For an Ontario bride-to-be, the Canada Post strike means no wedding flowers on her big day. Katherine Edwards, a resident of Midland, Ont., is scheduled to get married on Dec. 7 and she is missing her artificial flowers because they are stuck in the mail due to the national postal strike.

Negotiations are ongoing, so here’s what is still getting through, and how to send letters and gifts to Santa and other loved ones

More than 55,000 Canada Post workers have been on strike for two weeks and now some are temporarily losing their jobs.

Anyone who relies on City of Toronto services and programs has likely seen a disruption in all mail-related activities.

Canada Post says it's missed out on delivering an estimated 10 million parcels as a strike by more than 55,000 workers across the country continues ahead of Black Friday.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) remained in talks, but had not yet reached an agreement to end the national postal strike.

With the two-week-old Canada Post strike leaving many packages in limbo during Black Friday shopping events, many Canadians have little choice but to spend more on private shipping companies as Christmas gets closer.

The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended mail service to Canada amid an ongoing national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents workers for the country’s primary postal service.

The Canada Post strike rounds out week two, and while many have turned to other services to send their mail those living in rural communities aren't offered the same luxuries.