door-to-door

But they stopped providing the service as the administration canceled the door-to-door program nationwide, according to a city official.

OTTAWA—Workers at Canada’s state-owned postal service went on strike on Thursday night after the Liberal government ordered that money-losing Canada Post abandon door-to-door delivery, close post offices and make cuts to operating expenses.

Witnesses had called 999 after hearing cries for help but when police carried out door-to-door inquiries they were unable to trace where the pleas were coming from.

After the initial investigation the BBC went back to one of the hotels and heard staff were now going door-to-door searching for makeshift cooking equipment.

"Rural elderly residents usually receive information through door-to-door communication. It's unclear how the local authorities had informed them and managed the situation," said Awa.