Canada Post is on strike. Here's what you need to know

[Omaha Steve]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-post-strike-1.7644251

Union representing 55,000 postal workers said they would all be back on picket lines Friday

Stephanie Hogan · CBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2025 3:00 AM CDT | Last Updated: September 26


Postal workers take to the picket line in front of a Canada Post facility in Medicine Hat, Alta., on Thursday. The union representing Canada's postal workers called for a nationwide strike after the federal government announced major reforms to Canada Post, instructing the Crown corporation to end home delivery and close some rural mail outlets. (Eli Ridder/CBC)

Canadians got a big surprise late Thursday afternoon, when the union representing Canada's postal workers suddenly called for a nationwide strike.

The move came hours after the federal government announced major reforms to Canada Post, instructing the Crown corporation to end home delivery and close some rural mail outlets.

Canada Post lost $448 million before tax in the first half of 2025, following a loss before tax of $30 million in the first half of 2024.

And Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the corporation is losing approximately $10 million per day — despite the federal government providing a $1-billion injection earlier this year to keep it operational.

FULL story at link above.