Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals offer support

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals…?

Of the 36 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 81% are rated left, 19% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 37. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 81% of the 36 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals… biased?

Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals offer support is one event reported by 37 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Dozens injured in CFB Wainwright fire; Toronto and Hamilton hospitals…?

37 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What happened at CFB Wainwright?

A fire occurred at CFB Wainwright on Saturday, resulting in injuries to dozens of patients. Some reports indicate that 39 individuals were hospitalised, with 19 of them in critical condition.

What support is being offered to Alberta?

Burn specialists in Toronto and Hamilton have stated that their hospitals are ready to support their colleagues in Alberta. They are prepared to assist in the care of patients injured in the CFB Wainwright fire.

Which news outlets covered this story?

Twenty-five news outlets, all of which provided digests of the story, covered the incident. These included outlets rated as left and centre. No right-rated outlets reported on this story.