Twelve believed dead as plane crashes in Canadian Arctic

A chartered Boeing 737 plane has crashed in Canada’s Arctic region today, killing 12 people.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2011 - 23:18

A chartered Boeing 737 plane has crashed in Canada’s Arctic region today, killing 12 people.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the plane went down near the hamlet of Resolute Bay in the Arctic territory of Nunavut. The First Air charter flight was travelLing from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay.

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