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1 dead after logging helicopter crashes on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast

One person has died after a helicopter crashed into the ocean Monday on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, according to the RCMP.A Kaman K-Max K-1200 helicopter is pictured during tree felling works in Zurich, Switzerland on Dec. 17, 2019. A K-Max helicopter similar to the one pictured crashed on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast on Monday. (Arnd Wiegmann/REUTERS)One person…

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Helicopter fighting wildfire crashes west of Edmonton

Emergency responders were on scene at a helicopter crash Monday night near the community of Evansburg, Alta., west of Edmonton.A view of the wildfire near Evansburg, Alta., last week. A helicopter assisting in the firefighting efforts crashed Monday night, police said. (David Bajer/CBC)Emergency responders were on scene at a helicopter crash Monday night near the…

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3 dead in helicopter crash near Resolute Bay, Nunavut

Two flight crew and one wildlife biologist were on board the Great Slave Helicopters flight that crashed near Griffith Island. No one survived, the company says. The crash happened during a trip to survey the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, according to Nunavut’s premier.The accident involved a Great Slave Helicopters AS350-B2, similar to the one pictured…

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