While a warm island breeze did not sweep through Restaurant International at Algonquin College on the evening of April 12, the bouquets of faux tropical floral decorations made it almost feel like one did. Fourth-year students in the bachelor of hospitality and tourism management program hosted the Aloha Akua charity dinner, raising funds for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and...

LocalOttawa Citizen: Over 155,000 public servants began striking on Wednesday, marking the largest federal work stoppage since 1991. Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada are demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Negotiations have been ongoing for two-and-a-half years, with picket lines now established at over 250 locations nationwide. The main issue remains wage increases, as current government...

Skylar Dale, a student in the online autism studies and developmental services worker program, did an outstanding 90 hours of volunteering this year.“I started volunteering with an organization called Rude Nature, " said Dale. "It made me realize how much I love gardening and being outdoors."On April 12 Dale was just one of many students who took to the stage...

The Odawa Native Friendship Centre hosted its annual Children and Youth Pow Wow on March 25 at the Shaw Centre. The event began with a grand opening of elders starting the dance at noon along with veterans performing their traditional dance before other dancers took their turn to participate in the dance. Traditional instruments and dresses were showcased at booths...

As temperatures rose in Ottawa, excitement grew among attendees at the psychic fair, held in the Student Commons on Tuesday, April 11. Four semi-private spaces enclosed by black curtains attracted long lines of eager students who waited up to half and hour for their turns. The event, which was organized by the Students' Association and ran from 11 a.m. to...

Local CBC: A 78-year-old daily heat record was broken in Ottawa on Thursday, just eight days after an ice storm blanketed the city. The temperature reached 21 C at 11 a.m., making it the hottest day of the year thus far. Two hours later, the April 13 record was shattered. To make the most of the nice weather while it...

With the end of the winter term looming, a talk given by long-time journalist Anna Maria Tremonti hosted by the Pembroke campus on Monday, March 27, continues to have timely messages for students. Tremonti, in her role as a journalist, has reported on the changing world for decades. Most notably, she was at the Red Square when the Soviet Union...

From her time spent in the computer science program at Algonquin College, to her time working as a 911 dispatcher, Johanne Marelic has spent her working career learning where her passion lives: helping people deal with tough issues. After a 34-year career with the Ottawa police department as an officer and a detective, Marelic has been hired as the sexual...

Local CTV News: Canada's largest public-sector union voted in favour of a strike mandate, which affects 120,000 public servants. As of last week, 35,000 members of the Canada Revenue Agency employees cast their votes for a strike to take place. By the end of this week, roughly 155,000 public servants representing five major bargaining groups could be in a legal...

After three years of COVID-19 and online learning, students in the bachelor of interior design program will be hosting an in-person event for their 2023 graduating class on April 20 in the ACCE building. The event is to help graduates show off their thesis projects to the community while creating networking opportunities with sponsors. It's also about celebrating the students...