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OTTAWA — The country’s national mail carrier has halted the installation of community mailboxes, one week after the Trudeau Liberals were elected with a pledge to scrap the move away from door-to-door delivery.

“Canada Post is temporarily suspending future deployment of the program to convert door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes,” the Crown agency said in an emailed statement.

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The move means nearly half a million households that were to be converted over the next two months will keep their current mail service.

“Efforts are now underway to place the comprehensive program on hold in an orderly fashion,” said the statement.

“Customers impacted by this decision will receive a letter within the next few weeks advising them of the status of their mail delivery service.”

But those already converted over the last 10 months will not get door-to-door service back — at least not under Canada Post’s current plan.