Three takeaways from Elon Musk's latest political donations

BBC News Sunday 18 October 2026, 00:41 UTC 1 min read

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New filings show the world's richest person spent this summer again trying to help Republicans win office, with most of his focus on one candidate.

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Incident at CFB Wainwright base in Alberta caused a ‘major fire’ that is spreading to the nearby town because of strong windsPeople have been killed and injured after an incident at one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire, Canada’s defence minister said Saturday. “I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” defence minister David McGuinty said at a press conference on Saturday night.

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Three takeaways from Elon Musk's latest political donations

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