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As the threat of a Canada Post strike or lockout looms, Canadians are likely wondering if their holiday mail will arrive on time, while businesses look for alternatives for their parcel delivery needs. Canada Post issued a lockout notice Tuesday after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gave the Crown corporation strike notices for both the urban operations unit and the rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMC) unit.As the labour negotiations continue, a Canada Post spokesperson told Global News the company does not plan to cease operations at this time, but it could make changes to its operations starting Friday.Amid the uncertainty of a job action at the national postal service, other courier services are already preparing for an influx of deliveries and making contingency plans.Fe...

Canada Post workers could be on the picket line or locked out by the Crown corporation as soon as Friday, after both a strike and lockout notice were issued. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a notice Tuesday morning that it would be in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. eastern on Friday, though it did not say what job action could look like.“Our goal has always been to reach negotiated collective agreements that support the long-term success of our public post office, while addressing the real issues our members face daily,” CUPW national president Jan Simpson said in a statement.Hours after the strike notice was issued by the union, Canada Post said it had issued a notice of lockout, but added that its operations would continue.“Canada Post has notified the union that un...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden and committing to a smooth transition of power as the president-elect moves quickly to build out his new administration. Sitting in front of a crackling fire, the rivals shook hands in the Oval Office as reporters looked on. Biden called Trump “Mr. President-elect and former president” before settling on “Donald.”“Congratulations,” the Democrat told the Republican. “I look forward to having, like they said, a smooth transition,” Biden said. “Welcome. Welcome back.”Trump replied, “Thank you very much,” saying that “politics is tough. And it’s, in many cases, not a very nice world. But it is a nice world today, and I appreciate it v...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency. The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk’s favourite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and guidance” and will partner with the Office of Management and Budget to “drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.” He added that the move would shock government systems.pic.twitter.com/Vnk4MCAofY— Elon Musk (@elonm...