Canada's richest man dies at age 82
{{date|June 14, 2006}}

[[w:Kenneth Thomson|Kenneth Thomson]], Canada's richest man and the 9th wealthiest person in the world according to [[w:Forbes|Forbes's]] 2005 ranking, died Monday morning at his office in [[w:Toronto|Toronto]]. The cause of death is reported to be a heart attack.

He was the former Thomson Corp. chairman and the company's controlling shareholder. He made most of his money by making his father's trans-Atlantic newspaper ([[w:The Globe and Mail|The Globe and Mail]]) into one of the world's leading resources for electronic information and data.

Mr. Thomson is survived by his wife, Marilyn; three sons, David, who succeeded him as chairman of Thomson in 2002, Peter and Taylor; and a sister, Audrey Campbell. A memorial service will be held on a date that has yet to be announced.

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/060612/b061258.html
|title=Billionaire Kenneth Thomson, Canada's richest man, dead at 82 
|author=Gary Norris
|pub=CBC
|date=June 13, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/rich-list-newspaper-baron-dies/2006/06/13/1149964532745.html
|title=Rich list newspaper baron dies
|author=Amran Abocar
|pub=The Age
|date=June 14, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060612/kenneth_thomson_060612/20060612?hub=CTVNewsAt11
|title=Media mogul Kenneth Thomson dies at 82
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|pub=CTV
|date=June 12, 2006}}

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[[Category:Obituaries]]
[[Category:Toronto, Ontario]]
[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Health]]
Kenneth Thomson, Canada's richest man and the 9th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes's 2005 ranking, died Monday morning at his office in Toronto. The cause of death is reported to be a heart attack.

He was the former Thomson Corp. chairman and the company's controlling shareholder. He made most of his money by making his father's trans-Atlantic newspaper (The Globe and Mail) into one of the world's leading resources for electronic information and data.

Mr. Thomson is survived by his wife, Marilyn; three sons, David, who succeeded him as chairman of Thomson in 2002, Peter and Taylor; and a sister, Audrey Campbell. A memorial service will be held on a date that has yet to be announced.


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