"Tragedy Strikes: Fatal Plane Crash Claims Rio Tinto Workers in Canada's Far North"

Mining company Rio Tinto confirms that a "number of our people" were on a passenger plane that crashed near Fort Smith, Canada, while en route to the Diavik diamond mine. The exact number of fatalities has not been officially released, pending next of kin notification. Authorities are preparing a mass casualty protocol, and the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has activated its protocol in response to the aviation incident. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the crash involving a BAE Jetstream aircraft registered to Northwestern Air Lease.