When musician Elijah Woods, who has amassed over 590,000 streams on Spotify alone, needed quality guitar strings for a late-night recording session a few months ago, he knew just who to call: his former Algonquin College professor, Colin Mills.“I was in a pickle," Woods said. "We had to get this song done by 6 a.m the next day and all...

The Mamidosewin Centre, located at the Ottawa campus, will host the next Kiinwi Jiibakwe or "We Cook" virtual cooking show for students to learn budgeting and cooking skills on April 12, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Indigenous Counsellor Jackie Tenute, will host the session where she will make lentil soup. The last Kiinwi Jiibakwe event happened on March...

The Algonquin College Students' Association celebrated the official opening of the ARC on Monday, April 4 with speeches by the college and SA's presidents, a visit by the mayor, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and building tours. The 125,000 square foot Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre, located to the northeast of the Student Commons across from the residence building, has been...

Exams and final assignments are not the only reason students tend to stress out around this time in the second semester. Finding a new place to live is also high on their priority list. Many leases end in April or May and students in residence have to be out soon after their last exam. For students who want to move...

Nemr Abou Nassar performed a stand-up comedy show at the Algonquin Commons Theatre on March 25, 2022 as part of his current tour in Canada. Abou Nassar’s show ran for about two hours Friday night, as the comic told jokes about a range of topics including parenting, vaccines, the pandemic and the strength of women. The Lebanese-American comedian has had...

When Christine Rothmaier was in her early twenties, she was in a bad accident which left her struggling with PTSD. To cope with her feelings, she started drinking alcohol, which made her depression worse. Rothmaier began counselling sessions with a therapist, and this helped her recover from past trauma. After completing a degree in sociology at the University of Windsor,...

Local newsCBC News: Minister of Health Christine Elliot stated there are no plans to reintroduce masking mandates or other restrictions if there is a sixth wave of COVID-19. "We need to get on with our lives and learn to live with COVID as it still exists with us," said Elliot. There is no current threshold of hospital admissions at which...

I am a peace-loving person. I believe in the power of non-violent resistance. I support Canada's military, but have traditionally avoided the topic of armed defense, preferring to focus on their humanitarian missions. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, and their brutal attacks on civilians has shifted my perspective: we need to answer their call for lethal aid. On...

Local News: Due to the possibility of a COVID-19 resurgence, Ottawa Public Health is encouraging residents to wear masks indoors and is launching a third dose campaign. “I am always reviewing the situation and thinking about what could be done locally, including taking a look at whether this is a time where it would make sense to use a Section...

When Elizavita Sidorovich first heard that Russia had invaded Ukraine, the Music Industry Arts student wasn’t surprised. “I just knew that something was going to happen,” she said. “They’ve been doing this since 2014.”What Sidorovich, 20, didn’t realize, however, was how the war in Ukraine was about to affect her personally. Sidorovich is an international student from Russia who is...