CBC.ca Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Ginette Reno, Bruce Cockburn, Robbie Robertson get …Montreal GazetteCanada Post announced on Thursday that the music icon would be featured in the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series. Other stamps in the third instalment of the popular series feature Kate and Anna McGarrigle (together), Robbie Robertson, …
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A whistleblower has alleged that FedEx “used 9/11 to profit,” defrauding the government by falsely blaming security delays related to the terror attacks for slow deliveries and then failing to pay penalties for packages that arrived late. The allegations emerged in a lawsuit that was unsealed this week after FedEx …
Read More »Post Office to change Bothell annexation addresses to Kirkland
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Read More »Royal Mail sell-off to force closure of 9300 post offices – GulfNews
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Read More »London postal workers ballot for strikes over closures – Socialistworker.co.uk
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Read More »USPS could close one post office in Moraga
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