1 week ago Ontario business tycoon worth almost $29B is one of world's 100 richest people

A Toronto investment firm tycoon who owns a local spa and restaurant has reclaimed the honour of being ranked among one of the top 100 wealthiest people in the world.Sherry Brydson has been moving up and down the rankings in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and recently leapt from just outside the list's top 100 rankings, moving from 101st place up to 98th.Currently the second-wealthiest Canadian overall and richest Canadian woman as of March 2025, according to Bloomberg, Brydson has climbed from the 107th position in 2024, amassing a wealth of $20.2 billion USD/$28.875 billion CAD.That's enough money to buy a nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and still have around $7 billion USD left over as spending money.Brydson has accumulated this fortune thanks to her position as the largest shareholder in investment firm Woodbridge, controlling a 23 per cent stake in the major firm run by Canada's wealthiest family — the Thomsons.Brydson, who is the granddaughter of...

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1 week ago Operators of shuttered B.C. drug treatment facility speak out

The operators of a major addiction treatment centre are defending themselves against allegations they over-worked mistreated their residents.

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2 w. ago Canadian woman speaks out about her treatment in U.S. detention

Jasmine Mooney thought she was being ordered to return to Canada while her visa issues were settled. Instead, she found herself in prison

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2 w. ago Canadian woman detained by ICE says she wouldn’t wish experience on anyone

'I haven't slept in a while and haven't eaten proper food well, so I'm just really going through the motions,' Jasmine Mooney told Global News after touching down at YVR.

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3 w. ago Canadian woman detained by ICE being used as ‘example’ immigration experts warn

Len Saunders, an immigration lawyer in Blaine told Global News that he is not Mooney's attorney but he did speak to her a few weeks ago after being referred by a fellow client.

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3 w. ago Mom says Canadian woman in ’inhumane’ U.S. detention, Global Affairs can’t intervene

Global Affairs says it can’t intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman’s mother has described conditions as “inhumane and deeply concerning.” Alexis Eagles said her daughter, Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney, is being detained at the San Luis Regional Detention Center with about […]

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