The union says talks over a new contract broke down in July, after the expiry of the previous contract on March 31. It says it's seeking improved wages as staff battle an affordability crisis.
The assembly is expected to focus heavily on the federal government's major projects legislation, as it's the first time all chiefs have gathered since the bill passed in June.
The University of Prince Edward Island also welcomed its first medical students this week as a regional campus of Newfoundland and Labrador's existing program at Memorial University. York University in Toronto and Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., will also open new medical schools in the coming years.
U.S. District Chief Judge Reed O’Connor set aside time for relatives of the crash victims to speak during the hearing. Some travelled from Canada, as well as countries in Europe and Africa, to pursue what could be their final opportunity to demand that the company face criminal prosecution for the crashes off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia.
The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is being deployed to the site near Elko, B.C., where investigators will gather information and begin to assess what caused the derailment.
