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CFB Wainwright — A female Canadian soldier was airlifted Wednesday from Wainwright during a training exercise after a pre-existing medical condition required her to be sent to an Edmonton hospital for observation.

Col. Peter Scott, commander at the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre in Wainwright, said she was “doing quite well.” She was able to speak to family members and was listed in stable condition.

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Maple Resolve, a two-week exercise that started Sunday about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton, is Canada’s largest annual military training exercise.

The soldier’s hospitalization Wednesday comes weeks after Sgt. Robert Dynerowicz of the Royal Canadian Dragoons died and three others were injured at the base. Their light armoured vehicle crashed during an exercise called Rugged Bear, a live-fire event as part of the Canadian Army’s Road to High Readiness training program.