Police say a pilot and passenger are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed about two kilometres north of the Merritt airport last night.
R-C-M-P describe the two-seat aircraft as being "homebuilt" and "amphibious."
The Transportation Safety Board says a team of investigators is being deployed to the site.
Merritt R-C-M-P say they're working with the safety board and the B-C Coroners Service to determine the factors contributing to the crash.
A corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage plan is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks, analysts suggest.
The Alberta government, in the face of mounting criticism, says it will make changes to a bill that gives Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet unfettered power to overturn local bylaws and fire mayors and councillors.
Alberta is expanding the screening process for all newborns in the province and supporting more research related to women's health.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced a $65-million aid package for Lebanon today.
A judge has decided the trial of a man accused of killing four women in Winnipeg will still be heard by a jury.
After holding public hearings and gathering evidence in private, inquiry commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue has released an interim report into foreign interference in Canada's last two general elections.