TORONTO — The United States Postal Service has temporarily suspended accepting mail headed to Canada due to the strike by Canada Post workers. It is asking customers to refrain from mailing items addressed to Canada, until further notice.

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.

At a time when many people are sending gifts far and wide in time for the holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) advised customers Friday that it will immediately pause the international shipping of packages to Canada due to an ongoing national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.