Postal deliveries in Canada have ground to halt as thousands of postal workers across the country walked off the job.
The nationwide strike comes after the Canadian government authorised widespread reforms to Canada Post that would shut some post offices and end door-to-door delivery.
The Canadian postal service - like the UK's Royal Mail and the United States Postal Service - has seen precipitous declines in letter mail delivery over the past decades and subsequent financial shortfalls.
The strike by the postal workers union also comes amid an ongoing dispute over pay and benefits that resulted in a weeks-long walkout late last year.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said "significant changes" are necessary at Canada Post to make it "viable".
