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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 26, 2024 7:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Post says it’s missed out on delivering an estimated 10 million parcels as a strike by more than 55,000 workers across the country continues ahead of Black Friday. Company spokeswoman Lisa Liu said in a statement Monday that talks with the union over the weekend resulted in limited progress, with Canada Post trying to “move forward with urgency” on discussing changes to its delivery model. 1:50 Canada...

It’s election day in Nova Scotia, as Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives seek a second mandate. Houston opted to call a snap election on Oct. 27 — ignoring his government’s election law, which for the first time in Nova Scotia set a fixed election date: July 15, 2025.It was a move that was criticized by Liberal Leader Zach Churchill and NDP Leader Claudia Chender.In a little over four weeks of campaigning, topics such as housing, affordability and health care have dominated discussions.In 2021, Houston’s campaign zeroed in on the ailing health-care system, and his vow to fix it. During this 2024 campaign, the other two major party leaders have called Houston out on the slow pace of improving the crisis.During a televised debate, Houston argued that the system had crumbled under 12 year...