For some credit card purchases in Canada, a postal code is required as a security measure. If using a credit card in the U.S., you may need to use a ZIP code instead. Many or all of the products on ...

Canada Post has publicly released a chunk of its postal code database, even as it continues to pursue a lawsuit against a small start-up for also giving away postal codes for free. Last spring, the ...

Not only does Canada Post claim to own the copyright for Canadians' postal codes, but now it also claims to own the very phrase "postal code." Last spring, the Crown corporation launched a lawsuit ...

A judge will soon be asked to decide if collecting a list of postal codes constitutes copyright infringement. Canada Post has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Geolytica Inc., an Ottawa-based, ...

“Canada’s poorest postal code” is a label that Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has worn for a very long time. “A man sits cross-legged on the sidewalk at the corner of Hastings and Main in Vancouver, a ...

Candice Reeves is a financial writer based out of Nova Scotia. She specializes in personal finance, investing, and cryptocurrency. Her work is featured in leading publications across various ...

As the Olympics draws closer, a number of international media have written stories on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a troubled neighbourhood with extreme poverty and serious drug problems. Calling ...