Barbra Dean is a cannabis chef and her dish ideas are unique. The entrepreneur launched her own company, Incredible Edible Chef, back in 2020 after two diplomas from Algonquin College. Dean received a diploma of culinary and catering management with honors in 2012. In 2020, she went back to Algonquin College to get her diploma in education, business entrepreneurship and...

Combining quirky set design, colourful anarchy and gallons of raining green goop for nearly every episode of the '80s show, You Can't Do That on Television has certified it as a cult classic. When CJOH Ottawa debuted the show nearly 45 years ago, it wasn’t a sure-fire success. But two years later in the hands of Nickelodeon, it would grow...

When I was 13 years old, I knew what my passion was. That passion was running as hard as I could and winning the ball to make a pass. Most people growing up don't have a clue what they want to be when they got older. But I knew. From something that just started as a hobby quickly turned into...

Food waste and insecurity have been rising steadily over the past few years. Canada alone creates 50 million tonnes of food waste a year, with one in eight households being food-insecure, according to an article by Made in CA. Danish-made app, Too Good To Go, is fighting food waste one paper bag at a time. With the help of partners...

Story updated at 7:30 p.m. One man was killed and another was critically injured in a Thursday morning shooting just west of Algonquin College, Ottawa police said. The shooting took place near Centrepointe Drive and Baseline Road on Draffin Court. The police arrived at the scene at approximately 6 a.m. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old VanDame Munga. The...

I will never forget the first time I laid eyes on a Yu-Gi-Oh! card. It was a winter day in early 2013. I was a 10-year-old kid and my cousin, my uncle and I went to Toys R Us ahead of a sleepover at his house. We wandered the aisles until my cousin wandered into the section containing the Yu-Gi-Oh!...

As Ottawa gets set to plunge into yet another Canadian winter, student volunteers from Algonquin College set out to raise money for homeless youth, returning for the first time since 2016. Students from the college's community and justice services program took to Elgin Street over a damp weekend in late October for 24 hours to raise awareness and fundraise for...

I was in the tenth grade, finally coming out of my awkward tween phase of only wearing graphic tees of cutesy animals and black leggings. I wanted to look fashionable. I'd seen a video by Best Dressed recommended to me on YouTube where the host, Ashley, offered tips on how to find the best pieces at the thrift store. As...

My mouth was dry. Fear was a cold hard lump in the pit of my stomach. Ice was spreading through my torso. The day was bright and sunny, however, with a chilling wind setting the mood for a small boat in the middle of the Ottawa River on a whitewater rafting adventure. There were nine passengers on the boat with...

When a role player you trust to lead the team is heating up the court, there’s only one path for success. Get out of the way. Dasia McDonald and Carter Normand, both in their third year, each totalled for 30 per cent of their teams' points in the Wolves' exhibition games on Oct 13. McDonald scored 22 points against JUEL...