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Questions sur l'incendie de Wainwright et l'Alberta choisit de rester — Calgary mardi

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🚑 Urgences et incidents

  1. La famille rend hommage au sergent Morgan Wong après l'incendie mortel à la CFB Wainwright (base des Forces canadiennes de Wainwright). Wong, 26 ans, faisait partie des quatre soldats tués samedi lorsqu'un feu de prairie a submergé des troupes lors d'un exercice de tir réel; le ministre de la Défense, David McGuinty, a indiqué que 33 membres blessés étaient toujours à l'hôpital mardi et que 39 y avaient été transportés au départ.
  2. Les règles militaires recommandaient des tirs tôt le matin en octobre, mais l'exercice a eu lieu à 16 h. Les ordres permanents du champ de tir de la CFB Wainwright recommandent que les tirs réels entre août et octobre se fassent avant 10 h; l'incendie qui a tué quatre personnes s'est déclaré vers 16 h, alors que Environnement Canada avait émis une alerte jaune pour vents forts, selon le document obtenu par Global News.
  3. Données satellitaires et relevés météorologiques montrent qu'un feu a brûlé sur la base des heures avant la propagation fatale. Le système FIRMS de la NASA a détecté 59 points chauds possibles près de la CFB Wainwright vers 12 h 20 samedi, et des experts affirment qu'au moins un feu brûlait environ quatre heures avant que l'incendie n'atteigne les soldats, d'après une analyse de Global News.

🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Les Albertains ont massivement rejeté le séparatisme; Danielle Smith appelle à l'unité. Les communiqués électoraux montrent qu'environ 75–76 % ont voté pour rester au Canada; la première ministre Danielle Smith a dit que 1,9 million de bulletins avaient été comptés pour la question de la séparation en fin d'après‑midi mardi et a demandé aux voisins d'avancer avec respect.
  2. Le référendum a montré de faibles majorités sur neuf autres questions; résultats encore officieux. Avec 81 % des lieux de scrutin ayant transmis des résultats à 9 h mardi, environ 57 % ont appuyé la limitation de certains services publics aux citoyens/résidents permanents et près de 55 % ont soutenu un accroissement du contrôle provincial pour réduire l'immigration, selon Elections Alberta.
  3. La forte participation a forcé des livraisons supplémentaires de bulletins dans certaines communautés autochtones. Elections Alberta dit avoir envoyé des bulletins additionnels après une participation inattendue; la nation crie Siksika a prolongé le vote de plus de 90 minutes et Elections Alberta a rapporté que 106 bureaux de vote ont dû rester ouverts plus tard lundi.
  4. Les séparatistes passent du référendum à la contestation de la cheffe Smith et du UCP (Parti conservateur uni de l'Alberta). Avec environ 24,3 % ayant voté pour déclencher un référendum sur la séparation, des figures du mouvement comme Jeffrey Rath disent à Global News qu'ils chercheront à convoquer une assemblée générale spéciale du UCP pour pousser au départ de Smith.

📰 Aussi aujourd'hui

  • BC Lions (équipe de la Ligue canadienne de football) vont aligner Kaidon Salter contre Winnipeg, la Colombie‑Britannique arrivait au match avec une fiche de 10–7 et Nathan Rourke a 4 614 verges de passes cette saison.
  • Groupes d'affaires disent que le vote albertain lève une grande incertitude, Candace Laing (Chambre de commerce du Canada) et Adam Legge (Business Council of Alberta) ont publié des déclarations.
  • Chronique : le vote de l'Alberta pourrait recentrer l'attention sur neuf questions de politique, des sondages Ipsos montrent un appui hors de l'Alberta pour huit des neuf propositions.
  • Un sondage suggère que la promesse référendaire du PQ a coûté la majorité au parti, Léger conclut que le PQ aurait obtenu 35 % sans l'engagement référendaire contre 28 % du vote réel.
  • Le député du UCP Jason Stephan ne sollicitera pas de réélection, Stephan avait promu une pétition séparatiste et a été secrétaire parlementaire aux affaires constitutionnelles.
  • Résultats préliminaires : les électeurs albertains rejettent le séparatisme, les projections indiquaient qu'environ 76 % ont voté pour rester alors que les résultats commençaient à arriver tard lundi soir.
  • Le premier ministre Mark Carney qualifie le résultat albertain de « grand résultat pour le Canada », Carney a discuté avec la première ministre Smith et a souligné les soutiens aux victimes de Wainwright.
  • Images satellitaires montrent la dévastation causée par l'incendie de Wainwright, Global News a examiné des images liées à l'incendie de la base.
  • Ministre de la Défense : 33 militaires toujours hospitalisés après l'incendie de Wainwright, David McGuinty a fourni le chiffre des hospitalisations mardi.
  • Le commandant dit que les conclusions de l'enquête sur Wainwright seront rendues publiques, le haut commandant militaire a promis de la transparence sur l'enquête.
  • La famille se rassemble autour du soldat grièvement brûlé dans l'incendie de Wainwright, le soutien familial se poursuit pour le militaire blessé.
  • Un examen conclut que la police de Calgary a été submergée par un volume d'information sans précédent lors de la recherche de Parker Wells, l'examen interne détaille des problèmes de gestion de l'information.
  • Procès pour meurtre, jour 1 : un appel au 911 éprouvant a été diffusé devant la famille, la cour a entendu l'enregistrement du 911 durant les témoignages d'ouverture.
  • CBC projette que les Albertains ont voté pour rester au Canada, les projections médiatiques concordent avec les rapports d'Elections Alberta.
  • Une analyse retrace l'histoire du ressentiment albertain envers Ottawa jusqu'aux années 1930, un commentaire relie le référendum à de longues griefs provinciaux.
  • La province a attendu les résultats du référendum après des retards le jour du vote, les reportages ont noté des délais lundi.
  • Parcs Canada ne porte pas d'accusation après qu'un surintendant a admis avoir enfreint la loi fédérale à Banff, Parcs Canada a décidé de ne pas porter d'accusations.
  • Sparwood (C.-B.) a suivi les résultats du référendum albertain à 20 km de la frontière, des résidents locaux ont suivi les résultats du vote.
  • La police de Calgary recherche des passagers qui ont quitté les lieux d'une collision d'autobus mortelle, les enquêteurs cherchent des témoins ayant quitté la scène.
  • La clientèle des cafés surtout soulagée par la victoire du maintien dans le référendum albertain, les réactions locales dans les cafés montraient du soulagement.

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