canada's largest drugs firm, barry sherman and his wife honey, have been found dead at their home in toronto. police suspicious, but said they were not being treated as murder. barry sherman was one of canada's richest people. angus crawford reports. one of toronto's richest suburbs, a house for sale. in the basement, a discovery. two bodies, a man and a woman. barry sherman and his wife honey, one of the richest couples in the country. police can't yet say what happened. the circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances but it's an investigative tool. until we know exactly how they die, we treat it as suspicious and then once that, once a determination has been made by the pathologist and the coroner, then we move forward from there. barry sherman, who was 75, was thought to be worth more than £2 billion. he made his money in pharmaceuticals, starting apotex in the 1970s, and building it into one of the biggest drugs companies in the world. stepping down as chief executive in 2012, he dedicated himself to charity work. today, the canadian premiere justin

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pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey have been found dead at their home in toronto. police have described the deaths as suspicious. the south african president jacob zuma says the country and the governing anc face enormous challenges as the party gathers to vote for a new leader. a leading supporter of brexit has said the uk cannot become a "colony" of the eu during the expected two year transition period after britain's withdrawal in march 2019. and the renowned scientist and television presenter heinz wolff has died at the age of 89. he became known to british tv audiences in the 70s and 80s on the great egg race. now on bbc news, click. this week, the wide world of 360 video. the artistic world of marina abramovic. and the strange world of quantum computers. imagine a computer that could crack the world's most secure codes in minutes, design extraordinary new medicines, even pave the way to intelligent machines. big tech companies like google, ibm and microsoft are all trying to be the first to achieve a breakthrough in the field of quantum computing, but we're not quit

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pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey have been found dead at their home in toronto. policeave described the deaths as suspicious. and after a bitter campaign, south africa's governing anc is preparing to vote for a new leader to replace president jacob zuma. thank you very much for your company. there will be more news at 2pm. now on bbc news, as the standoff between the trump administration and north korea's kimjong un continues, rupert wingfield—hayes assesses the significance of the military preparations and the rhetoric on both sides. in south korea, the us air force is practising for war with the north. president trump is now threatening to erase north korea from the map. we will have no choice, but to totally destroy north korea. kimjong—un is responding with ever bigger and more powerful missiles and nuclear tests. the us is moving ships and aircraft to the korean peninsula in ever greater shows of military might. are we now on the road to war or is president trump in danger of starting a war he doesn't want? this could go bad very very quickly. and it could go very

canadian pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife have been found dead at their home in toronto. police have described the death as suspicious. the south african president jacob zuma says that the country and the governing anc faces enormous challenges as the party gathers to vote for a new leader. a leading supporter brexit has said the uk cannot become a colony of the european union during the expected two—year transition period after britain's withdrawal. and renowned scientist and television presenter heinz wolff has died at the age of 89. well, now, it is dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. this week we are reflecting on some movement finally you might say in the brexit talks. and we will be asking whether the election of a democrat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. let me introduce you to my guests this week. american writer stephanie baker, suzanne lynch from the irish times, jasmine brown and... a very warm welcome again to all of you. we really have seen the end of the beginning. it was confirmed this week the brexit talks can finally m

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canadian pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife have been found dead at their home in toronto. policeays that the country and the governing anc faces enormous challenges as the party gathers to vote for a new leader. a leading supporter brexit has said the uk cannot become a colony of the european union during the expected two—year transition period after britain's withdrawal. and renowned scientist and television presenter heinz wolff has died at the age of 89. well, now, it is dateline london.

. >>> in toronto, police looking into a billionaire couple's mysterious deaths.nthropist barry sherman and his wife honey found dead in their mansion this weekend. reportedly in their basement. the pharmaceutical company founder worth an estimated $3.2 billion. canadian investigators calling the deaths suspicious. >>> to central pennsylvania, and the scare for skiers. they had to be rescued when a chairlift malfunctioned more than 20 feet off the ground. the tussey mountain resort saying some skiers were pinned when four of those chairs slammed into a fifth. about 100 people needing help getting down. some stuck on the chairlift for two hours. othl only minor injuries reported. >>> and, "the last jedi" coming in first at the weekend box office. dominating the competition with a $220 million open nationwide. the number one debut of 2017, and second best opening of all time. the franchise, of course, owned disney, the parent company of abc. >>> up next, the unexpected gift. the emotional moment caught on camera, leaving this high school football coach speechless. s

pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey have been found dead at their home in toronto. policeicides. barry sherman was one of canada's richest men and a prominent philanthropist. opposition parties in peru have submitted an impeachment motion against their president who has been accused of receiving illegal payments from a brazilian construction company. the motion was signed by politicians from most of the parties and it says he has the moral —— does not have the moral capacity to lead a career. he has rejected calls for his resignation. the us secretary of state says north korea needs to show a ‘sustained cessation of threatening behaviour‘ before meaningful talks can begin. rex tillerson was speaking at a meeting of the un security council in new york. mr tillerson also questioned the commitment of moscow, and especially beijing, in trying to rein in the secretive state's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. as chinese crude oil flows to north korean refineries, the united states questions china's commitment to solving an issue that has serious implications for the secur

pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey have been found dead at their home in toronto. policescribed the deaths as suspicious. after a bitter campaign, south africa's governing anc is preparing to vote for a new leader to replace president jacob zuma. a leading supporter of brexit has said the uk cannot become a "colony" of the eu during the expected two year transition period after britain's withdrawal in march 2019. and the renowned scientist and television presenter heinz wolff has died at the age of 89. he became known to british tv audiences in the 70s and 80s on the great egg race. now on bbc news, rebecca jones presents the first in two films revealing the inside stories of world—changing events from magnum photographers in new york, london and paris in through the lens. sometimes, history's shaped not over the course of years or decades, but in a single day. i'm rebecca jones and i'm here at the magnum photo print room in london in this special series celebrating the 70th anniversary of the agency magnum photos. i'm going to introduce you to some of the world's greates

canadian billionaire barry sherman has been found dead along with his wife in their home in toronto police say the circumstances appear suspicious the couple was known for their philanthropies donating tens of millions of dollars to hospitals and universities sherman founded apple takes the world's seventh largest drug maker in one nine hundred seventy four it's estimated to be worth three point two billion dollars six point five magnitude earthquake in indonesia is most populous island of java has killed at least two people and caused damage in several towns and cities staff at one hospital were forced to evacuate patients after part of the ceiling collapsed it's artscape now. the dangers of this big society oh unspeakable matter compiled testimonies a victim of the congolese mustn't. as this intimate evidence finds its way to international courts the central african republic is a plunged into further. and intricate tanev of people and a nation crippled by recent history. alfred come to after two concerts at his time on al-jazeera. twenty first century africa a continent undergoing great

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the country's richest men billionaire barry sherman and his wife were found in their home in toronto police say the circumstances are suspicious but the deaths are not being treated as homicides sherman founded up attacks that's one of the world's biggest generic drug makers at least three people have been killed in flooding as tropical storm kite tack lashes the philippines contact made landfall on saturday barreling through the eastern region of the science with winds of eighty kilometers an hour eleven thousand people are stranded at various ports. motorbikes the way to go in vietnam and it's estimated that the capital of hanoi alone has more than five million motorbikes and scooters but the brakes are being put on the two wheeler boom in this way in haiti. vietnam's road to economic success is becoming clocked one of the costs of the communist governments embrace of capitalism is traffic congestion. narrow streets of hanoi can't cope with the influx of cars and motorbikes so government leaders in the capital have decided that after a gradual phase out motorbikes will be completely banne

in toronto, police homicide unit has taken over the investigation into deaths of the shermans.cious circumstances, but they are not looking for suspects. aerospace company has made a bid for a dutch cybersecurity firm. that knocks out a smaller bid by another company. the officer -- the office -- the offer significantly undervalued the company. francine: a lot of m&a news in europe. you can look at unilever with their spreads business. when itrine is laggard comes to m&a terms, but it turns out to be the hot spot this year. talk to me about m&a in europe. is it going to accelerate? is there a trend for growth? do other things drive this consolidation in europe? >> europe and the united states are not dissimilar. , right now, market gdp rates are better in europe. about as too worried financial failure. there was a monkey wrench thrown into things with brexit. people have gotten used to it. notassumption is that will do anything significant. interest rates are low. activity. even though the gdp rate is higher, you might say what has that got to do with it? stimulative of mn day.

