minimally.

When my husband and I bought our apartment in Kyiv back in 2017, we were thrilled to finally have a family nest of our own.

It was a cozy, 500-square-foot place with one bedroom, and we meticulously planned to optimize every inch of it. Our kitchen table doubled as my workspace, and our living room couch became the guest bed whenever family stayed over.

Hosting required pure creative problem-solving and, with limited seating around our small table, I'd sometimes feed guests in shifts. It was chaotic at times, but I didn't mind.

After our son was born, bright plastic toys, endless boxes of diapers, and bulky baby gear started claiming every free corner of our apartment. With the three of us packed into a single bedroom, finding space was a daily puzzle, but we made it work.

Surprisingly, living so close together didn't feel limited back then — it felt intimate, cozy, and deeply fulfilling. Then COVID-19 hit.

Spending so much time indoors made me feel isolated, and for the first time, I began dreaming about more living space. But we barely had time to figure things out before life took a drastic turn: When the war in Ukraine escalated in 2022, we made the heavy, life-changing decision to relocate to Canada.

A few months after moving, we began renting a two-bedroom house, where we currently reside. At 1,700 square feet, it wasn't considered especially large by local standards, but to us, it felt vast.

It didn't take long to adjust to having more space — and to quickly fill it up

At first, our house seemed almost too large for just three people.

For the first time, we had two bedrooms and a basement, which instantly doubled our usable space at a ground level.

After years of apartment living, though, the sheer thought of having so much space to keep clean felt exhausting. However, it didn't take long to change my mind.

It turns out that when both you and your belongings finally have room to breathe — and you've got a trusty robot vacuum doing the heavy lifting — life shines in completely different colors.

It's also been wonderful to have more room to host, from a dedicated guest space (in the basement) to a table big enough to actually seat larger groups.

In time, we began to pick up local habits and traditions, too. Many of our neighbors in Canada decorate for different holidays, so we started joining in.

And of course, seasonal decor needs a place to be stored when it's not in use — and since we now had a full basement, I didn't feel super limited with what I could buy.

A lot of neighbors also had an extra stand-alone freezer in their homes. It seemed ridiculous for our family of three to also get one … until my first Costco run.

I caved when I realized I needed a place for all those bulk-sized boxes of frozen food. In our bigger home, large grocery hauls began feeling normal.

Gradually, I felt a shift in my identity: I was no longer the strict minimalist I used to be.

In Kyiv, whenever my husband wanted a new kitchen gadget or a giant toy truck for our son, I was firm about saying no. We simply didn't have room for "extra." I took pride in keeping our home completely clutter-free.

But between the extra space and North American convenience, I'd completely changed my minimalist rules. Now, saying "yes" to big additions — like the bulky food dehydrator I'd been eyeing for drying fruits and vegetables, or the roomy couch we'd dreamed of for years — felt easy.

I didn't need to worry about where something would be stored or if it'd take up too much space: We finally had the room to bring those dreams home.

Ultimately, my family and I have thrived with more room to breathe

Over time, I realized this shift was much deeper than just being able to shop more and store more stuff. In a bigger space, our family had room to breathe and grow.

In Kyiv, our whole routine and my minimalist mindset felt shaped by how tight everything felt, but here, the extra room opened up a whole new chapter.

I've become more outgoing, more relaxed, and genuinely excited to gather people together. Our home has turned into a place for hosting friends, cooking weekend dinners, and laughing over backyard barbecues.

Living small was a beautiful, intimate part of my life that I will always hold close to my heart. It taught me intentionality and gratitude.

However, creating space to thrive, host, and watch my family grow has completely transformed my definition of home — now, going back to 500 square feet no longer feels like an option.

• Andrew Koller owns property in Canada, but decided to buy a home in Japan after visiting.
• Koller spent $15,000 CAD on an akiya and spent months renovating it.
• He plans to visit on occasion and rent it out some of the time.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Koller, 31, a freelance camera operator who purchased a home in Yamagata, Japan, in March. Koller, who's based in Edmonton, Canada, renovated the home and plans to use it as a vacation home. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Like a lot of millennials, I was exposed to Japanese culture in some sense early on with "Naruto," "Pokemon," and "Dragon Ball Z." After that, I don't think my interest really left.

Come 2020, I had a bunch of time on my hands like everybody else. It seemed like a good time to finally learn Japanese. I've been learning Japanese with a private tutor since then.

Then, in 2023, I made my first trip to Japan.

Like everybody else who comes back from their first trip to Japan, I just fell in love. I couldn't stop talking about it, but I wanted a deeper connection to the community.

