Ken Thomson, who was ranked 9th on the Forbes list of richest people in the world, and one of the few Canadians on the list, died today at his office at the age of 82.

Now depending on his will, and who he gave his $19 billion to, the title might pass to a new family - the Weston's. Thomson had a wife and 3 children - so maybe they are each $4 billionaires.

It's amazing to me that Ted Rogers is not higher on the list. Only $3 billion? He owns the Rogers empire - Skydome, the Blue Jays, 75% of Canada cable TV's, cell phones, etc.