Jack Layton's family, friends and politicians from all parties joined thousands of members of the public to celebrate the life of the NDP leader at a state funeral Saturday in Toronto ...

Several public events were scheduled leading up to the state funeral of NDP and Official Opposition Leader Jack Layton. Here are the details of those events and his state funeral on Saturday.

TORONTO – A state funeral for former NDP leader Jack Layton took on the verve of a political rally Saturday, as another former party leader called Layton’s final public letter a “manifesto ...

Powerful politicians of all stripes put politics aside in Toronto Saturday for the funeral of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton. World News // 1 decade ago Canada's Layton lies in state in ...

OTTAWA, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The Canadian government will conduct an unprecedented state funeral for the leader of the socialist opposition party who died of cancer in Toronto. Jack Layton ...

A state funeral for former NDP leader Jack Layton took on the verve of a political rally Saturday, as another former party leader called Layton’s final public letter a “manifesto for social ...

Last year's state funeral for Jack Layton came with a sizable price tag, newly released figures show. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

If there is one big lesson from Jack Layton's death, it's that Canadians are hungry for a more civil and constructive form of public life. They came to his funeral because Mr. Layton exemplified ...

Jack Layton thought he had beaten cancer. But he died this week, at the age of 61. There will be a state funeral in Toronto for him today, and the mourning in Canada crosses all party lines.

8 a.m. Bracelets will be handed out to about the first 600 people in line hoping to attend Jack Layton's state funeral, on King Street West outside Roy Thomson Hall. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The last two ...

Jack Layton's state funeral takes place at Roy Thomson Hall tomorrow at 2 p.m. Although the majority of seats at the venue will be reserved for invited guests and dignitaries, the first 600 ...