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Holiday travellers stuck at Dominican Republic resort due to difficulty getting COVID-19 tests Raquel Fletcher © Photo Courtesy: Moira Coutu Canadian families who vacationed in the Dominican Republic feel stranded because they are unable to get Covid-19 test results which would allow them to board a flight home. A Montreal couple and their two children who travelled to the Dominican Republic just before New Year's now find themselves unable to get a COVID-19 test, which they need in order to board a plane back home. "It wasn't such a big deal when we booked," said Moira Cou...

Is the answer to create an emergency ministry of education housed in Ottawa? Unequivocally, no. As I document in my book, Canada stands alone globally as a country without a national department of education — and this should continue. Elementary and secondary education is one of the few areas that Ottawa has steered clear from, and this has been to Canada’s advantage. However, there are practical steps that should be taken towards improving our educational systems. As some researchers have argued, collecting identity-based data would help to better identify and address barriers and probl...