The installation of community mailboxes in Canada is to be suspended until further notice.

As Santa’s helper, Dennis Cheel is like no other. His voice is gentle. When he laughs, it is heartfelt. There is no padding or fake beard. He is the real deal. Cheel is also a graduate of the world’s oldest Santa school, The Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School in Michigan. “It is the Harvard of Santa schools,” Cheel said.

Some unionized Canada Post workers say their fight is about stopping any move backward and looking ahead. Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are considering striking if their employer fails to realize how much they mean to the Crown corporation, members of the union's Scarborough section say.