(Toronto Star )OTTAWA—Family and friends of Jim Prentice reeled in shock Friday after police confirmed the former Alberta premier and a long-time federal cabinet minister died in a plane crash. Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice has died in a plane crash. “Jim Prentice brought his deep convictions to everything he turned his hand to, whether it was law, business, or politics,” Trudeau said in a statement. “He was deeply loved Alberta,” said Premier Rachel Notley, the NDP leader who beat Prentice in the last Alberta election. ▶ Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose tearfully remembered Jim Prentice on Friday after the former Alberta premier and federal minister died in a plane crash.

Source: thestar October 14, 2016 16:24 UTC