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Canada Post raises prices to North
Year Published: 1990Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX3908 Abstract: Canada Post is eliminating cheap rates for sending food shipments to Northern Canada, a decision expected to result in sharp increases in food prices in the North, which already has the highest prices in the country. Food prices are expected to rise by 15 to 20 per cent as a result of the decision. For example, the cost of a loaf of bread will go from $1.74 to $2.09. Canada Post said that it was forced to increase the rates because the federal government has cut the subsidies for the service. |