Plane fighting wildfires with 3 on board crashes in Northwest Territories Firefighting plane carrying 3 crashes in N.W.T. Jun 25, 2026 1 hr ago SMS Email An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson JF SMS Email Print Copy article link Save YELLOWKNIFE - A small plane carrying three people fighting fires in the Northwest Territories has crashed.Mounties haven't said if anyone on board survived.The crash happened Wednesday night about 50 kilometres from Fort Simpson, west of Yellowknife.RCMP say officers were able to reach the site and have launched an investigation. They say the aircraft is a Turbo Commander 960 Bird Dog, which is typically used as an airborne command centre to co-ordinate firefighting operations.Police say Transportation Safety Board investigators have been called in.This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published June 25, 2026. ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Bc Business Disaster Transport More Business Stories Federal jury finds Uber liable for actions of driver who grabbed passenger's inner thigh North Carolina's top elevator official says he'll no longer include his portrait in every lift German leader to visit Serbia seeking lithium for his country's car industry N.L. wants details on environmental impact before hydrogen project can move forward Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts Black Friday, Cyber Monday divisions blur as shopping habits shift Mortgage moves 'good news' for borrowers, but budget lacks housing support: experts Provincial regulator approves rate hike for customers of Halifax Water in 2026 +2 Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues' Chevron’s buyback boosts stock, get rebuke from White House You might be interested in Former child actor Daveigh Chase, 'The Ring' villain and Lilo voice, dies at 35 +5 ‘This is nuts’: The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet +2 Suspect fought with neighbour about shed before 2 Saskatchewan Mounties shot: witness +2 Justin Trudeau's youngest son joins 'Son of a Critch' as an extra ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû +2 For credit unions, reconciliation is a true partnership For many Indigenous communities, access to financial services and economic opportu… Sending money abroad? Here’s how digital transfers work – and why Canadians are using them Trust in international money transfers has long been tied to physical places: a ba… Similar Stories Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts Lululemon bars public from shareholder meeting with key vote on board members Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
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