I wanted more than just the superficial, surface-level experience of Japanese life. So I thought maybe a good way to get that experience would be to buy a house that's not in a major tourist city, somewhat live there, and spend a good chunk of time over there getting involved with the community by renovating a forgotten property.

The algorithm was watching for sure. After my first Japan trip, my YouTube and Instagram algorithms were suggesting to me all these similar people doing similar things.

From that, I was like, this seems like something I can do. In my free time, I like to DIY. I have a little workshop — I wouldn't say I'm good at it, but I feel like I know enough to do the basics.

I'm at the point in my life now where I've had all these ideas and I've said, "Oh, it'd be cool to do this," but I never do it. I never follow through. I just wanted to prove to myself that I actually followed through on one of these somewhat whimsical ideas.

The house I bought in Japan cost a fraction of what houses cost in Canada

I've always been interested in real estate since a young age.

Purchasing your first house is doable, but if you want to purchase a second house after that, like a rental, it's extremely challenging to do that in Canada. Canada's housing market has exploded, especially in Alberta.

I'm in a very fortunate position where my partner and I own a house and we own a rental property as well close to the university area.

I bought the rental house when I was 20 with my parents — they had to sign on because no bank was going to loan a 20-year-old kid a mortgage. I rented out the rooms and then I lived for free for my time in college.

Both houses have a similar value. My primary residence is worth just under $600,000 CAD (about $422,880). When we bought the rental 10 years ago, it was around $500,000 CAD, but it's gone up since.

For my home in Japan, I spent $15,000 CAD (about $10,600) on the purchase price plus closing costs, which was another $3,000 CAD.

I can definitely see myself spending extended time in Japan.

I want to go out there at least a few times a year. It's close to a pretty big ski resort, and I snowboard.

Doing the math for that, if I was to go stay in Banff or Jasper — one of the more popular mountain towns in Alberta — for a week and ski, it's actually cheaper to fly to Japan, because the skiing is also very affordable, so that was a big factor for me.

I would like to rent it out, but I don't plan on making a lot of money from it

I went to Japan in October 2025 to look at properties. I made an offer in November, it got accepted, and then I got possession of the property in March 2026. Then I went up for the entire month of April to start renovations on it.

I wanted to respect what was already there when I went in. Even though the house itself wasn't ancient or historical — it was built in the '60s or '70s — it was very traditionally built with the Tatami rooms. I wanted to keep a lot of that, coming in as a Westerner.

I wanted to try and adapt to their way of life rather than trying to impose my own. I just wanted to complement what was already there.

Now, the house is 98% done.

The actual renovation costs right now are just over the purchase cost. So I'm at around $18,000 CAD and change, doing most of it myself.

Right now, the goal would be to do a short-term rental in the future, but I don't plan on it making a lot of money.

I think that's the one thing people will get confused about. They think, "If I do this and renovate it, I can make a ton of money off a short-term rental in Japan." That's not the case, because there's so much competition with the hotels there that are already amazing and very affordable.

I just want to cover the maintenance costs more than anything. Doing a little bit of short-term rental, I think, will help with that.

It's not an asset. I think maybe people go to Japan with the Western mindset, like, "Oh, it's a buy-and-hold asset." Outside of Tokyo and the big cities, real estate doesn't do that.

Real estate always goes down in value over time. If you're buying a house in Japan, go in with the expectation that it's not as much of a financial asset as it is a recreation: you'll get more of a cultural experience.

A deadly incident at CFB Wainwright overwhelmed Edmonton hospitals as strong winds fueled a major fire.

A deadly incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta left at least seven people dead and dozens injured Saturday, triggering a major fire that spread into surrounding rural areas and prompted a large emergency response as strong winds hampered firefighting efforts.

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said officers were called to the base shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday following reports of a fire in a training area. Defense Minister David McGuinty confirmed the deaths and injuries but said authorities were still working to establish what had happened.

The scale of the casualties remained unclear late Saturday. Hospitals in Edmonton, about 180 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of the base, were receiving large numbers of patients as health-care facilities struggled to cope with the influx.

“This number of patients would overwhelm the city of Edmonton,” Warren Thirsk, an emergency department physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, told CBC News. “It is more patients than any of us want to count right now. It’s a disaster. It’s a one in every 15- to 25-year disaster.”

