Local Ottawa Citizen: A design has been chosen for the new LGBTQ2+ national monument, Canadian Heritage announced Thursday morning. The winning bid came from a Winnipeg-based team whose design is called Thunderhead. The design is meant to evoke a cloud which the team says stands for “strength, activism, and hope.” The monument will be built on Wellington Street and is...

LocalOttawa Citizen: Three men were stabbed in the ByWard Market around 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning as they left a bar. The stabbings occurred during a fight between two groups of people. Ottawa Police Services are asking witnesses to contact them. NationalGlobal News: An Ipsos poll commissioned by Global News found that 60 per cent of Canadians are worried they...

Nothing brings out that feeling of familiarity like food does. For Lebanese people, food is perhaps the most beloved part of our culture, and one that we indulge ourselves in the most. Since the Lebanese Civil War in the 1980s, many Lebanese people have left the country in search for a better life. A lot of them ended up in...

After a week of uncertainty, Algonquin College students were relieved to learn that the faculty bargaining team and the College Employer Council reached an agreement and called off the scheduled strike late Thursday night before the 12:01 a.m. deadline. The Applied Arts and Technology bargaining team representing the college faculty and the CEC issued a joint statement just over an...

The room in the N building was filled with keen, well-dressed public relations students on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 17. Level 2 students were waiting for their turn to host their first, professional news conference for their colleagues, teachers and students in the radio and journalism programs. Every year, the class holds an awareness and fundraising campaign to support...

Local Ottawa Citizen: Dr. Brent Moloughney, the deputy medical health officer for Ottawa Public Health, says that they are wary about signs of a rise in transmission of COVID-19 as cases begin to slowly rise. Moloughney says that they are watching the situation closely and advise those who are prone to severe illness to remain cautious amid masking requirements being...

Jonathan David raced past the half-way line and charged at the goal, eventually chipping El Salvador goalkeeper Kevin Carabantes to score the final goal of the game, securing an important win that put Canada one step away from the World Cup in Qatar. Les Rouges, as they are nicknamed, now need one win from their remaining three games to secure...

Every Thursday Brian Kovach and his Siberian Husky go to shelters including the Shepherds of Good Hope, the Ottawa Mission, Cornerstone for Women or the Veterans’ House to volunteer for Love on a Leash, a non-profit organization providing emotional support to people through pet therapy.“Doing that really allowed me to expand on being able to communicate with the general public...

Local NewsOttawa Citizen: As a strike deadline approaches, bargaining between Ontario colleges and faculty unions will resume. The College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will meet on Thursday. The run will end at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, according to the union. If significant progress is made when talks continue, the deadline could be extended. Algonquin President...

The never-ending COVID-19 story has triggered so many people to push their opinions onto others. This "Us Vs. Them" mentality is polarizing our narrative and needs to stop. It is threatening our education as students now, with the threat of an Ontario colleges faculty strike looming. The unwillingness to reckon with the opposite side is harmful and unproductive. It is...