Sask. farmer leads class-action lawsuit alleging Roundup caused his cancer

A Saskatchewan farmer is leading a class action lawsuit alleging that the widely-used herbicide Roundup caused him to develop cancer, teeing up a legal fight with one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The farmer, identified in a statement of claim as 62-year-old Gary Gadd from Moose Jaw, regularly sprayed the weed killer on his farm and others, according to his lawyer, Tony Merchant. “He was a heavy user for a couple of decades,” Merchant told CTVNews.ca. He said