Local CBC News: Ottawa police services are reminding the public to use 911 only for emergencies. In correspondence with National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the service released a list of a few examples of outrageous calls received by 911 operators: · A call was placed involving an argument over sleep schedules and who gets to sleep alone in the master...

Algonquin College students were quick to line up for a treat at the AC Hub eager to enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast on Monday, April 3 at 9 a.m. The AC Hub filled up quickly, as pancakes were available on a first-come, first-served basis. Along with bringing their appetites, students also took the opportunity to hang around with their peers...

When Elise Campeau suffered a serious injury a few years ago, she needed to find something to do while she recovered. She decided to revisit a passion that she had when she was younger: painting. Campeau, who is Mohawk from Akwesasne, joined other Indigenous vendors and creators in the Student Commons on March 31 and sold paintings and prints at...

Community members have had the chance to sing and dance along to their favourite songs on the second floor of the Student Commons at the AC Hub every Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The “Feel Good Fridays” event is meant to make students feel good while listening to their favourite tunes while they study or just hang out...

Local news CTV News: Freezing rain caused five LRT vehicles to lose power on Wednesday morning, trapping passengers for long periods of time until they could safely get off with the help of emergency responders. The five LRT vehicles included one east of Tunney's Pasture Station, one at Rideau Station after coming in from uOttawa station. Two trains were stuck...

More than 40 audience members attended Trevour Strudwick and Jamie Rallison's hypnosis and comedy show in Algonquin College's N-building on March 31. The audience members let their conscious minds go and had fun with their subconscious instead. The duo teamed up for the fundraising show, delivering a performance to remember. The tickets sold helped fund the performing arts program's end-of-year...

Local​​CTV News: A vote regarding a tax grant worth $13 million to build an airport hotel has ended in a tie at the finance and corporate services committee. Because the vote ended in a tie it will now rise to the council for consideration on April 12. Six Ottawa city councillors voted in favour of the grant. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe...

The province's announcement in late March that it will invest $224 million in skilled-trade education to build and upgrade facilities and $75 million for programming and operations, is for private training centres only. Public colleges, Algonquin College included, will not receive any part of these funds.“Today, we’re supporting employers, unions and other training providers so that they can build and...

A great deal of knowledge was gained during the diabetes awareness workshop, held at the Mamidosewin Centre on Monday, March 27 at Algonquin College. This event, hosted by Elizabeth Peña-Fernández and Summer Wabasse, defined diabetes and the varied types. The talk also explained how lifestyles could play a role in developing diabetes and explored solutions about how it can be...

Local CTV Ottawa: Staffing shortages saw two classes at Ottawa's Roberta Bondar Public School sit empty on Thursday. The lack of teachers left working parents scrambling for child care. A letter from the school states, "Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to secure enough replacement staff to cover all classes."Since early November the Ottawa Carleton District School...