WAINWRIGHT, Oct. 18 -- Canada's defence minister said late on Saturday that people had died and others were hurt in an incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, then declined to say how many, or what had happened. "I'm saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base," David McGuinty told a late-night news conference in Ottawa, according to CTV News.

He called it a "very active and delicate situation" and said the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence and other federal agencies were "working through the details of what actually occurred." Asked about similar incidents, McGuinty said, "I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory." Wainwright RCMP s...