shock after a real estate agent found them hanging from the railing inside their $7 million toronto home. police are going to draw a circle around both of them. they're going to look at their personal and professional and social lives. there is no sign of forced entry. the shermans were well-connected in canadian politics. justin trudeau tweeted his condolences after their death. for all those who leave reviews after staying at hotels you will want to pay attention to the next story. a woman's is a hotel in indiana charged her card $350 for writing a bad review. needed a getaway so they booked a trip to stay at an abby brown inn. ae says her room smelled like sewer, the air conditioner didn't work and she found hair in her bed. after writing a negative review she got a $350 charge from the hotel and a letter from an attorney threatening legal action. the indiana attorney general's office filed back -- fired back with a lawsuit against management. time is running out to get the special package delivered by christmas. today is the deadline for fedex express saver and u.s. postal first class. tomor

canada's largest drugs firm, barry sherman, and his wife have been found dead at their home in toronto, in what police well known for their charitable work, donating millions to causes across the city and helping to send medical aid to disaster zones. kathryn armstrong reports. called to this house on a cold canadian afternoon, emergency services responding to reports of a medical complaint. inside two bodies are found. police have not formally identified them, but friends and local officials say they are barry sherman, one of canada's richest men, and his wife honey, both highly respected the letterpress. few details are yet known about what happened. -- philanthropists. our investigations lead us to believe there may be suspicious circumstances. until we know exactly how they die, we treated as suspicious and then once a determination has been made by the pathologist and coroner, we move forward from there. barry sherman and founded apotex in 1974 and it is 110w and founded apotex in 1974 and it is now one of the world ‘s biggest drugmakers. he stepped down as in 2012, but stay on as a gek chairman.

canadian police are investigating the death of one of the country's richest men billionaire barry sherman and his wife were found dead in their home in toronto the police say the circumstances are suspicious but the deaths are not being treated as homicide sherman founded a protext that's one of the world's largest generic drugs makers the couple were known for their philanthropy donating tens of millions of dollars to hospitals and charities. many hospitals in rural areas of the us a struggling to operate experts say so-called medical deserts are becoming common across the country since twenty ten more than eighty rural hospitals have closed and hundreds more are at risk of shutting their doors al-jazeera is and agalloch are reports from one such area around mehta in georgia. glenwood really is a blink and you'll miss it kind of rural city only a few hundred people live here even on busy days it's sleepy but at one time it was home to the only hospital in the county an area of almost eight hundred square kilometers that was our kind of our block or better in terms claimed a fine with the hospital with then three years ago the facility close

>>> police in toronto investigates after a billionaire and his wife are found dead in their home. neighbors in disbelief over the deaths as the police call the deaths suspicious. all that plus anita hill heads to hollywood to help the entertainment industry take control of sexual harassment allegations. >>> people fall ill on board a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean and a close encounter of a different kind as an asteroid gets close to earth. >> announcer: this is "today" with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer. >>> good morning and welcome to "today." thanks for joining us. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin. dylan dreyer standing by. this close encounter we're going to have. are we going to -- >> it's not going to hit the earth, but it's going to come the closest it's been since 1974 and it won't be this close until 2093. >> first lets get to the top story. that's the tax bill getting one step closer to passage. on friday two more republican senators said they would be voting yes on the tax plan. getting closer to giving the president his biggest legi

the couple found dead friday in their toronto area mansion. the police deaths suspicious. here is tony dokoupil. >> forbes ranks barry sherman as 12th richest man in canada with net worth of $3 billion. he was also generous giving away more than $50 million to charity. because his company made cheap generic drugs, sherman had plenty of rivals. toronto homicide detectives are leading the investigation into the deaths of barry and hon neap sherman. a police spokesman calls their deaths suspicious after initially saying they found no signs of forced entry, and were not searching for suspects. >> until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious. then once, that, that, wujs determination its made by the pathologist and coroner, then weep move forward from there. >> the global and mail said the couple was found hanging from the railing of their basement pool and that investigators theorized the 75-year-old billionaire killed his wife and then took his own life. the family criticized unnamed police sources saying in a statement, our parents shared

police in toronto, canada, is investigating this morning after a billionaire and his wife are found dead in their home. neighbors in disbelief over the deaths, as police call the deaths suspicious. >>> all that plus anita hill heads to hollywood to help the entertainment industry take control of rampant sexual misconduct allegations. >>> thousands of people fall ill on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. >>> and a close encounter of a different kind, as an asteroid gets dangerously close to earth today, saturday, december 16th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones a jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us. i'msh i'm craig melvin. dylan dreyer standing by, as well. this close encounter, are we going to -- >> it is not going to hit the earth but it'll come the closest it's been since 1974. it won't be this clear until 2093. >> fascinating. >> 40 miles wide. >> i remember being fascinated by it as a kid. >>> let's get to the top story, the tax bill gett

