The Wolves men's basketball ended their three-game home stretch in a heartbreaking loss against St. Lawrence Surge on Jan. 20, scoring 79-76 in a game with 19 total lead changes. The Wolves started the game hot with 22 points, 10 of which came from guard Simon Desta. They kept it going in the second quarter, making two out of six...

LocalCBC: Ottawa police say they've done everything they can to stop the surge in vehicle thefts, but the situation shows no signs of slowing down, with five vehicles going missing every day last year. Of the 1,854 vehicles lost in 2023, Sgt. Catherine Brown said about half were recovered, "which was substantial." Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs says actions like...

Audience members were exhilarated after experiencing a performance that took place at the Meridian Theatre in Centrepointe, across from the Woodroffe campus, on Jan 19. The Sultans of String and Friends performed their album inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action. The show, Walking Through the Fire, toured the southern and eastern parts of Ontario in...

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...

“Next in line please.” Fully encapsulated in a medical protection suit, the immigration officer still managed to welcome me with a genuine smile, visible through her eyes.“Eyes don’t lie,” I remembered my grandma telling me. I wished she was there with me, telling me I was doing great, just like she always did. It was a Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021,...

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...

While stepping over the large roots holding up the Merrickville forest last August, cracking twigs as I walked, I stumbled upon a body. Not human, but once alive all the same. A rabbit corpse laid in front of me, its pungent smell yet to be dragged from its bones like the coyotes did to its flesh. Yet out of this...

While warm summer breezes blew and city dwellers hugged their air conditioning units, while wildfires raged in the west and war continued to rage in Ukraine, 13 Algonquin College students embarked on a life-changing adventure. While they'd been strangers up until that point, they would soon become family. From Aug. 22 to 27, Algonquin College's Pembroke campus hosted its first...

Last month, the Ontario minimum wage increased from $15.50 to $16.55 an hour in an effort to offset the increasing costs of living, but Algonquin College students aren't exactly celebrating. Ali Albaawadh, who bartends at both the Algonquin College Ottawa campus bars, said the increase is "bittersweet.""If you told me I would have gotten a raise for $1.50, I would...

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...