Monsanto

• Percy Schmeiser, Saskatchewan farmer known for fight against Monsanto, dies at 89

  Percy Schmeiser came into the spotlight in the late 1990s after he was sued and taken to court by Monsanto for using its genetically modified canola seeds without a licence.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2020
  
• ‘Percy’ director adds fictional elements to Percy Schmeiser’s onscreen story

  Christopher Walken stars as Percy Schmeiser, the farmer from Bruno, Sask., who was sued and taken to court by Monsanto in the late 1990s.

  Entertainment

  Oct 6, 2020
  
• Advertisement
• Canadian class action proposed over alleged carcinogenic herbicide Roundup

  Lawyers for a group of Canadians affected by cancer they blame on exposure to a weed killer have filed three proposed class-action lawsuits against the product's manufacturer, alleging Bayer and Monsanto knowingly endangered lives.

  Health

  Nov 20, 2019
• Advertisement
• David Coon tries and fails at declaring emergency debate on Glyphosate as N.B. Legislature rises

  Glyphosate has been classified as a probable carcinogenic by the World Health Organization and the spraying of the herbicide has been banned in neighboring Quebec.

  Environment

  Jun 14, 2019
• Monsanto ordered to pay $2B to couple who say they contracted cancer from Roundup

  A jury ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.055 billion to a couple claiming that the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers.

  Environment

  May 14, 2019
• Health Canada ‘dead wrong’ to allow use of weed killer: U.S. lawyers

  The lawyers are in Canada meeting with environment groups and scientists to assess whether legal action is warranted and possible in this country.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2019
• Reality check: Weedkiller was found in children’s breakfast cereal. Does it cause cancer?

  Traces of a chemical used to kill weeds has been found in a number of breakfast cereals, and it could increase cancer risks for children, according to a study by an environmental research group. But is this true?

  Health

  Aug 16, 2018
• Jury award in U.S. Monsanto case shows ‘dangerous’ disregard of scientific evidence, Alberta dairy farmer says

  According to an Alberta dairy farmer, the ramifications of a recent U.S. jury award against the maker of the world's most widely-used weed killer are worrisome.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2018
• Advertisement
• Monsanto ordered to pay $289M after man said its Roundup weed-killers caused his cancer

  Monsanto's response: "Today’s decision does not change the fact that more than 800 scientific studies and reviews... support the fact that glyphosate does not cause cancer..."

  Health

  Aug 10, 2018
• Advertisement
• Monsanto sued by patients and families over alleged link between weed killer and cancer

  The judge wanted to determine whether the science behind the claim that Roundup can cause non-Hodgkin's lymphoma had been properly tested and met other requirements to be considered valid.

  World

  Jul 10, 2018