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. >>> police in toronto are investigating the death of one of canada's wealthiest couples. >> the bodies of billionaires barry and honey sherman were found in their mansion on friday. police called the deaths suspicious, but are not describing them as homicides, at least so far. they're currently not seeking any suspects. sherman founded the generic drugmaker epotex in 1974 and was widely placed as a general philanthropist. so mystery there. >>> coming up, south africa's ruling political party is choosing its new leader. we'll tell you why this could profoundly impact the country's future. >>> plus, the danger of becoming too powerful in north korea. you look at the circumstances behind the disappearance of the country's second most powerful official. "cnn newsrm" life from atlanta, georgia, this hour simulcast on cnn usa here in the states, cnn international worldwide. right back after the break. ♪ this holiday, the real gift isn't what's inside the box. it's what's inside the person who opens it. ♪ give ancestrydna, the only dna test that can trace your origins to over 150 ethnic regio

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. >>> homicide police in toronto are leading the investigation of the deaths of a drug industry billionaireis wife. barry and.honey sherman were found dead inside their home. investigators say their deaths were consistent with those suffered from hanging. that led to a theory that the case was a murder-suicide. but the victims' family say that would never happen. they urge police to conduct a criminal investigation. the shermans were known for giving away hundreds of millions of dollars to charity. >>> uber is having an impact on emergency calls. kansas researchers say the ride-sharing service has cut ambulance use by 7% and that number may double. users found its cheaper to go to the hospital calling uber. some insurance companies also offer gift cards on to uber users. the company emphasized the service is not a substitute for first responders in an emergency. >> so you have an injury, you're bleeding, you call an uber as opposed to an ambulance. >> you know they carve you when you throw up or bleed in their car, right? it has to be minor injuries. >> and also they give you a lower rating

police in toronto canada are treating as suspicious the deaths of a pharmaceutical billionaire and his wife at their home dairy sherman seen here in a laboratory of his company up attacks made his money from manufacturing generic drugs no further details about the circumstances of the deaths of so far been released. the next step for brags that after months of stalling and wrangling negotiations on britain leaving the european union are moving on to the second stage their past the divorce bill now what will the relationship look like after the split i'm sumi so much going to in berlin this is the day. we will set up and of negotiate a new trade deal with the european union she was a tough smart like them for the last year but also will be negotiating trade deals with other countries around the world face to can start but then even harder work begins for sure the. second phase to be having more demanding more challenging to the the first phase will be delivering the bread sic the people thank you for. also coming up the story of linda w. a german teenager who went to iraq to join islami

the bodies of the 75-year-old and his wife were found in their home in their toronto neighborhood on friday under what policesuspicious circumstances. that is your bloomberg business flash. thanks very much for that. asian equities rallying today, as president trump says the u.s. ng to start toi the" when they pass republican tax-cut plan. closing in on his first major policy victory since he has become president. for more, we are joined by kathleen hunter. what are the remaining roadblocks? what could hold this victory off for the president? kathleen: we have seen that there have been all of these stories coming out and about, last-minute provisions added to the bill as of last friday. we have a story on the terminal that the daily provision benefits real estate investors, including potentially trump himself. some of the optics of the last-minute changes could give some members of congress pause. the real question is whether the momentum for this is so great overshadows the other considerations for this. i think that is probably the case. pushingthere is so much in favor of this legislation at this point th

toronto. he made his fortune as the founder of the pharmaceutical company apotex. policetay with us on bbc news, still to come: prince harry and meghan markle announce the date for their wedding. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. you are watching bbc news. the latest headlines: south africa‘s governing anc is p

toronto. he made his fortune as the founder of the pharmaceutical company apotex. policeed as murder. south africa's governing african national congress is preparing this weekend to pick a new party leader to replace jacob zuma, who is also the country's president. the anc is still the dominant political force, but has faced a loss of public trust. president zuma is facing corruption allegations, which he denies. the bbc‘s africa editor, fergal keane, has travelled through the anc stronghold of the eastern cape. many dreams of freedom were born here, died here and were reborn. from its earliest days, the eastern cape was an anc stronghold. new brighton was where the party's military wing was founded, and the first south african township i visited in the years of apartheid. when i first came to this township, more than 30 years ago, the anc were still banned, mandela was in jail, jacob zuma was in exile. but to the people who live here now, that's all ancient history. what they care about is what the anc hasn't done. anger over the failure to deliver enough houses and serv

