Canada Post loses money as stamps rise and delays grow
A Canadian columnist laments rising stamp costs and post office efficiency declines. Canada Post posted a 395 million dollar loss on 2.5 billion in revenue, up 32 percent from the prior year, while delivery timeliness and labor unrest raise concerns about the system’s finances and operations.
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Canada Post
Perrin Beatty
Post Office
Michael Warren
Canada
Canadair
de Havilland
Ottawa
Warren
Power to the people in pension reform shows city pressure
A Canada wide letter column examines how senior citizens pressed MPs to reverse changes to old age pensions. Newspapers like Virden Empire Advance Wetaskiwin Times Melfort Journal Hanna Herald Carillon of Steinbach and others praise the shift, while cautioning about long term costs and rising social spending.
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Mulroney and Co
Mulroney
Canada
Virden Empire-Advance
Wetaskiwin Times
Melfort Journal
Hanna Herald
Carillon
Steinbach
Ottawa
Carn
Speaking of Canada in 1964 debate excerpt
Jane Clapperton remarks from 1964 challenge Canadian identity and inclusion. The fragment hints at national self-definition and outsider perspectives, noting patience in revealing who Canadians are and what they are for.
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Jane Clapperton
This Week in Canada events and dates list
A compact timeline of notable August events in Canadian history including 1768 border confirmation with New York, 1896 Klondike Gold Rush spark, Tecumseh alliance with Brock in 1812, 1864 Halifax welcome for federation delegates, 1848 Act of Union language change, 1861 Montreal flood, 1784 New Brunswick formed, and 1858 first US-UK cable via Newfoundland.
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Canada
New York
Robert Henderson
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Tecumseh
Brock
Upper Canada
Confederation
Halifax
Montreal
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
U.S
Britain
Newfoundland
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