Canada Post strike hits Canadian small businesses hard as holiday sales slump, with rural retailers particularly facing rising costs and shipping delays.

With the Canada Post strike now in its fourth week, some Canadians say they're frustrated with major courier companies like FedEx, UPS and Purolator that they've turned to as alternatives.

Sending your holiday gifts by mail may have to wait as Purolator and UPS temporarily suspend shipments amid the Canada Post strike.

Canada Post has long alluded to the rise of third-party couriers and their low-cost labour model as a reason the postal service is struggling to gain a larger chunk of the market share in parcel deliv

Almost a month in, labour stoppage disrupting everything from Christmas shopping to travel plans, according to community leaders

With the Canada Post strike nearing four weeks, the postal service says it doesn't see an end in sight. On Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers sent over its latest list of proposals, which include wage gains and job protections.

Canada Post said in a Dec. 9 statement the most recent demands made by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents the 55,000 striking postal workers, “reinforce the