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Tehran Signals Defiance as Supreme Leader Vows Retaliation and Strait Closure

  A man holds a picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while people attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, in Tehran Iran’s Supreme Leader issued his first public remarks following the deaths of senior Iranian commanders, vowing that the country will “avenge the martyrs” and maintain the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz until what he described as “justice” is served. His comments, delivered during a nationally broadcast address, underscore a sharp escalation in rhetoric at a moment of heightened regional tension. The Supreme Leader framed the recent losses as sacrifices in the defense of Iran’s sovereignty, promising that those responsible “will face consequences.” He also reaffirmed Iran’s decision to keep the Strait closed, a move that has already disrupted global shipping routes and rattled energy markets. The strait, one of the world’s most critical chokepoints for oil transport, has long been a flas...
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Ottawa’s Canada Post Overhaul Sparks Fears of Mass Job Losses

A woman checks for mail at her community mailbox in Montreal on Friday. Thousands of workers have walked off the job for the second time in less than a year.

Canada Post workers are bracing for widespread job cuts after the federal government announced sweeping reforms aimed at stabilizing the struggling Crown corporation.

The overhaul includes ending door-to-door delivery for the remaining four million households, converting them to community mailboxes, and lifting a decades-old moratorium on closing rural post offices. Ottawa argues these measures could save nearly $400 million annually, but unions warn they will devastate thousands of jobs and weaken service in smaller communities.

The changes come as Canada Post faces mounting financial losses, with the corporation on track to lose nearly $1.5 billion in 2025 alone. Letter mail volumes have plummeted from 5.5 billion in 2006 to just two billion today, while parcel delivery competition has eroded its market share.

Union leaders say the reforms amount to dismantling a public service Canadians rely on, while the government insists transformation is necessary to prevent insolvency. Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers remain tense, raising the prospect of further strikes and disruptions.

For many Canadians, the reforms signal the end of an era of daily home delivery — and the beginning of a new chapter in how the country’s mail system operates.


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