the bodies of the 75-year-old they were found in their home in the toronto neighborhood of north york on friday under what policed suspicious circumstances. that is your bloomberg business flash. anna, matt. matt: all right, juliette, thanks very much for that. juliette saly with your bloomberg business flash. south africa's ruling african national congress has started voting for a new leader to replace president jacob zuma. it is a tight race between his former wife and his deputy. the vote at the national conference follows a bitter dispute over the decision to exclude almost 1/10 of delegates because they were not properly accredited. the spirit of this conference as the delegates continue to vote here? --there has been a lot of they have converged to elect their new leadership and discuss policy amendments for the party and for government, but despite the conference going ahead as planned, it does seem there are stark divisions between the two sides. and thety president -- other being with zuma, the former chairwoman as well as president zuma's former wife. anna: when can we expect to get an election result?

still don't know but there the drive police have used tear gas in some cities like in terminal shot so there has been a crackdown on the protests have been a rust in toronto as well the authorities even said there was a state news agency have reported a number of people in terror on have been arrested after refusing to disperse so there has been a crackdown but the crackdown in two thousand and nine was particularly very bloody in a number of people were even killed if you remember the girl who became the symbol of iranian partisan two thousand and nine negara assault on for example the old so there has not been any report of those were tallied to this time. so we have to see if the protests are going to continue how the rain ians are going to build with it what is interesting for example today i realized that some of the front pages into iran very few mentioned reporters you know something that the in two thousand and nine ok that was journalist says' taken in london thank you very much for that . egypt's coptic christians are in mourning after another attack by suspected islamic extremists authorities say eight worshippers and a police officer were kill

between the anti-riot police and security guards and students up there on university for example whereas the an opera is immorality and easily take place in the grand mosque in toronto example difficult to come but what is significant is that nobody saudis and the government new round of under government rallies taking place across iran the other difference is that where in two thousand and nine it was mainly centered in tehran the capital this time is happening in the provinces and the other difference is that in two thousand and nine it was middle class protesting and this time it looks like it's still lower class to people problem of economy are are testing ok briefly if you could this wave of antigovernment protests that we are seeing. to suppose a real threat to either rouhani the president or even to come in a he the supreme leader. i mean iran showed in two thousand and nine that it was able to crush although very buddleia you know largely. the protest and the rare people who were killed in two thousand and nine most famous the. girl who became the symbol of the protests then this you know it is time it is too soon to say how heavy handed they hand over the.

police were able to rescue him and arrest him for burglary. >>> a murder mystery is taking place in canada, a billionaire and his wife found dead inside their toronto. officials need to figure out if it was a homicide or murder suicide. >> reporter: this is pharmaceuticals billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey. >> he is a wonderful man. for the country, what he done for the country in society and the community. i am very very sad. >> reporter: both were found dead inside their toronto mansion friday. >> we discovered two bodies of people inside a home here.>> reporter: the canadian press reporting barry sherman killed his wife, hung the body and then hung himself. despite those reports police say nothing has been ruled out as they try to put together this popular couples final hours. >> the circumstances of their death lead us to believe there may be suspicious circumstances. >> reporter: barry sherman running a prominent pharmaceutical company, and they are estimating the couple's worth of $3.2 billion. giving back to their community, they were major donors to hospitals universities and jewish organizations. many of his employees coming to

the police are investigating the death of one of canada's richest men billionaire barry sherman and his wife were found dead in the home in toronto sherman funded upper texas one of the world's biggest generic drug makers those are the headlines the news continues after once upon a time in punch bowl also use of public. various kinds of strategies. to get away from the war that was happening at the top . and they came here to restart their lives. as a minority when i first arrived at this rally i like it i i struggled. it was very difficult. i wanted to give as if. i was a player of the beginning very sick for the last. few decades lebanese families come to a strain to build a better life and escape the destruction of. that many demonized in a new land. to. get rid of this multiculturalism the first that is. then after fifteen years of immigration from lebanon anglo and arab australia is divided by the first gulf war they're being confronted with a choice between being either our own restraint because up to now the multicultural story is both. first. i already answered this question i'm going to start to see this in the stores tr