Prime Minister Mark Carney said the “violent, fast-moving” fire on Saturday in Alberta was one of the worst tragedies for Canada’s armed forces in peacetime on Canadian soil.

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The defense minister said people were killed and injured at a base in Alberta, but officials did not offer details on the cause.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney was among the speakers calling for a united Canada and warning about the dangers of division.

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The new pipeline from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific Coast may lower separatist tensions in that province while also loosening energy ties with the U.S.

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