Local News CTV News: The “Freedom Convoy” protests that occupied Ottawa’s downtown core for the past three weeks have cost the city approximately $30 million, according to Steve Kanellakos, the city manager. This estimate is based on estimated policing costs of $800,000 a day and city service costs of $200,00 a day. Kanellakos said the city should have exact figures...

Local News CTV News: The Rideau Centre was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a man was spotted in the mall with what appeared to be a firearm. A 50-year-old man was arrested at the scene and charged with numerous firearms offences. The Rideau Centre had just reopened on Tuesday for the first time since it was closed during the protests downtown...

For many people, working with animals sounds like a dream. But the reality of that dream is much harder than you may think. Students in the veterinary technician program at Algonquin College have been facing those realities. The competitive two-year program has not only been made more difficult because of COVID-19 protocols, but also by the nature of what students...

Without the responsibility of in-person classes, some students have found they now have the ability to have their microphones and cameras turned off during classes which allows them to do other activities. This includes drinking alcohol. “Morning classes are now not a reason to not drink the night before, as I have nowhere to be but on my computer in...

Two years into the pandemic, with the lifting of mask mandates on the horizon, one thing has become clear to me: I will miss wearing a mask in public when COVID-19 is over. Face masks are beautiful. I do not want to say goodbye to mine or anyone else’s. The pre-masking days feel so distant and strange now. It is...

The first time Eternity Martis saw another black person on campus as she crossed a bridge, it brought her joy. She envisioned it leading to a long friendship. But when she was ignored, it opened her eyes to the plights of the BIPOC-student community, and how things were far from acceptable. Eternity Martis, award winning author of They Said This...

With Algonquin College continuing virtual learning for the second half of the winter semester, some soon-to-be graduates from the tourism-travel services program say there have been missed opportunities because of the pandemic. Riley Hoogsteen, a fourth-semester tourism-travel services student in the program, feels that students are losing the opportunity for hands-on experience and it is hard to jump into a...

The Algonquin College women’s basketball team defeated the Loyalist Lancers 51 – 46 on Friday evening, then thrashed the St. Lawrence Surge 70 – 34 on Saturday afternoon. Algonquin heads back to Toronto on a two-game winning streak after winning the team’s first games ever played at the new Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre. The Wolves were caught in...

The Algonquin College men’s basketball team has started the season hot with a 3-1 record. After winning their first two games on the road last weekend, the Wolves dropped their first game at home on Friday, Feb. 18 but bounced back to win their second game on back-to-back days. The Wolves won their season opener 76-73 against Durham College in...

The Algonquin College library is coming back with a full-staffed reference desk on March 7 for the second half of the winter term. "What’s going to happen in the spring, it's going back to a fully staffed reference desk, so students will be able to go in and ask questions in person in addition to having the online chat staffed...