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FORT SMITH, N.W.T. -People in the Northwest Territories town of Fort Smith continue to support each other and mourn after six people died in a plane crash. The Anglican Church in the community of 2,200 is planning to ring its bells every morning for six minutes. The town’s three churches came together for a candlelight vigil Wednesday night, which included prayer, song and calls from community leaders to support each other and stay strong. The charter plane had just taken off from Fort Smith and was en route to the Diavik Diamond Mine on Tuesday morning, when it hit the ground and caught fire. The territorial coroner’s office has not identified the victims of the crash, but some family members have. Clayton Balsillie says his sister Diane Balsillie was among… <\/p>\n

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FORT SMITH, N.W.T. -People in the Northwest Territories town of Fort Smith continue to support each other and mourn after six people died in a plane crash. The Anglican Church in the community of 2,200 is planning to ring its bells every morning for six minutes. The town’s three churches came together for a candlelight vigil Wednesday night, which included prayer, song and calls from community leaders to support each other and stay strong. The charter plane had just taken off from Fort Smith and was en route to the Diavik Diamond Mine on Tuesday morning, when it hit the ground and caught fire. The territorial coroner’s office has not identified the victims of the crash, but some family members have. Clayton Balsillie says his sister Diane Balsillie was among... <\/p>\n

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