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3 miners trapped in northern B.C. mine, premier says

B.C. Premier David Eby has confirmed three miners are trapped underground in a mine in northern B.C.

The miners work at the Red Chris mine on Talhtan Nation territory near Dease Lake, B.C., about 420 kilometres west of Fort Nelson, B.C.

Two of the miners are from B.C. and one is from Ontario, the premier said at a news conference at the First Ministers meeting in Huntsville, Ont., Wednesday morning.

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