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By The Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Data centre bus involved in B.C. crash that triggered Code Orange

Nov 4, 2026 | 11:58 AM

MACKENZIE — A multinational data centre company says a bus chartered by one of its contractors was in a crash that has triggered a Code Orange declaration involving multiple victims near Mackenzie, B.C.

A spokesperson for IREN says the crash happened south of the remote northern B.C. community, where the firm has a 4.5-hectare data centre.

More coming.

The Canadian Press

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