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Text Reads: A “serious incident” has triggered a large fire at the Canadian Armed Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed the incident and stated that he is working closely with the Government of Alberta and local authorities.
🕯️ Minister of Defence David McGuinty confirmed that the event resulted in “fatalities and injuries.” The Department of National Defence indicated that it is closely monitoring the situation and will provide further details as they become available.
🏘️ The Municipality of Wainwright confirmed that the fire has spread beyond the base’s perimeter into the surrounding area and is being actively managed by authorities. No evacuation orders have been issued at this time.
🔥 CFB Wainwright is located approximately 210 kilometers east of Edmonton and is one of the most operationally active Canadian Army facilities in the country.

Meanwhile, firefighters battled the blaze into the night as powerful winds drove flames beyond the base and into nearby rural areas. A windstorm had battered large parts of Alberta during the day, with gusts reaching 100 kilometers per hour, toppling trees and sending signs and garbage cans flying.

By 11 p.m., the Municipal District of Wainwright reported that the fire was being contained and that property and critical infrastructure were protected. No evacuation order had been issued for residents of the district.

The town of Wainwright, near the base, has about 7,000 residents.

McGuinty, speaking to reporters in Ottawa, described the situation as “very, very active and delicate.” He said members of the Canadian Armed Forces were at the scene and that the RCMP was involved in the investigation.

“I cannot recall such an incident in my short time for sure as a minister, but I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory,” he said.

“We will have more to say in the coming hours and days,” McGuinty added.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith described the fire as “significant and tragic,” saying it was affecting many military personnel. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said his province was sending assistance to Alberta but did not specify what resources would be deployed.

Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed support for those affected in a social media post, saying, “Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected.”

Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre said he had spoken with Carney and McGuinty to offer support. He urged people in the area to follow emergency instructions and keep roads clear for first responders.

The fire also disrupted advance voting ahead of Monday’s referendum on whether Alberta should begin a process that could lead to independence from Canada. Elections Alberta said two polling locations, in Lloydminster and Vermilion, closed early Saturday and that ballots were transported securely.

CFB Wainwright is one of Canada’s busiest military training bases. It houses the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, which conducts realistic battlefield exercises, and the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre, which provides military training.

Un’esercitazione con munizioni reali trasformatasi in tragedia, una condotta del gas centrata dai colpi e un’esplosione seguita da un incendio fuori controllo che ha provocato almeno sette morti e decine di feriti. È il bilancio provvisorio del grave incidente avvenuto sabato pomeriggio all’interno della base militare delle Forze Armate canadesi di Wainwright, nella provincia centro-orientale dell’Alberta.

Secondo le prime ricostruzioni diffuse dall’emittente Global News e basate su fonti militari, il disastro si è innescato intorno alle ore 16:00 locali. Durante un’esercitazione a fuoco vivo all’interno di un’area di addestramento, una serie di proiettili avrebbe accidentalmente raggiunto e perforato un pozzo o una condotta di gas situata nel perimetro militare. La deflagrazione ha innescato un incendio di vaste proporzioni.

L’avanzata delle fiamme è stata accelerata dalle estreme condizioni meteorologiche: nell’area erano infatti previste raffiche di vento fino a 88-100 km/h. La spinta eolica ha permesso al rogo di propagarsi rapidamente, costringendo il distretto municipale di Wainwright a diramare un bollettino di allerta. “L’incendio a sud di Wainwright ha oltrepassato la recinzione della base militare nella giornata di oggi ed è attualmente sotto controllo”, hanno comunicato le autorità municipali diverse ore dopo l’innesco. Vigili del fuoco provenienti da diverse giurisdizioni stanno lavorando “per proteggere le persone, le proprietà e le infrastrutture critiche”.

La base di Wainwright (situata a Denwood, a circa 250 chilometri dalla capitale provinciale Edmonton) è una delle strutture militari più attive del Paese. Ospita quasi 700 soldati e circa 300 civili, ed è la sede primaria del Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre e del 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre, poli dedicati alla simulazione di scenari di battaglia e alla preparazione al combattimento.

Ospedali al collasso e “Codice Arancione”

L’alto numero di feriti ha immediatamente saturato la rete sanitaria locale. Il Wainwright Health Centre è stato descritto come “completamente sopraffatto”, obbligando il distretto a istituire un centro di coordinamento per le emergenze e a chiedere ai cittadini di evitare le strade, recandosi al pronto soccorso esclusivamente per “un’urgente necessità medica critica”. L’amministrazione ha intimato alla popolazione: “Evitate la zona e lasciate libere le strade per i veicoli di soccorso. Non dirigetevi verso il luogo dell’incidente e non cercate di avvicinarvi per osservarlo”.

Il flusso di pazienti, supportato dai trasporti gestiti da Acute Care Alberta, è stato dirottato verso gli ospedali di Edmonton, dove è scattato il “Codice Arancione”, un protocollo di massima emergenza per l’afflusso massiccio di feriti. Il dottor Warren Thirsk, medico del pronto soccorso del Royal Alexandra Hospital di Edmonton, ha descritto la criticità della situazione: “Si tratta di un numero di pazienti superiore a quello che chiunque di noi vorrebbe contare in questo momento. È un disastro. È un disastro che si verifica una volta ogni 15-25 anni”. Per far fronte all’emergenza, le cliniche cittadine hanno richiamato personale extra: “Questo numero di pazienti travolgerebbe la città di Edmonton, ed è per questo che stiamo predisponendo tutte le nostre risorse e mobilitandoci per rispondere come se si trattasse della nostra città”. La portata dell’evento è stata confermata anche dal deputato dell’ovest di Edmonton, Dane Lloyd, che ha parlato di “molte vittime”.

Le reazioni del governo e la mobilitazione federale

Il ministro della Difesa canadese, David McGuinty, ha confermato l’impatto letale dell’evento durante una conferenza stampa: “Ci sono stati morti e feriti a seguito di un incidente nella base”. Rifiutandosi di validare un bilancio numerico definitivo per quella che ha definito una “situazione molto delicata e in piena evoluzione”, ha aggiunto: “Non ricordo un incidente di questo tipo negli ultimi tempi. Avremo ulteriori informazioni da comunicare nelle prossime ore e nei prossimi giorni”. McGuinty ha garantito che Forze armate, Dipartimento della Difesa nazionale ed enti federali operano congiuntamente “per mobilitare tutto il sostegno necessario e per ricostruire i dettagli di quanto accaduto”.

Il primo ministro Mark Carney ha utilizzato il suo account X per rivolgersi alla nazione: “Un grave incidente, che ha provocato un incendio di vaste proporzioni, si è verificato presso la base militare di Wainwright. I nostri pensieri vanno a tutte le coraggiose donne e agli uomini colpiti. Stiamo lavorando a stretto contatto con il governo dell’Alberta e le autorità locali. Il premier Smith ed io siamo in stretto contatto, così come i nostri ministri e funzionari competenti”.

Immediata la reazione delle province canadesi. La premier dell’Alberta, Danielle Smith, ha dichiarato di essere venuta a conoscenza di un rogo “significativo e tragico che sta colpendo molti dei nostri coraggiosi militari”. Aiuti logistici sono già in viaggio dalla provincia del Saskatchewan, come annunciato dal premier Scott Moe: “I nostri pensieri vanno a tutte le persone coinvolte presso la CFB Wainwright e nelle comunità circostanti, così come ai soccorritori e a coloro che si trovano in prima linea di fronte a questo tragico evento”. Sostegno istituzionale è stato confermato anche dal premier della Columbia Britannica, David Eby, il quale ha contattato l’Alberta “per offrire tutta l’assistenza possibile”, invitando i cittadini a stringersi attorno al Paese: “Questa sera, vi invito a tenere nei vostri pensieri i membri delle Forze armate canadesi, le loro famiglie e gli operatori dei servizi di emergenza”.

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Canadian officials confirmed fatalities and injuries following a serious incident that sparked a major fire at one of the country's busiest military bases Saturday.

Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty confirmed the incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, a major Army training installation.

He did not immediately specify how many people were killed or injured.

"I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base," McGuinty told reporters.

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McGuinty said the fire was still burning Saturday evening.

"I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory," he added.

The municipality of Wainwright said the fire had spread beyond the military base's perimeter into the surrounding area.

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However, local officials said no evacuation orders had been issued.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the incident in a post on X.

"A serious incident creating a major fire has occurred at CFB Wainwright, in Alberta," Carney wrote. "Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected."

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith described the incident in a post on X as a "significant and tragic fire" that affected military personnel at the base.

The Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and local emergency personnel were responding to the incident, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

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"The Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence, partners across the federal government, including public safety, are working with the government of Alberta and municipal governments to mobilize all necessary support," McGuinty said.

Canadian Forces Base Wainwright is located roughly 130 miles east of Edmonton and had approximately 1,310 military and civilian personnel stationed there in 2021, according to census figures cited by Reuters.

The nearby town of Wainwright has a population of approximately 6,600.

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It was not immediately clear what caused the incident.

Fox News Digital's Bradford Betz and Reuters contributed to this report.

Prime minister Mark Carney describes blaze as ‘one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime’

Four people have been killed and dozens more seriously injured after a “violent, fast-moving” fire tore through one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday.

Mark Carney called the incident “one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime”.