Photo: The Globe and Mail via ReutersThe billionaire founder of a Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc and his wife have been found dead in their Toronto home under circumstances police described as "suspicious." Police told reporters on Friday they were investigating the deaths after finding Barry and Honey Sherman in their northeast Toronto home when responding to a medical call just before noon (local time). Sherman founded Apotex in 1974, a company the firm says is now the world's No 7 generic drugmaker. Privately held Apotex says it is the largest Canadian-owned pharmaceutical firm, with annual sales of more than $C2 billion ($NZ2.2 billion). Ontario's health minister, Eric Hoskins, described the couple in a tweet as "wonderful human beings, incredible philanthropists, great leaders in healthcare."

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2017 01:30 UTC