Black's next move: is the media tycoon's talk of a new national daily merely a ploy?

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Sun Media Corp rejected Black's attempt to acquire The Financial Post in Mar 1997, but Black still harbors hopes of purchasing the business daily. Black's Hollinger Inc owns 19.9% of the paper and could force Sun to buy back 75% of the stock. Black has also threatened to form his own business daily.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Newspaper publishing, Interview, Hollinger Inc., Sun Media Corp., Black, Conrad, The Financial Post (Newspaper)

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Mobile madness

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Cellular phones have been one of the fastest growing industries in Canada's history, welcoming approximately 7,500 new customers daily. From 1985 to 1995, these devices have evolved from bulky, expensive appliances to pocket-sized phones that are free except for monthly calling charges.

Management, Canada, Cellular telephone services industry, Cellular telephone services, Telecommunications systems, Cellular telephone equipment industry

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The insolvency crisis

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Personal bankruptcies have increased to record levels because increasing numbers of Canadians are viewing bankruptcy as a 'quick fix' to financial problems. Tougher laws are needed to discourage people from using bankruptcy as an easy way out of financial difficulty.

Social aspects, Demographic aspects, Bankruptcy law, Bankruptcy

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