Here’s a look at past fatalities on Canadian military bases

November 2014: Pte. Steven Allen, 20, of Victoria, died when a lookout tower collapsed during infantry training at CFB Wainwright. Another soldier in the tower wasn’t seriously injured.

May 2014: Lt.-Col. Dan Bobbitt, commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, died when a light armoured vehicle rolled over during a training mission for Exercise Maple Resolve 2014 at CFB Wainwright. Four other soldiers were injured.

March 2014: Nine soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry were taken to hospital after two military trucks collided during a training exercise near CFB Shilo in Manitoba.

January 2011: Cpl. Jean-Michel Deziel died after falling from a roof while installing a telecommunications antenna at CFB Valcartier in Quebec.

May 2008: U.S. army specialist Josef Cerfus, 25, died after being struck by a cargo load carried by a Chinook helicopter during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright. His unit was participating in Exercise Maple Guardian, which was preparing Canadian troops for deployment to Afghanistan.

May 2007: Cpl. Christopher Deliva, 27, of Quebec City, died when the 10-tonne military truck he was driving rolled at CFB Wainwright. He had been helping to return vehicles and equipment after a month-long training exercise for troops preparing for Afghanistan.

May 1999: Trooper Kevin Craig Zufelt, 30, was found dead inside a parked Coyote armoured vehicle while working alone during a training exercise at Camp Wainwright. He suffered a head injury, but officials were unsure what caused it. Nineteen paratroopers were also injured during a night jump earlier in the same exercise.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2026.

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by The Canadian Press

Here’s a look at past fatalities on Canadian military bases

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