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Fire risk was low before sudden wind shift sparked deadly base fire: CAF memo

Global News Canada · October 18, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.

Fire risk was low before sudden wind shift sparked deadly base fire: CAF memo

The training was to prepare the soldiers for deployment to Latvia in April and May to bolster the brigade there.

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