Deaths of note from around the world:

Paul Desmarais, 86: Transformed a bankrupt bus line in a Canadian mining center into an international conglomerate with $527 billion in assets. In the process, he became one of his country’s most powerful businessmen. Died Tuesday in Quebec.

Rod Grams, 65: Worked as a Twin Cities TV anchor, congressman and U.S. senator. Died Tuesday at his rural Minnesota home.