Postal workers could be off the job by the end of the month
Canadian postal workers could be off the job by the end of the month. In a month-long vote that wrapped up Sunday, they have given their union, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, a strike mandate by...
View ArticleSurprise backlash from trade deal: Canada Post- Canadian retail
(public commenting open on all RCI stories at bottom- Comments will be posted after moderating) Canada is so huge, it’s difficult even for Canadians to imagine. Distances are enormous, but the Crown...
View ArticlePostal strikes hurt small business, post office reputation, says analyst
For the last four weeks, intermittent postal strikes have hit different regions of Canada resulting in a massive backlog of undelivered packages and envelopes. This comes at the busiest time of year...
View ArticleLiberals move to end Canada Post strike
With Canada’s busiest shopping season ahead of Christmas holidays threatened by a weeks-long rotating postal strike, the federal government is pushing emergency legislation to force Canada Post...
View ArticleSenate passes legislation to end Canada Post strike
Canadian postal workers will be forced to resume mail and parcel delivery services at noon Tuesday after the Senate passed legislation ordering an end to five weeks of rotating strikes by Canada Post...
View ArticleTrio gives new (old?) meaning to exchanging Christmas cards
When Canada Post announced this week that the cost of mail was going to jump in January, three Regina residents likely greeted the news with little more than a shrug and a smile. Wally and Shirley Ball...
View ArticleCanada Post honours music legends
With legendary Canadian rock band Rush, just inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame, Canada Post announced the coming release of stamps which feature the band. One of four to be released to the public in...
View ArticleCanada Post to end urban home delivery of mail
Listen Stunned disbelief was the reaction of many Canadians Wednesday morning (December 11) when their postal service Canada Post announced it would phase out home mail delivery in urban areas. Canada...
View ArticleCanada Post’s sales pitch tailored to justify cuts
When Canada’s postal service Canada Post announced Wednesday (December 11) it would stop delivering mail to homes in urban areas it emphasized two-thirds of Canadians already don’t get door-to-door...
View ArticlePublic debate needed says Canada’s postal union president
Listen Canada Post is a public service for Canadians, it has made hundreds of millions in profits, some changes should be made, but that does not justify the massive service cuts to mail delivery and...
View ArticleCanada Post CEO sticks to talking points testifying at Commons committee
Listen Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra stuck to the crown corporation’s talking points Wednesday (December 18) as he testified before an emergency House of Commons committee meeting about...
View ArticleCanada’s post office issues two new stamps on Ottawa’s return to Canadian...
With less than a month to the return of the city of Ottawa to the Canadian Football League (CFL) Canada Post issued two new stamps on Thursday (June 19) honouring the team’s past and its future....
View ArticleUnion of postal workers, disabled, seniors will challenge end of home mail...
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and organizations representing the disabled and seniors have decided to turn to the Federal Court of Canada to stop the elimination of home delivery to millions of...
View ArticleCanada Post honours music legends
With legendary Canadian rock band Rush, just inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame, Canada Post announced the coming release of stamps which feature the band. One of four to be released to the public in...
View ArticleCanada Post to end urban home delivery of mail
Listen Stunned disbelief was the reaction of many Canadians Wednesday morning (December 11) when their postal service Canada Post announced it would phase out home mail delivery in urban areas. Canada...
View ArticleCanada Post’s sales pitch tailored to justify cuts
When Canada’s postal service Canada Post announced Wednesday (December 11) it would stop delivering mail to homes in urban areas it emphasized two-thirds of Canadians already don’t get door-to-door...
View ArticlePublic debate needed says Canada’s postal union president
Listen Canada Post is a public service for Canadians, it has made hundreds of millions in profits, some changes should be made, but that does not justify the massive service cuts to mail delivery and...
View ArticleCanada Post CEO sticks to talking points testifying at Commons committee
Listen Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra stuck to the crown corporation’s talking points Wednesday (December 18) as he testified before an emergency House of Commons committee meeting about...
View ArticleCanada’s post office issues two new stamps on Ottawa’s return to Canadian...
With less than a month to the return of the city of Ottawa to the Canadian Football League (CFL) Canada Post issued two new stamps on Thursday (June 19) honouring the team’s past and its future....
View ArticleUnion of postal workers, disabled, seniors will challenge end of home mail...
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and organizations representing the disabled and seniors have decided to turn to the Federal Court of Canada to stop the elimination of home delivery to millions of...
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