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A tragic incident in Canada's far north, where a small commuter plane crashed shortly after takeoff, claimed at least six lives. The incident occurred at around 8:50 am local time on Tuesday when a Jetstream twin turboprop airliner, operated by Northwestern Air, went down just 1.1 kilometres from the end of the runway in Fort Smith. The plane was on a charter, carrying workers to a remote mine.     #CanadaPlaneCrash #FortSmithTragedy #NorthwesternAirDisaster #TransportationSafetyBoard #RJSimpsonCondolences #AirlineSafety #FortSmithInvestigation #NorthwestTerritoriesNews #PlaneCrashUpdates #RemoteMineCharterFlightCanada                  ~PR.151~ED.101~

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00:00 A tragic incident took place in Canada's far north.

00:05 A small commuter plane crashed shortly after take-off.

00:09 The plane crash claimed at least six lives.

00:13 The incident occurred at around 8.50am local time on Tuesday.

00:18 A jet-streamed twin turboprop airliner operated by North Western Air went down just 1.1km

00:26 from the end of the runway in Fort Smith.

00:29 The airplane was on a charter carrying workers to a remote mine.

00:34 North Western Air confirmed that the ill-fated flight was a charter service.

00:40 As a result of the crash, all flights departing from Fort Smith have been grounded until Wednesday,

00:46 allowing authorities to commence their investigation.

00:49 The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has already deployed a team to scrutinize

00:55 the accident and gather crucial details.

00:58 There was only one reported survivor.

01:01 The survivor's condition, the sole person to survive the crash, remains undisclosed

01:06 at this time.

01:08 Premier of the Northwest Territories, R.J.

01:10 Simpson, expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the

01:15 crash.

01:16 Premier R.J.

01:17 Simpson said, "It is with a heavy heart that I express my deepest condolences to the families,

01:25 friends and loved ones of those who were aboard the North Western Air flight that crashed

01:31 outside of Fort Smith today.

01:36 The impact of this incident is felt across the territory.

01:39 The people we lost were not just passengers on a flight, they were neighbours, colleagues,

01:44 friends and loved ones.

01:47 Their stories and contributions to our communities will not be forgotten," Simpson concluded.

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