London charities’ holiday campaigns feel pinch as Canada Post strike drags on

London Free Press
The Canada Post strike is forcing London charities to pivot during prime holiday giving season, finding different ways to reach donors that typically drop a cheque in the mail at this time of year.   Both the Business Cares Food Drive, the single-largest annual campaign in support of the London Food
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Area fathers step up to ensure children’s letters get to Santa

London Free Press
Canada Post strike prompts group of Oxford County dads to help Santa ensure letters to the North Pole are returned before Christmas Eve.
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Letters to the Editor: December 7, 2024

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The recent front page photo provided a smile and was an inspiration to me for the rest of the day.
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Canada Post strike: What workers are seeking, what Canadians are missing

London Free Press
With the notable exception of social security cheques, the only thing being collected in mailboxes across the country these days is dust. Until the dust settles on the strike of 55,000 Canada Post employees that began on Nov. 15, it’s a waiting game as the busiest time of year for
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Letters to the Editor: November 30, 2024

London Free Press
Fair wages, no bonus
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Letters to the Editor: November 28, 2024

London Free Press
Parking at premium
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Mary Ann Shadd: Stamp for 'fearless' Black trailblazer unveiled in Chatham

London Free Press
The Shadd family is already proud of its lineage, but that pride swelled Tuesday with the unveiling of a new Canada Post stamp featuring abolitionist, educator, newspaper publisher and lawyer Mary Ann Shadd. Read More
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Relief as dad's ashes, lost for weeks in the mail, delivered to son

London Free Press
The ashes were delivered to Jim Graham’s Able Avenue home in Brantford on Feb. 16. His stepsister, Lori Mills, who lives in Peterborough, mailed them on Jan. 7. Read More
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Prison sentence rendered moot after fraudster's medically assisted death: Judge

London Free Press
The Stamp Guy’s sentence won’t be delivered. Read More
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