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5 Former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice Killed in Plane Crash | WP

"Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice was killed in a plane crash outside of Kelowna, B.C., late yesterday. He was among four who died when the plane headed for Alberta crashed at Winfield in a heavily wooded area.

…Prentice was Progressive Conservative premier of Alberta in 2014–15 and resigned immediately after losing the election to NDP leader Rachel Notley, who achieved a majority win after 44…

Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice was among the four people killed in a small-plane crash in British Columbia on Thursday night, CBC News has confirmed.

Prentice, 60, was aboard a twin-engine Cessna Citation that disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from Kelowna, en route to the Springbank Airport, just outside Calgary.

Small plane crashes near Kelowna, B.C., leaving 4 dead

Bill Yearwood, who's with the Transportation Safety Board, confirmed Friday that the plane's wreckage was found near Winfield, B.C., and described the crash as "unsurvivable."

"The aircraft is destroyed; all persons on board lost their lives," Yearwood said.

Prentice served as Alberta premier from September 2014, when he won the leadership of Progressive Conservative Party, to May 2015, when the PCs were handed their first electoral defeat in nearly half a century, at the hands of the NDP.