Justine Stewart, a graduating student in the scriptwriting program at Algonquin College, won second place this month at the annual short film contest held by Open Screenplay, the world’s leading online screenplay platform. It started off as a project for school. Stewart needed to write a short film that was at least five to 10 minutes long, or about five...

Students who have been living in Algonquin College's residence since September are being asked to vacate by noon on Sunday. Only residents who have been accepted into the spring term are allowed to stay. Denzel Herrero, a receptionist for residence, said over 800 people are vacating residence before Sunday. “There’s usually about a thousand residents each year,” Herrero added. Residence...

On April 6 and April 14, graduating students in the police foundations program presented their capstone thesis projects related to justice, community service and law enforcement. Both events were held in the CA-building and open to Algonquin College students alongside faculty. Roughly 60 fourth-level police foundations students presented the culmination projects they started earlier in the year. Ryan Topping, a...

The DARE MakerSpace in C-building was host to total artistic liberty on March 29 thanks to efforts made by project management grad students. The event was funded by the Algonquin College Innovation Fund and sponsored by the Centre for Accessible Learning as well as MakerSpace, affording opportunities for the college’s talented student artists. Art pieces included intricate paintings, photography, jewelry...

Local News: CTV: Zellers, the popular department store chain that closed its doors in 2013, is coming back to Ottawa next week. Hudson’s Bay locations at Rideau Centre and St. Laurent Shopping Centre will be transformed into classic Zellers stores on March 23. Zellers is opening nine department stores in Ontario and three in Alberta. The Zellers Diner on Wheels,...

The Ottawa Senators dominated the St. Louis Blues with a jaw-dropping five-goal win on Sunday. The Sens won 7-2. Senators forward Tyler Motte was benched ahead of the game due to trade-related reasons while defenceman Dillon Heatherington was recalled back to Ottawa after a stint with the Belleville Senators in the AHL. Fans roared with thunderous applause as the Sens'...

Eleven new councillors have been elected, and 13 have held onto their seats and stayed in office as a result of last October’s municipal election. Laine Johnson was elected councillor of College ward and is serving her first term on the new council led by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. She's a sitting member of three committees, including the emergency preparedness and...