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Canadians remember Jack Layton
Canadians across the country have been expressing their affection and sadness for NDP Leader Jack Layton ever since news broke that he died on Monday morning in his Toronto home.
Canadians have shared fond memories and sent condolences through news outlets and social networking sites. Social media acted quickly as a way to organize mourners for candlelight vigils and tributes in cities across the nation.
A letter written by Layton only two days before he died of cancer has touched the hearts of many. In it he addressed the future of the NDP and offered words of hope for Canada’s future through its youth. He also spoke of his fight with prostate cancer and endorsed the care he was given despite losing the battle.
Politicians from across the political spectrum have spoken in support of Layton’s work ethic and contribution to Canadian politics.
He is credited with carrying his party to Official Opposition status in the latest election. His powerful rhetoric especially during the French and English language debates propelled his party to 103 seats including 59 in Quebec.
On July 25th he announced that he would step down temporarily to focus on beating a second diagnosis of cancer. Hull/Aylmer MP Nycole Turmel took over the party on an interim basis and will continue to lead before a leadership convention takes place.
The government will hold a rare state funeral for Layton this Saturday in Toronto.
August 19, 2011
Read by Joshua Nemeroff
Produced by Erica Bridgeman
Stories by Nikita Smith, Erica Bridgeman and Joshua Nemeroff
Hooked on Sonics Celebrates Machete Records 2nd Anniversary w/ Rome Romeo
Having put out some great local releases by bands like Solids, Amanita Bloom, Slobs and more, Montreal label Machete Records is celebrating its 2nd anniversary this Friday with a party @ Sala Rosa. Rome Romeo, a Sonics fave and one of the bands on the bill, will be dropping by Hooked on Sonics tonight to perform live and chat about 2 years of Machete. From everyone at CJLO, Happy birthday, Machete Records!
Machete Records' 2nd Anniversary Party @ Sala Rosa Friday Aug 19 w/ Claas, Solids, & Rome Romeo. Tix are $15 @ the door and includes a bonus Machete EP
Two men face four year sentence for inciting riots on Facebook
Two British men in their twenties were sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for Facebook pages they created.
20-year-old Jordan Blackshaw and 22-year-old Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan both created events last week encouraging rioting in their northwest England town of Warrington.
According to prosecutor Martin McRobb, the two men acted independently. McRobb said the men were wrong to believe that inciting disorder from the safety of the virtual world would not have real world consequences.
Retaliation key in Bacon brother death
British Columbia police fear retaliation played a key role in a Kelowna shooting Sunday that left Jonathan Bacon dead. The brazen slaying occurred in broad daylight outside of a waterfront hotel in downtown Kelowna. Jonathan Bacon was well known to police and was at one time under heavy surveillance by the BC RCMP.
Police fear that this shooting will provoke retaliation from one of the other notorious BC gangs.
Currently there have been no arrests in connection with the shooting. Officers are investigating a burnt out SUV that was found hours after the incident to see if it was involved.
Jonathan and his brother Jamie Bacon, who were well known as the Bacon Brothers by BC media were under investigation by BC police for drug related activities. They were also believed to have been involved in the “Surrey Six” an incident where six people were gunned down in a Vancouver suburb apartment building, including two innocent bystanders.
The brothers have escaped assassination attempts before and police have warned anyone involved with the brothers of the danger they face.
NHL tough guy found dead
NHL forward Rick Rypien was found dead in his home Monday night. The RCMP is continuing to investigate the cause of death.
Rypien was acquired by the Winnipeg Jets this summer. He spent the last six seasons in the Vancouver Canucks organization though. Transitioning between the Canucks and their American Hockey League affiliate the Manitoba Moose.
On the ice, he was known as a tough guy who got under the skin of opposing teams. But off the ice, a battle with depression forced him to leave the team twice in three years for personal reasons.
Rypien signed a one year contract worth $700 000 as a free agent this off-season.
August 15th, 2011
Read and Produced by Nikita Smith
Stories by Nikita Smith, Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Chris Hanna, Sofia Gay
Students protest Quebec's Young Liberals vote for tuition hikes
Around 15 Concordia Student Union members joined hundreds of students in protest of the support of tuition hikes by the Quebec young Liberals.
The Liberal youth party met in Lenoxville this weekend, where they agreed to the Charest government's plan to increase tuition from the current $2,200 to $3,800 a year. The president of the Quebec young Liberals said the hike is a way to maintain accessibility to post-secondary education, while "maintaining the qualities of our universities."
Students protested outside the meeting with signs that read "Hey Ho, tuition hikes must go" and "La CJPLQ trahit la jeunesse."
Photos by Aaron Green
Thousands honour three men killed during riots in Britain
Three men who died amidst rioting in Britain were commemorated in a Birmingham park on Sunday. Thousands gathered in Summerfield Park to honour Haroon Jahan and brothers Shazared Ali and Abdul Musavir. The three men were trying to protect businesses from looters on Tuesday night when they were hit by a car.
Two men were arraigned Sunday on three counts of murder related to the killings. A third will be arraigned on Monday.
Five people died during the riots that spread over four days from London to other English cities. The outbreak of civil unrest has led people like Tariq Jahan to appeal for peace in their communities. Jahan, father of Haroon Jahan, was present at Sunday’s rally. He said the three boys died for their community. He hopes now that they will be remembered for it.
Fittingly, many community leaders took the stage to speak at the rally. Musicians also performed under the banner ''United Birmingham, One City, One Voice for Peace.''
Norway gunman helps police reconstruct horrific events
On Sunday, Norwegian police took gunman Anders Behring Breivik back to the scene of his crimes to reconstruct the actions that took place July 22.
The 32-year-old was heavily guarded. After eight hours, prosecutor Paal-Fredrik Hjort Kraby said police were able to get details about what the gunman did last month.
The entire visit was filmed and could be used in court at Breivik's trial.
Hjort Kraby said Breivik has always calm and collaborative, and the eight-hour reconstruction on Utoya was no different. Breivik is being accused of killing 69 people. If convicted on terrorism charges, he would face up to 21 years in prison.
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