A part of B.C. now observes the same time as a part of Florida

The Regional District of East Kootenay in British Columbia now observes the same time as Fort Walton Beach and Crestview in Florida, according to CBC News and CBC Canada. This district includes B.C. communities such as Cranbrook and Kimberley.

In a separate incident, investigators have located pieces of a plane's tail several kilometres away from a crash site in Greenacres, located about 11 kilometres south-west of West Palm Beach. ABC News AU reports that the flight encountered bad weather and crashed on Sunday local time.

According to ABC News AU, National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman stated that the plane's tail elevator was broken into three parts, which would have prevented the pilot from pulling the aircraft out of a nosedive. Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras reported to air traffic controllers minutes before the crash that the plane was experiencing severe turbulence and ice accumulation.

A preliminary report is expected in approximately one month, though determining the cause of the crash will likely take more than a year.

Brief written by urgent.news from CBC News, CBC Canada, ABC News AU — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.