Ex-Premier of Canada’s Alberta Jim Prentice Among Four Killed in Plane Crash

Jim Prentice, former premier of Canada’s province of Alberta, has been confirmed as one of the four individuals that died in an airplane crash near the city of Calgary, Canadian media reported on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — According to the report, all passengers of the aircraft died in the crash.

"Sources close to the Prentice family confirm that he was among four people on board the Cessna Citation jet that crashed shortly after take-off Thursday from Kelowna airport," the Toronto Star wrote.

The authorities identified another victim as being the father-in-law of one of Prentice’s daughters.

Prentice served as the 16th Premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015.