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.
 

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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!

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.

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.