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Who pays for this blog? I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section |
Friday, December 17
International Donut Wars: Tim Horton's vs Krispy Kreme
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DavidAkin
on Fri 17 Dec 2004 12:15 PM EST
Tim Horton's is in the midst of its second invasion of the U.S. market and, this time, experts say it's making real headway. It has 200 stores now and may have more than 500 stores open in the U.S. by the end of 2007. Meanwhile, U.S. giant Krispy Kreme's ... more »
CIBC CEO updates fax apology
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DavidAkin
on Fri 17 Dec 2004 11:26 AM EST
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CEO John Hunkin has updated his letter to
customers, first posted in the wake of reports we had about the bank
inadvertently faxing confidential customer to individuals outside the bank,
first to a guy in West Virginia, and then to a guy in Montreal. ... more »
Fitch picks up Toronto's Algorithmics for $175 Million
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DavidAkin
on Fri 17 Dec 2004 11:20 AM EST
Algorithmics has been in business in Toronto since 1989, founded by a
way-too-smart mathematician named Ron
Dembo. They make software that helps big companies like banks analyze
risk. Today, it announced that Fitch
Group, a Fimalac SA company, had purchased the company for $175-million
(presumably that's U.S. $). more »
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