• Twenty-seven soldiers injured in CFB Wainwright fire remain in hospital: Premier Smith

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-21 02:06:29.0
  Tags: [Alberta, National, Defence, Emergency, Public Safety]

  Following a mass casualty brush fire at CFB Wainwright during a training exercise ahead of a Latvia deployment, 27 of the 39 hospitalized soldiers remain under medical care across hospitals in Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer. Premier Danielle Smith confirmed the ongoing hospitalization update after previously reporting the deaths of four soldiers: Pte. Aidan Goulding, Pte. Shaun Farrell, Pte. Hayden Lykkemark of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (3PPCLI), and Sgt. Morgan Wong of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. Emergency response efforts involved thirty units, including 22 ambulances, six planes, and two helicopters, transporting personnel to regional health centres while Canadian Armed Forces investigators continue examining the incident.

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• Four hospitals, 22 ambulances, six planes, two helicopters: The CFB Wainwright evacuation effort

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-18 20:42:10.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Emergency, Healthcare, Defence, Public Safety]

  Following a mass casualty explosion at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright training facility, Acute Care Alberta activated a Code Orange on Saturday night that lasted over 10 hours until Sunday afternoon. Emergency Health Services (EHS)-Alberta and contracted service partners deployed 30 units directly to the scene, including 22 ground ambulances, six fixed-wing planes, and two rotary-wing helicopters. Patients were evacuated from the Wainwright Healthcare Centre and distributed across four major medical facilities: University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre, and Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

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• 'The worst it's ever been': Alberta implements triage liaison physicians as emergency rooms continue to buckle under pressure

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-17 16:38:59.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Healthcare, Emergency]

  The Government of Alberta, through Hospital and Surgical Services Minister Adriana LaGrange and Acute Care Alberta, is implementing triage liaison physicians (TLPs) in the province's busiest emergency departments following a nine-month delay caused by stalled negotiations with the Alberta Medical Association. The program aims to expedite patient care amid severe emergency room overcrowding, where patients like 44-year-old Prashant Sreekumar—who died at the Grey Nuns Hospital emergency room—have faced prolonged delays and fatal wait times. Dr. Paul Parks, president of the section of emergency medicine at the Alberta Medical Association, noted that admitted patients have been stuck in emergency rooms for over 100 hours, and a public fatality inquiry into Sreekumar's death is scheduled to begin on October 19 to review systemic care failures.

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• Jasper wildfire recovery: the complex rebuild happening above and below the town's streets two years on from disaster

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-14 17:30:21.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Infrastructure, Housing, Emergency, Environment]

  Two years following the July 2024 wildfires, the Municipality of Jasper continues its infrastructure and housing recovery efforts, spearheaded by Director of Recovery Douglas Olthof. The federal and Alberta governments announced $7.9 million on September 1 to recommission a wastewater lagoon, addressing storage capacity and flood risks. Recovery initiatives include property-specific soil testing supported by Parks Canada and the Canadian Red Cross, municipal neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood upgrades to curb stops and shut-off valves, and the addition of 45 new housing units through a newly approved apartment building. Concurrently, the municipality has launched a public Town Plan survey via engagejasper.ca, active until October 25, to replace the 2011 Jasper Community Sustainability Plan and guide future development.

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• Councillors question city footing bill for integrated call evaluation dispatch

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-28 20:40:57.0
  Tags: [Municipal, Alberta, Public Safety, Emergency, Social Services]

  The City of Edmonton's Community and Public Services Committee reviewed the Integrated Call Evaluation Dispatch (ICED) system, a virtual service carrying an annual budget of $1.5 million that triages non-emergency calls to police, ambulance, mental health, or 311. City councillors, including Ward Anirniq Councillor Erin Rutherford and Ward Sspomitapi Councillor Jo-Anne Wright, questioned why the city is funding the system instead of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) or the provincial government through standard operating procedures or social service allocations. The project currently employs 14 full-time workers against an initial target of 16 staff, and faces operational hurdles including database privacy restrictions, divergent call capacities, and fixed budgets vulnerable to inflation.

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