James Irving, CEO of J.D. Irving Ltd., has died at the age of 96. Irving, left, chats with then-Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil at a meeting of New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers in Charlottetown, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
ST. JOHN, N.B. – The family of Canadian billionaire businessman James K. Irving has announced his death at the age of 96, just over a month after the death of his younger brother, Arthur.
They were sons of New Brunswick industrialist K.C. Irving and were among Canada’s richest people.
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