Talks between the Canada Pacific Railway (CP Rail) and its 4,800 striking locomotive engineers and conductors have fallen apart over the weekend, a CP Rail spokesperson said. The spokesperson indicated that the government should try to pass back-to-work legislation that would force the striking workers to return to their jobs. Earlier, Labor Minister Lisa Pratt said the strike, which began last Wednesday, was impacting farmers and the mining sector, as it had paralyzed freight service on Canada’s second-largest railroad.