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As a potential strike of Canada Post workers looms, the Crown corporation says it its “operating as normal” while negotiations with the union continue. If a strike does go ahead, at least one opposition party has said it will not support back-to-work legislation.Postal workers will legally be in a strike position as of Sunday, but a 72-hour notice is required under the Canada Labour Code before employees can walk off the job.“Both parties remain at the table and we have not received a notice of strike from the union,” said Valérie Chartrand, a Canada Post spokesperson.“If we receive a strike notice, we will be notifying customers and the public of our plans regarding service,” she told Global News in a statement Friday.On Tuesday, Canada Post presented new offers to the Canadian Union of P...

Donald Trump, escalating the violent language he’s been using to target his political opponents, suggested guns be turned on former representative Liz Cheney, one of his more prominent intra-party critics. “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK?” the former president said in a conversation with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at a campaign event in Arizona Thursday night.“Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face.” Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump sits down for a conversation with Tucker Carlson during his Live Tour at the Desert Diamond Arena on Oct. 31, 2024 in Phoenix. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ...