Fighting game players from across Canada - and even some special guests from the United States - gathered in the student lounge in E-building on Feb. 17 for a nine-hour showdown. The second-ever Capital City Clash, a fighting-game tournament series organized by a group which features Algonquin College alumni, hosted an event that saw eager participants of each bracket battle...

Vegan food is gaining fans as more people are environment-conscious. With the recent climate change alerts and the inflation hikes, vegan food is a valid alternative. In Canada, more than 40 per cent of the population is actively trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, according to a study by the National Research Centre. According to Emma Kaye,...

In honour of Black History Month, the Algonquin College Student Association collaborated with Hors Pair Social, a Black-owned and focused event committee, to put on the Ottawa Black Creatives Hub Performing Arts Showcase. The night was full of singing, dancing, music, poetry, storytelling and short films. The event took place on Feb. 20, as Black artists from numerous different cultural...

LocalCTV: Ottawa Police and Ontario Provincial Police are warning Ottawa residents about fraudulent calls offering to inspect their heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. Police say the callers are posing as inspectors from Consumer Protection Ontario or similar organizations, and offering high-interest loans intended to lower HVAC-related fees. These callers may then ask to enter victims' homes, in order to...

Local CTV: The Ottawa Black Bears, a professional lacrosse team, will be coming to Ottawa next season. A news conference at the Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday announced the New York Riptide team from the National Lacrosse League will be moving to Ottawa later this year. New York Riptide will change its name to Ottawa Black Bears shortly. Their home...

Marie-Pier Caron, a student in the illustration program at Algonquin College, said she was relieved other people noticed the smell at the campus main parking lot, on Feb. 15.“I thought I put my bag or jacket down somewhere and it got poop or something on it,” she said. “I’m glad it’s not just me, I thought I was carrying the...

With $170 on the line, students brought their best to an elimination-style Wolf Game competition on Feb. 15, in hope of winning what is, to a student, a small fortune. Fayth Ford, a second-year outdoor adventure student, arrived at the event without much hope. Three hours later she emerged as the champion. "I am honestly very surprised, I didn't think...

Local Global: The Treasury Board is asking Parliament for an extra $8.9 billion for the fiscal year, which would go towards finance charges, health care for Indigenous children and military projects for home and abroad. Anita Anand, Treasury Board president, tabled the spending request in the House of Commons on Feb. 15. The spending requests, known formally as the Supplementary...

The Algonquin College women’s basketball team won in the first round of the OCAA playoffs 62-44 against the Conestoga Condors on Feb. 17 at the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre. Fans cheered for their home team as the Wolves faced their rivals' strong defence. The Wolves fell behind in the first quarter, with Condors leading ahead with 13-11. Wolves...

Algonquin College hosted its annual career networking fair on Feb. 13 in the C-building to provide information about full-time, part-time and summer work opportunities to students and alumni. The event was previously hosted in the gymnasium, but the Co-op and Career Centre couldn’t get that space anymore, so it was moved to the C-building where it happened across the first...