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September 26, 2025 - 12:44 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
Canadians are dealing with their second Canada Post strike in under a year, as The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) reacted to Thursday’s news of sweeping changes to the Crown corporation by announcing a nation-wide strike, effective immediately. Pickets were already in place at Canada Post operations on Friday morning.
Here’s how the strike might impact Canadians.
What happens to your mail? Canada Post noted that mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered for the duration of the strike, and that some post offices will be closed. Service guarantees are suspended for...
September 26, 2025 - 12:41 | Chris Knight | National Post
On Friday, Treasury Board president Caroline Mulroney announced the freeze, saying agencies, boards and commission public bodies had swelled in size in recent years.
September 26, 2025 - 12:31 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
U.S. ambassador to Canada
Pete Hoekstra
snapped back when asked about Donald Trump at a forum in Alberta on Thursday, saying he was offended by Canadians calling the president “uninformed.”
Hoekstra made the comments in Banff while speaking at the...
September 26, 2025 - 12:02 | National Post Staff | National Post
Unionized postal workers are striking, which means a temporary stop to letter and package delivery across the country, including in Winnipeg.
September 26, 2025 - 11:57 | Sam Thompson | Global News - Canada
WestJet is changing the seats on some of its flights, and most economy options won't be able to recline beyond a 'fixed' amount unless passengers pay for an upgrade.
September 26, 2025 - 11:03 | Ari Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada