REGINA — Picket lines dotted Saskatchewan Drive outside the Canada Post building in Regina on Friday, as Canada Post workers went on strike.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers walked off the job Thursday evening in response to proposed government changes to Canada Post, including a reduction in delivery days.

Canada Post service ground to a halt Friday, with drivers on Saskatchewan Drive noticing the long line of workers holding picket signs or waving flags.

Morgan Jansen, president of CUPW local 820 in Regina, spoke of the reaction of his union members to what has transpired.

"Right now the workers are still in shock and very surprised over what's happened here, although it's kind of inevitable when the government comes in and does all the heavy lifting for the corporation and the c

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