The mail came to a halt on Thursday evening as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) walked off the job in response to the federal government’s proposed changes to Canada Post .

Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, announced earlier Thursday that the government will lift its moratorium that has prevented Canada Post from shifting all remaining door-to-door delivery for individual addresses to community mailboxes.

Ottawa’s rural post offices moratorium will also be lifted, allowing the company to close some post offices deemed no longer necessary, and letter delivery standards will be relaxed to end movement of non-urgent mail by air.

In response, CUPW announced their members would be going on strike with immediate effect, adding that the “future

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