Canada opposition leader Jack Layton dies after second cancer battle

TORONTO — Jack Layton, the feisty leader of Canada's opposition party who was at the height of his political career, died Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 61.

The New Democrat party issued a statement Monday morning, just weeks after a gaunt Layton held a news conference to announce he was fighting a second bout of cancer.

The party said Layton died peacefully at 4:45 a.m. ET (0945 GMT) today at his Toronto home, surrounded by family and loved ones.

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Thomas Erdbrink 22 Aug, 2011

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