A CF-18 pilot died Monday when a fighter jet crashed near Cold Lake, Alta. The CF-18 from 4 Wing Cold Lake went down just after 11 a.m. local time on the Saskatchewan side of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, said Capt. Mat Strong, public affairs officer with 4 Wing Cold Lake. #RCAF helicopter crews dispatched to Cold Lake Training Area to conduct search for pilot following crash of CF-18 — @CanadianForcesFormer fighter pilot and Conservative MP Laurie Hawn said the CF-18 is an "extremely safe airplane." Cold Lake is about 290 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2016 19:51 UTC