Edmonton homeowner upset with Canada Post over community mailbox placement
Chanting "save door-to-door," a small protest broke out beside the home of Deanna Kaminski Thursday morning, and the Edmonton resident was happy to take part.
View ArticleCalgary residents claim community mailbox left open for hours
Several residents from a southeast Calgary neighbourhood reported a Canada Post community mailbox was left open for hours, with their mail in full view, on Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleCanada Post wants to increase the price of stamps to 90 cents
Canada Post is proposing to increase both domestic and international postage rates next year in a move it says is necessary to offset a continuing decline in mail volumes.
View ArticleResidents in 2nd Calgary community claim Canada Post mailbox left open
Residents in another Calgary neighbourhood are claiming their community mailbox was left open for hours Thursday night, after Global News first reported a similar incident on Wednesday in the city’s...
View ArticleThousands of Edmontonians see the end of door-to-door mail delivery
Door-to-door mail service officially came to an end for thousands of residents in south Edmonton Monday, but the union representing postal workers said the transition isn't going very smoothly.
View ArticleEdmonton man wins battle against Canada Post over community mailbox
An Edmonton man who has been protesting the installation of a community mailbox on his front lawn has claimed victory over Canada Post.
View Article‘We assumed it was OK’: Canada Post under fire for setting up community mailbox
A Calgary homeowner who lives overseas was shocked to learn Canada Post had dug up land to build a community mailbox next to her backyard without speaking to her about the plan.
View ArticleCanada Post suspends community mailbox program
Canada Post announced Monday it was temporarily suspending its conversion of door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes, in a move that will affect about 460,000 addresses across the country.
View ArticleA timeline of Canada Post’s contentious community mailboxes
Canada Post has announced a temporary suspension of its community mailbox program. Here's a timeline of events since the Crown corporation announced in December 2013 its plan to end door-to-door service.
View ArticleSaskatoon residents respond to Canada Post decision
Canada Post's announcement to suspend door-to-door delivery is welcome news for many people living in the densely-populated City Park area of Saskatoon.
View ArticleStudy proposes solutions to Canada Post’s woes
A new study is delivering some potential solutions to Canada Post's woes, including a recommendation that postage rates should vary depending on where the mail is going.
View Article‘What if it had fallen on top of a child?’ Postal worker hurt by falling mailbox
A postal worker in Thunder Bay ended up in hospital on Wednesday after a community mailbox toppled over onto her as she was delivering the mail.
View ArticleCanada Post exploring use of drones to make deliveries
It's a little early to tell if the idea will fly, but Canada Post is starting to look at the role of drones in making deliveries.
View Article‘We contacted Canada Post 3 times’: Calgary man trying to move mailbox to...
“We contacted Canada Post three times. They told me it would cost $1,600 to move the mailbox.”
View ArticleOntario appeal court rules in favour of Canada Post in community mailbox dispute
Ontario's highest court has ruled in favour of Canada Post in a dispute which saw the City of Hamilton go up against the Crown corporation over the placement of community mailboxes.
View ArticlePostal workers go door to door to remind Calgarians of Liberal election promise
Postal workers were pounding the pavement on Saturday in Calgary to encourage people to speak out about changing door-to-door mail service.
View ArticleMailbox thefts prompt Canada Post to halt delivery to some Kelowna residents
Canada Post stopped delivering to Lorna Soderling after her mailbox was broken into mid-November. “Quite frankly I don't think it should be taking weeks and weeks to deal with this,” Soderling, a...
View ArticleAngela Kokott: Canada Post can take my door-to-door delivery
Canada Post workers have to realize that times have changed and the old way is simply too costly.
View ArticlePostal workers’ Edmonton union leader reacts to moratorium on Canada Post’s...
The federal government will not restore home delivery for Canadians already using community mailboxes - and that has an Edmonton union leader feeling cautiously optimistic for workers.
View ArticleA tale of no mail delivery in Kelowna
Some residents at Gallagher's Canyon Golf Course in Kelowna are not getting their mail delivered.
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