{"text":[[{"start":8.2,"text":"Four Canadian soldiers have been killed and dozens injured after a fire at a military base in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney said."}],[{"start":16.549999999999997,"text":"Carney said the “violent, fast-moving fire” was one of the worst tragedies for the armed forces on Canadian soil during peacetime. "}],[{"start":24.349999999999998,"text":"“The nation is mourning for those brave members of our armed forces we have lost,” he said on Sunday."}],[{"start":31.049999999999997,"text":"“Wainwright is where the women and men of our armed forces learn to do the hardest things this country can ask of anyone. Those we lost, those who were injured, were training to defend Canada, to serve Canada.” "}],[{"start":43.449999999999996,"text":"Late on Saturday night Canada’s defence minister David McGuinty said there had been a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, about 210km east of Edmonton, Alberta’s capital."}],[{"start":55.199999999999996,"text":"He added that the military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police were investigating."}],[{"start":60.24999999999999,"text":"McGuinty said he could not “recall an incident like this in recent memory” but did not give details on the cause."}],[{"start":67.75,"text":"By Sunday morning, details were still scant about events at the base, where soldiers regularly undertake battlefield exercises."}],[{"start":75.4,"text":"CFB Wainwright is one of Canada’s busiest military bases. It is home to the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre and the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre. About 1,300 people live on the base, 1,067 of them military personnel, according to 2021 census data. "}],[{"start":94.15,"text":"Alberta has been experiencing high winds in recent days, which media reports suggested could have contributed to the rapid spread of the fire."}],[{"start":101.9,"text":"Local MP Dane Lloyd, who represents the Parkland constituency west of Edmonton, said in a Facebook post: “An explosion and fire during these high winds has resulted in significant casualties.”"}],[{"start":114.2,"text":"Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of the Nato military committee, posted on X condolences to the families and loved ones of those who had died. “Wainwright is where Canadian soldiers, and so many allies with them, train for the hardest tasks of our profession,” he posted. "}],[{"start":130.9,"text":"The fire had started in the training area of the base at about 4pm local time on Saturday and “spread rapidly” before “military and civilian emergency services responded quickly,” Canadian Armed Forces said."}],[{"start":143.75,"text":"Hospitals in Edmonton issued a “code orange”, used to denote a mass-casualty incident, according to Canadian broadcaster CBC, which cited an emergency room physician at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton."}],[{"start":157.25,"text":"The fire comes as the province prepares for a nonbinding vote on Monday on whether to hold a referendum to separate from Canada. Separatist sentiment has gained ground in the conservative, oil-rich province, which has historical grievances over alleged political and economic interference from Ottawa."}],[{"start":175.35,"text":"Polling shows only 30 per cent of the province supports separation from Canada."}],[{"start":180.45,"text":"The referendum comes at a difficult time for Carney, who traded billions of dollars of reciprocal tariffs with US President Donald Trump in what the Canadian prime minister has called a “trade war” with his country’s largest trading partner."}],[{"start":200.1,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1792367781_3693.mp3"}