A lot of Canadian expats have been waiting a long time for this. The Tim Hortons outlet is a sudden hive of activity in Mushrif Mall. Staff are already baking goodies and management tells <i>The National'</i> s deputy Arts&Life editor Hala Khalaf (who snapped us this picture) it will open to the public this afternoon. Canadians, obviously, are obsessed with Tim Hortons - while the company is obviously banking on the rest of the Gulf becoming similarly addicted. There are plans to roll out 120 stores in the coming years. The UAE now has two. A little primer on the phenomenon .