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Canada Post says the latest offer from the union representing its striking workers is “unaffordable and unsustainable” as a nationwide postal disruption nears the one-month mark. In a statement on Wednesday, Canada Post said that upon a careful review of the most recent proposals from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), meeting the union’s demands would cost the company more than $3 billion over four years.The Crown corporation added that CUPW’s latest offer is “far from where we need to be” and is “widening the gap in negotiations.”On Tuesday, the union refuted Canada Post’s claims that the union’s latest offer “takes major steps backwards” in the labour dispute.“In our most recent proposals to Canada Post, the Union addressed many issues the Employer had first brought to the bar...

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients. The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5, seeking to set aside the order to wind-up and cease business in Canada.The government ordered the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business in November after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform.That means TikTok must close its operations in Canada, though the app will continue to be available to Canadians.TikTok wants the court to pause the order while it argues its case on why the government’s decision should be overturned.It claims the ...