(((BigPharMed? Corruption? Competition? Blackmail?)))-CDH)  Billionaire founder of Canada drug firm in 'suspicious' death

AFPDecember 16, 2017

The blood thinner Clopidogrel, made by Apotex, pictured in 2007 as the Canadian drugmaker battled in a US court for permission to sell the generic version of Plavix
The blood thinner Clopidogrel, made by Apotex, pictured in 2007 as the Canadian drugmaker battled in a US court for permission to sell the generic version of Plavix (AFP Photo/ROBERT SULLIVAN)
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Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's global pharmaceutical giant Apotex has confirmed the death of its billionaire founder Barry Sherman, after police reported two "suspicious" deaths at the couple's upscale Toronto home.

Police did not identify the victims, who were found on Friday, but Canadian media named them as Sherman and his wife Honey, prominent Canadians whose deaths sparked an outpouring of grief among the country's political elite.

"We've been informed of the tragic news that Barry and Honey Sherman have unexpectedly passed away," said the Twitter account of Apotex, which Sherman founded in 1974.


The company, which made its name producing generic drugs, grew to employ more than 11,000 people worldwide.

Toronto Police said on Twitter that "two people (were) found deceased i https://www.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-founder-canada-drug-firm-suspicious-death-102945462.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-founder-canada-drug-firm-suspicious-death-102945462.html