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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.

It's day two of the search for a pair of men who went missing on Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes Monday night when severe windstorm that swept through the region.

Global News takes a look back at some of the biggest moments during the 2014 Calgary Stampede

The storm hit around 9 p.m. with little warning, and wind gusts were up to 60 km/h at ground level.

Vancouver saw wind gusts hit a peak of 78 km/h Friday during the windstorm, with sustained winds between 40 and 60 km/h for eight straight hours.

From selling the new planks to buying "a Beer for the Pier," a local fundraising committee has launched plenty of initiatives to help the city.

Fourteen-year-old son Isaac has been under heavy sedation at Powell River General Hospital since Sunday.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating how severe weather contributed to the collapse of the main stage at an Ottawa music festival Sunday.

A sudden, violent summer gale toppled the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest in the middle of a Cheap Trick concert Sunday, sending thousands of people scurrying for cover as scaffolding buckled and collapsed in a heap.