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What’s the Latest: Fifth Canadian soldier has died after fire in Wainwright, CAF says
A fifth Canadian soldier, Pte. William Douglas Dal Bianco of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, has died from injuries sustained in a training fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta. Dal Bianco succumbed to his injuries on Friday while receiving medical treatment in Ontario, bringing the total number of deceased soldiers from the incident to five.
The Canadian Armed Forces reported that 24 members are currently in hospital for treatment following the incident, while 14 have been released. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright is ongoing, with a focus on how intense winds helped spread the blaze during a training exercise.
Defence Minister David McGuinty expressed condolences to the family and friends of Pte. William Douglas Dal Bianco, stating, “We remain committed to supporting the families and the Canadian Armed Forces community during this profoundly difficult time.” The Canadian Armed Forces reported that 24 members are still receiving treatment in hospital following the fire incident at CFB Wainwright, which is under investigation.
What remains unclear — The specific circumstances that led to the fire at CFB Wainwright are not detailed.
Fifth Canadian soldier dies following CFB Wainwright fire, CAF confirms
A fifth Canadian soldier has died due to injuries sustained in a fire during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. Private William Douglas Dal Bianco, a member of the 3rd Battalion of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, passed away on Friday in Ontario, where he was receiving medical treatment following the incident on 17 October.
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) confirmed Dal Bianco’s death in a news release. Defence Minister David McGuinty expressed condolences to Dal Bianco’s family and fellow service members, stating, “No words can ease the pain of losing a loved one… we remain committed to supporting… families during this profoundly difficult time.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney also acknowledged the tragedy, noting on social media, “Private Dal Bianco and his fellow soldiers were training to defend Canada. With their bright futures still before them, they chose to safeguard ours.” He highlighted the importance of serving those who served the nation.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre shared his condolences as well, stating, “[Dal Bianco] put on the uniform to serve Canada, and Canada will not forget him.” He also remembered the 24 soldiers who continue to recover in hospital following the incident.
The tragic event involved a routine training exercise in which approximately 350 personnel were present when intense winds caused a nearby grass fire to rapidly spread towards them. The CAF reported that four other soldiers—Sgt. Morgan Wong, Pte. Shaun Farrell, Pte. Aidan Goulding, and Pte. Hayden Lykkemark—had previously died from injuries related to the fire. Currently, 24 members remain in hospital receiving care, while 14 have been discharged.
October 12, 2024
6:18 am
‘Cheer up, you caught the bad guy,’ says killer Virginia McCullough as she is arrested for murdering her parents
A woman who murdered her parents “in cold blood” before hiding them in makeshift tombs for four years told officers to “cheer up, you caught the bad guy” as she was arrested in her home.
Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John McCullough, 70, with prescription medication and fatally stabbed her mother Lois McCullough, 71, shortly afterwards in 2019.
She ran up large debts on credit cards in her parents’ names and after their deaths, she continued to spend their pensions until she was finally caught in 2023.
In body-worn video footage released by police, a handcuffed – and eerily calm – McCullough told officers: “I did know that this would kind of come eventually.
“It’s proper that I serve my punishment.”
She said she had slipped something into her father’s drink then put his body under a bed on the ground floor, and put her mother’s body in an upstairs wardrobe.
McCullough, having been arrested on suspicion of double murder, told an officer: “Cheer up, at least you’ve caught the bad guy.”
She added: “I know I don’t seem 100% evil.”
At the police station, she told officers where a kitchen knife was, which she described as a “murder weapon”, and a hammer which she said “will still have blood on it”.
McCullough, of Pump Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday with a minimum term of 36 years at Chelmsford Crown Court, after she admitted to their murders between 17 and 20 June 2019 at an earlier hearing at the same court.
Chelmsford Crown Court heard how she hid their bodies in makeshift tombs at the family home in Great Baddow in Essex, then told persistent lies to cover her tracks.
The court heard she cancelled family arrangements and frequently told doctors and relatives her parents were unwell, on holiday or away on lengthy trips.
But concerns over Mr and Mrs McCullough’s welfare were raised in September 2023 by a GP at their registered practice, and Essex County Council’s safeguarding team referred these to police.
The GP had not seen the couple for some time and said Mr McCullough had failed to collect medication and attend scheduled appointments. It was found McCullough had frequently cancelled appointments, using a range of excuses to explain her father’s absence.
Police said a missing persons investigation was initially launched and McCullough lied to officers, claiming her parents were travelling and would be returning in October.
It became a murder investigation, and when officers forced entry to the house in Pump Hill on September 15 2023, McCullough confessed that her parents’ bodies were in the house and that she had killed them.
Nicola Rice, a specialist prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “McCullough callously and viciously killed both of her parents before concealing their bodies in makeshift tombs within their home address.
“She spent the next four years manipulating and lying to family members, medical staff, financial institutions, and the police, spending her parents’ money and accruing large debts in their name.”
She added: “This was a truly disturbing case, which has left behind it a trail of devastation, and I can only hope that the sentence passed today will help those who loved and cared for Lois and John begin to heal.”
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November 23, 2024
8:25 am
Defense alliance NATO chief Mark Rutte has met US President-elect Donald Trump to discuss global security issues, according to a NATO spokesperson.
The meeting took place in Palm Beach, Florida.
During his first term as US president, 2017-2020, Trump pushed for European NATO countries to spend more on defense and described the alliance’s cost-sharing as unfair to the US.
Rutte took over as NATO chief from Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg in November.
Before taking office in January, Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth for the post of defense secretary, which has raised eyebrows among many allies.
Hegseth, 44, has served as an infantry captain in Iraq and Afghanistan, but has no senior military or government officer experience.
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Multiple missiles were fired in an airstrike towards a densely populated part of Lebanon’s capital early on Saturday.
The huge airstrike targeted Beirut’s Basta neighbourhood, and no prior warnings were given by the Israeli military. The largely residential area was struck last month.
At least one violent explosion was heard across the city, Reuters witnesses said, and plumes of smoke could be seen. Scenes of massive destruction at the site were shared online, including a massive crater in the ground.
“Beirut, the capital, woke up to a horrific massacre, as the Israeli enemy’s air force completely destroyed an eight-story residential building with five missiles on Al-Mamoun Street in Basta,” the state-run National News Agency reported.
The health ministry put the initial death toll at four, with 23 wounded. The number is expected to climb in the coming hours as search and rescue efforts continue.
It came after a long day of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which have been non-stop since last week.
The cross-border fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group escalated into a full-blown war in mid-September.
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, Beirut’s southern suburbs and the eastern Beqaa region, and has sent ground troops across the border. Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets deeper into Israel.
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