The latest move from Canada Post comes after the union filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board over the layoffs of striking employees, saying the layoffs are an intimidation tactic that violates the Canada Labour Code.

The move by the United States Postal Service comes after some 55,000 Canada Post workers walked off the job more than two weeks ago.

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced a temporary suspension of international mail services to Canada because of the ongoing national strike by Canadian postal workers.

Canada Post has presented CUP-W with a new framework it hopes will achieve a negotiated settlement to the postal strike, now entering its third week. Mediated talks were suspended last week after Steven MacKinnon,

The CUPW says Canada Post has been calling workers across the country to lay them off, and claimed some of the layoffs were permanent, which Canada Post denies.

The Canadian Union of Postal Works says there's been no word from the mediator that talks in the labour dispute with Canada Post will resume.

Efforts to broker a settlement and end a strike that has effectively shut down Canada’s postal agency were suspended as the mail operator and the labor union remain far apart on critical issues.

Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said.

With no end in sight to the Canada Post strike, Canadians are looking for alternatives to order and send their gifts. Local couriers are one option, but a major player with a nationwide distribution system may be primed to enjoy the biggest benefit this holiday season.

The Canada Post strike is being felt by Edmonton charities, with several concerned about the impact on holiday donations at an important time of year for many people in need. Kevin Wiebe, donor relations manager at the Hope Mission,