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Four people killed in ‘violent, fast-moving’ fire at Canadian military base

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Canadian military base fire kills at least four, injures dozens

Four Canadian service members were killed and 39 people hospitalised after a fire broke out during military training at a base in Alberta on Saturday, officials said. Premier Danielle Smith said Sunday that at least 19 patients were in critical condition, with some suffering severe burns requiring prolonged intensive treatment.

France 24 · Oct 18

Alberta fire: Four service members killed and 19 fighting for life after Canada military base blaze

Deadly disaster, driven on by fierce autumn winds, strikes one of country’s busiest training bases, with eyewitness describing the injured being taken away as: ‘Like a scene from a war movie’

The Independent UK · Oct 18

Meet Wesley Goodridge, the Grade 7 Canadian student who built a device to test milk freshness before throwing it away; he won a $10,000 scholarship

Wesley Goodridge, a Grade 7 student at Aberfoyle Public School in Morriston, Ontario, won gold in the junior category at the 2026 Canada-Wide Science Fair for a project tackling an everyday source of food waste: milk that gets thrown away before consumers know whether it has actually spoiled. His project,…

The Times of India · Aug 29

Canada Beyond Niagara: British Columbia, the Rockies, and What Indian Travellers Actually Need to Know

Why the West Gets SkippedThe Toronto-Niagara circuit exists because it's easy to explain to a travel agent and easy to sell as a package. Flights from Mumbai or Delhi land in Toronto. The family WhatsApp group has already been to Niagara. The path of least resistance runs east to west…

Times Life · Aug 25

Canada gurdwara stabbing: Two injured in Edmonton, PM Carney calls attack 'appalling'

Two people were injured in a stabbing incident at a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, on Friday. The police arrested a 27-year-old man who had been released from prison a day earlier after serving a sentence for assaulting a peace officer.

The Times of India · Aug 22

Marathon organizer admits 2026 route was more than half a kilometre too long

Contest in Edmonton sparked outrage from scores of frustrated runners in Canada

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

This 14-year-old teen in Canada has invented a wearable that detects IV leaks before swelling begins

Akshath Anand, a 14-year-old student, won a gold medal for his innovative IV safety monitoring system. His wearable device uses pressure sensors to detect intravenous leaks before they cause harm. This invention impressed judges at Canada's biggest youth STEM competition in Edmonton. The project demonstrated how young innovators can address…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Meta announces its first data center in Canada — estimated $9 billion 1GW Alberta mega facility sees the AI expansion cross the border

The 1GW facility will be built outside of Edmonton, and is predicted to create about 300 operational jobs once completed.

TechRadar · Jul 9

Cops in Canada stopped a car for dangerous driving, found a gun, drugs and Indian-origin criminal inside

A complaint of dangerous driving singled out a car that the patrol officers stopped in Edmonton, Canada. As the traffic cops searched the car, they found drugs, a gun, and a wanted man inside. Indian-origin Safaldeep Singh, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for conspiracy to commit murder and extortion, was…

The Times of India · Jul 4