Postal codes in Canada are essentially the same thing, except they have six characters consisting of letters and numbers (e.g., L2E 6X5).

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 ...

However, Canada Post in all its wisdom reserved "H0H 0H0" for Santa's personal use, thereby making a geographic exception for Kris Kringle. "H0H 0H0" has been Santa's very own postal code since 1982.

Mail delivered to 'urban' designated postal codes less expensive than 'rural' PO boxes located at the post office.

Canada Post has filed a lawsuit against an Ottawa-based online geographic data company, alleging that the company's collection of postal codes infringes on a Canada Post copyright.

Can you copyright a postal code? Canada Post thinks so. The Crown corporation is suing a geocoding website for providing a free online database of Canadian postal codes, which it says infringes on ...

Canada Post is not trying to claim copyright over individual postal codes. Instead, it claims GeoCoder is infringing on its overall database, which contains information about roughly 890,000 codes.

Welcome to Canada's poorest postal-code neighborhood—V6A.” According to Statistics Canada data presented in that article, the “poorest postal code” label was correct when applied to the ...

Ron Blake says he doesn't understand why Canada Post is changing the postal code for the entire Belle River, Ont., delivery area. "I think it's stupid," said the resident of the town near Windsor.

Postal codes in Canada are a six-character string consisting of three letters and three digits. For example, the postal code for the CN Tower in Toronto is M5V 3L9.

Calling the Downtown Eastside Canada’s “poorest postal code” — and, by inference, its poorest neighbourhood — is common among both international and local media.