Canada postal workers strike after government orders end to door-to-door delivery

Canada Post workers picket outside a distribution center in Montreal on Friday. Photograph: Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP

Postal workers in Canada have gone on strike after the government warned of an “existential crisis” and ordered sweeping changes to the national service – including an end to door-to-door delivery within the decade.

The union representing Canada Post employees described the proposed changes as “an attack” on its workers who have struggled to compete with a surge in private courier services.