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Canada Post CEO touts hints of recovery even as financial woes persist

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 22). Canada Post CEO touts hints of recovery even as financial woes persist. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/business/canada-post-ceo-touts-hints-of-recovery-even-as-financial-woes-persist/article_8cca9f6c-5c90-51e9-9750-9f1629239c75.html

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Doug Ettinger, the CEO of Canada Post, reported early signs of financial recovery despite ongoing revenue declines and increased losses in the first half of the year. He attributed some market recovery to shipping discounts offered to small businesses and a newly launched online marketplace aimed at facilitating direct consumer sales for these companies.
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As of October 22, 2026, Doug Ettinger, CEO of Canada Post, announced "early signs" of financial recovery for the postal service despite ongoing financial challenges. According to Ettinger, Canada Post is regaining some of the parcel delivery market it lost since 2019 by offering shipping discounts to small businesses and promoting a new online marketplace for direct consumer sales. Despite these efforts, Canada Post continues to face revenue declines and higher losses in the first half of the year. To address operational inefficiencies, Ettinger acknowledged that the company's network of post offices is "overbuilt" in urban areas and must be scaled down, though he emphasized that rural and remote communities will not be abandoned.

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CEO Doug Ettinger says the postal service is winning back some of the parcel delivery market that has slipped away since 2019 as it continues with shipping discounts for small businesses and pushes a new online marketplace for them to sell products directly to consumers.
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The head of Canada Post says it is showing “early signs” of financial recovery despite falling revenue and bigger losses in the first half of the year. asserted
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CEO Doug Ettinger says the postal service is winning back some of the parcel delivery market that has slipped away since 2019 as it continues with shipping discounts for small businesses and pushes a new online marketplace for them to sell products directly to consumers. asserted
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