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Training at CFB Wainwright in Alberta is “as real as it can be” to prepare soldiers for combat operations, says a retired Canadian Armed Forces major-general.

Four men, based at the Edmonton Garrison who were from Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan, died in the fire at CFB Wainwright and more than three dozen others were sent to hospital.

'We send our special thoughts and prayers to the people of Alberta, and to the Canadian Armed Forces and their families,' King Charles and his wife Camilla said.

As of Sunday afternoon in hospitals across Alberta, 19 patients were in critical condition, eight were stable, and 12 were being treated as outpatients.

A spring storm began brewing in Alberta on Wednesday morning and will impact its eastern neighbour later in the day, with Environment Canada expecting winds as fast as 110 km/h.

Thousands of people were left without power in Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford and Mission after powerful winds swept through the region, bringing down power lines and trees.

Two days after a windstorm swept across the Maritimes, sporadic power outages are still being reported in all three provinces.

The affected areas include the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands and BC Hydro says more outages are expected as strong winds continue.

Residents of Banff were busy cleaning up Monday morning after a strong wind storm toppled trees and blocked roads overnight in the mountain town.

Norm Oberson said he was contacted two weeks ago by a woman who spotted a worker in the tree who told her the tree was hollow and had to be felled.

The issue is back in the spotlight after a recent windstorm washed at least four watercraft ashore along Vancouver's Sunset Beach.

Wind gusted up to 130 km/h in some parts and the storm only lasted around four minutes. Environment Canada says the path of the storm was between Slave Lake and Red Deer.

School has been cancelled for Wednesday in the Arrow Lakes area because busses cannot get past downed trees on the roads.

According to B.C. Hydro, the strong windstorm has caused extensive outages throughout the Southern Interior.

On Saturday, a BC Hydro spokesperson said power has been restored to 97 per cent of those affected by Friday’s windstorm.

It was an unimaginable ordeal and just plain disgusting: a Calgary woman was trapped inside a port-a-potty after it tipped over in last weekend's sudden windstorm.

Global News received a total of 45 RTDNA Canada nominations. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Toronto on Saturday.

Over 100,000 customers were still without power late Saturday morning after a wind storm blew through Quebec.

Environment Canada issued a wind warning for the region, saying residents should brace for hazardous road conditions. The warning was lifted at around 8 p.m. Wednesday.

A fatality inquiry into the death of a woman who was crushed at the Big Valley Jamboree six years ago is scheduled to begin on Monday.