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American Express pays clients to close accounts
By LINDA LEATHERDALE Here’s a surefire sign our economic woes are getting worse. Amid a growing credit crunch that’s crippling the world’s financial system pushing bankruptcies and loan defaults ever higher, American Express is offering its U.S. clients US$300 to pay off their balances and close out their accounts. A spokesperson for American Express Canada [...]
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Iran to test nuclear power plant
Iran’s first nuclear power plant will undergo comprehensive testing Wednesday in front of Russian and Iranian officials, Iranian Students’ News Agency reported, quoting a nuclear expert. Reza Khazaneh, a former adviser to the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), told the semi-official news agency the tests will be carried out using “dummy” fuel [...]
The Book of Negroes
Abducted as an 11-year-old child from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle—a string of slaves— Aminata Diallo is sent to live as a slave in South Carolina. But years later, she forges her way to freedom, serving the British in the Revolutionary War and [...]
Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce AGM
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:30pm – 9:00pm Location: Meaford Hall North Gallery Annual General Meeting featuring guest speaker Anna Bradford – Director of Culture for the city of Hamilton – speaking about Municipal Cultural Planning. She will be providing insight into how best to utilize and include community consultation and decision making, creating social and [...]
Clinton: Chinese human rights can’t interfere with other crises
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broached the issue of human rights with Chinese leaders on Saturday, but emphasized that the global financial slump and other international crises were more pressing and immediate priorities. The United States will continue to press China on issues such as Tibet, Taiwan and human rights, she told [...]
Taking a swipe at the debit card competition
Visa and MasterCard interested in offering debit cards in Canada. Two major international credit card companies are poised to enter Canada’s debit market, a move that could dramatically alter the structure of the payments industry in Canada and stoke fears of higher fees for business and consumers. By DANA FLAVELLE AND RITA TRICHUR BUSINESS REPORTERS [...]
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