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.


August 15th, 2011

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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." 


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.


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. 

 


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