The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday it is not taking mail ear-marked for Canada. The USPS move comes after roughly 55,000 Canada Post employees went on strike last month. SEE ALSO: Mail carrier celebrates Thanksgiving with Illinois man after helping save his life Canada Post says it has given the union a framework aimed toward reaching an agreement.

The Canada Post strike has impacted small- and medium-sized businesses to the tune of over $765 million, according to a new report. About 55,000 employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers walked off the job on Nov.

Canada Post says it has removed the deadline for its Santa Claus letter program amid an ongoing national workers' strike that has halted mail delivery leading up to the holiday season.

Elections Canada says it will not be sending out voter information cards for an upcoming federal byelection in B.C.'s Lower Mainland due to an ongoing strike by postal workers.

Last week, the U.S. Postal Service announced it was temporarily suspending international mail acceptance to Canada because of the strike.

$76 million per day. That’s how much the Canada Post strike is costing Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). As of Monday – after 17 days of strike – SMBs have already lost $765 million due to the strike, according to the group.

B.C. charities say the ongoing Canada Post strike has led to significantly fewer donations for Giving Tuesday this year.

We are now three weeks in to the nationwide mail strike , which started Nov. 15 after year-long negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) failed and 55,000 postal workers hit the picket lines.