Scotsman Neil Lennon 'parcel bomb' trial: Package addressed to Paul McBride QC 'smelled …ScotsmanA DELIVERY driver for Royal Mail found a 'suspicious package' that smelled of petrol which was addressed to Paul McBride QC, a court heard today. Stuart Hume was giving evidence at the High Court in Glasgow in …
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Postal services were hit today when the Post Office's computer system went down. More: continued here
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Globe and Mail RBC raises dividend as profit tops estimatesMontreal GazetteRoyal Bank of Canada's quarterly earnings fell 6 percent due to weaker capital markets revenue, but the result topped analysts' estimates and the bank unexpectedly raised its quarterly dividend. RBC, Canada's largest bank, said net income from …The Globe and …
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Should We Police Food Stamps?CommentaryEarlier this week, my colleague Jonathan Tobin wrote about the expansion of the nanny state, this time with the government policing what food stamps recipients can and cannot buy. There is no denying that government food police exist – I don't need to … More: continued …
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Postal services were hit when the Post Office's computer system went down. More: continued here
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Globe and Mail TSX up slightly as trading startsVancouver SunRoyal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank both reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations. Along with Bank of Montreal, which reported Tuesday, all the major Canadian banks reporting so far have beaten market estimates.The Globe and MailGlobe and MailRBC raises …
Read More »TSX up slightly as Thursday trading starts – Vancouver Sun
Globe and Mail TSX up slightly as Thursday trading startsVancouver SunRoyal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank both reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations. Along with Bank of Montreal, which reported Tuesday, all the major Canadian banks reporting so far have beaten market estimates.The Globe and MailGlobe and MailRBC …
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When eBay acquired Skype, it was unable to integrate the service into its eBay and PayPal ecommerce offerings and it failed to generate any synergies. eBay does not appear to be having that problem with the ecommerce platform Magento it acquired last year. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office hit by computer glitch – BBC News
ZDNet UK (blog) Post Office hit by computer glitchBBC NewsPostal services have been affected across the UK as a result of a computer failure affecting the Post Office. Customers said they were unable to post parcels at post offices and were told that staff could not deal with anything which …
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