Teamsters Canada says its members at Purolator will not handle packages postmarked or originating from Canada Post amid an ongoing strike by the Crown corporation's workers.

Canada Post said in a statement early Friday that its operations will shut down, affecting millions of Canadians and businesses. Mail and parcels, the Crown corporation said, will

Canada Post workers hit the picket lines Friday after contract negotiations with their employer failed to conclude by the strike deadline — and Ottawa is signalling it's not ready to intervene. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said approximately 55,