EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her British Columbia counterpart David Eby have both expressed horror at the killing of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah.

Smith says the shooting should be condemned across the political spectrum, while Eby says it’s a chance to reflect on the importance of a peaceful political culture.

Kirk, the co-founder and chief executive of Turning Point USA, was gunned down Wednesday during a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, south of Salt Lake City.

Videos posted to social media show Kirk being fatally shot in the neck while taking questions from the crowd.

Smith says she never met Kirk but says some of her colleagues have, as she called the killing an assassination by someone who didn’t share Kirk’s politi

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