2 h. ago Today's letters: Canada Post is the backbone of charitable contributions

Monday, June 16: The postal service is far from irrelevant, one letter-writer says, while others lament long delivery delays. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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3 d. ago Canada Post unveils 1st of 3 new stamps coming later this month

Canada Post on Friday unveiled the first of three new stamps to be released later this month, which are part of a new series from the national postal service.

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4 d. ago Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up to a vote by union members

OTTAWA — Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Thursday she’s putting Canada Post’s latest offers to unionized postal workers up for a vote in the hope of breaking a long-standing impasse between the parties. She said in a social media post it’s in the “public interest” to give members of the Canadian Union of Postal […]

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4 d. ago Ottawa will have CUPW members vote on Canada Post’s ‘final” offer

Minister of Jobs Patty Hajdu says Canada Industrial Relations Board will be directed to conduct the vote 'as soon as possible'

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4 d. ago Canada Post’s latest offer set to go to a vote by union members

Canada Post workers will soon be asked to cast their votes on whether to ratify the employer's final offer in the ongoing labour dispute, despite union opposition.

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4 d. ago Wildfire live updates: Air quality warning in Calgary | Canada Post halts some deliveries | MEG Energy restores connection

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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4 d. ago Wildfire live updates: MD of Greenview lifts evacuation order I Air quality warning in Calgary | Canada Post halts some deliveries

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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4 d. ago Wildfire live updates: MD of Greenview lifts evacuation order | Canada Post halts some deliveries | MEG Energy restores connection

An ongoing look at everything you need to know about wildfires in Alberta and Western Canada.

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4 d. ago A thousand baby chicks flown from Alberta to Kelowna amid looming Canada Post strike

With the threat of a Canada Post strike looming, it was decided to switch the chicks' transportation from ground transport to air.

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5 d. ago Canada’s military a ‘welfare case’ despite pledge to meet 2% NATO target

In discussion with the Post's Terry Newman, Anthony Koch argues Canada is a "massive laggard when it comes to international defense in NATO"

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5 d. ago Union says Canada Post won’t meet it ‘halfway’ on arbitration, prolonging deadlock

OTTAWA — The union representing 55,000 postal employees says Canada Post is refusing to meet it “halfway” on arbitration, with talks stalled and the two sides still far apart. In a release, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the Crown corporation is unwilling to collaborate on drafting the terms for an arbitrator to weigh […]

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6 d. ago Canada Post rejects union terms for arbitration as both sides enter bitter stalemate

Canada Post said the union has effectively refused to take heed of a federally commissioned report that called for major reforms to the 158-year-old institution

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6 d. ago Canada Post rejects union’s arbitration proposal as ‘unacceptable’

A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big pothole Monday.

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6 d. ago Stalemate between Canada Post, workers drags on as union demands feds stay out

GATINEAU, Que. — Canada Post says it has failed to make progress in recent talks with the union representing 55,000 postal workers as an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on. The Crown corporation says the two sides cannot find common ground even on the terms for an arbitration process, which Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu asked the […]

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6 d. ago Toronto weather will be colder than these Arctic locations this week

We may be more than a week into meteorological summer (and less than two weeks away from the start of astronomical summer) in Toronto, but as any local will know, that certainly doesn't mean we should rely on Mother Nature to give us any level of consistency when it comes to nice weather.Just like the bout of record-breaking cold the city saw in late May — when temperatures dropped down to single-digit highs after we thought the balmier conditions were here to stay — this week, residents are in for another flip-flop that will bring the mercury down to the same level as some Arctic Circle locales.Yes, The Weather Network is warning the public of some less-than-ideal temps on deck for parts of Ontario, including the 6ix, which meteorologists said in a blog post will be one of the coldest places in Canada in a matter of days, and "could be colder than the Arctic Circle by Friday."The forecast for that day — fittingly, a Friday th...

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7 d. ago Things to do in Calgary in June: Inglewood Night Market | Black Music Month | Calgary Farmyard

There is no shortage of things to do in Calgary. Here are highlights from local events in and around the city. Check out our full events listings for more. Black Music Month at National Music Centre View this post on Instagram A post shared by National Music Centre (@nmc_canada) In honour of Black Music Month, […]

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8 d. ago Deachman: Once, Canada Post was vital. Now people tell me it's irrelevant

'I feel guilty saying it, but I could live without Canada Post,' one Ottawan in my small neighbourhood survey confessed.

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8 d. ago TERRAZZANO: Ottawa should be selling Canada Post and not bailing it out 

Here’s a bold prediction: Canada Post won’t pay back a dime of the $1-billion bailout it’s taking from taxpayers. The federal government gave Canada Post up to $1 billion in “repayable funding” to “prevent insolvency.” Canada Post is supposed to pay that funding back to taxpayers “insofar as (Canada Post’s) revenues are sufficient.” With Canada […]

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9 d. ago This conservation area just outside Toronto is a hiker's dream

As someone always on the lookout for new hiking spots around Toronto, I recently stumbled upon a lesser-known gem: Coldstream Conservation Area in Middlesex Centre.A couple of hours west of the city, this conservation area proved to be the perfect day trip destination, close enough to make it back in time for dinner, but far enough to feel like a proper escape into nature.I arrived in the morning, coffee in hand, and was immediately struck by the quiet beauty of the place. The air felt fresher somehow, and the gentle hum of birdsong set the tone for the day. There are two main trails here, so I decided to start with the Cedar Park Trail—a short, 0.9 km loop through a rare cedar swamp.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Outdoors Canada (@outdoors.canada)It's an easy walk, but what it lacks in distance it more than makes up for in atmosphere. The boardwalk winds through thick, a...

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1 week ago Canada Post, union exchange arbitration proposals as they return to talks

The union representing Canada Post's postal workers says it has begun exchanging proposals on an arbitration process as the two sides returned to the bargaining table.

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