After more than two years of negotiations, both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have reached agreements in principle covering the union’s urban and rural bargaining units.
Canada Post says it will begin restarting mail operations this weekend as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers shifts from a national walkout to rotating strikes.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched a nationwide strike in opposition to sweeping federal postal reforms, denouncing what it called an “attack” on public mail service.
A fifth Canadian soldier has died from injuries suffered in the Oct. 17 fire during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, the Canadian Armed Forces said.
Canadian travellers face flight delays and cancellations this weekend as airlines restore their schedules following Friday’s air traffic control outage in the United States.
The Federal Aviation Administration halted takeoffs across the United States Friday after an outage disrupted air traffic control communications nationwide.