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Federal budget promises support for CFB Wainwright soldiers, families after fire

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • November 5, 2026

People are overcome with emotion after a convoy of government vehicles transported some of the soldiers involved in a training incident that killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright, in Wainwright, Alta., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

WAINWRIGHT -- The federal budget is committing help for those affected by last month's deadly fire on an Alberta military base.

It promises $25 million over two years to support the soldiers, their families and the community affected by the fire at CFB Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton.

It also commits $3 million for the Wainwright Military Family Resource Centre.

The government says it has a responsibility to support members of the military and the families who stand alongside them.

On Oct. 17, a fierce wind whipped a grass fire at the base and onto troops in a training exercise.

Four were killed and, of the 39 injured, 25 remain in hospital.

This report by was first published Nov. 5, 2026.