CFB Wainwright victims ‘in our thoughts’ this Remembrance Day, Carney says

By Kyle Duggan Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadians will bow their heads Wednesday to honour those who served and sacrificed for their country as they gather across the country to mark Remembrance Day. In a media statement released Wednesday, Carney said Canadians will also extend their thoughts to the four soldiers who died in a tragic accident during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright last month. “With their bright futures still before them, they chose to safeguard ours,” Carney said Sgt. Morgan Wong of Edmonton, Pte. Shaun Farrell of Prince Albert, Sask., Pte. Aidan Goulding of North Vancouver and Pte. Hayden Lykkemark of Langley, B.C., were killed at the Alberta training base last month. They died and dozens of others were injured when strong winds suddenly swept…

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