The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association announced in a statement varsity basketball and volleyball will be returning to competitive play on Wednesday, Feb. 9. It was March 8, 2020, when Algonquin College’s women’s basketball team last played. Now, the team is preparing to play for the first time in almost two years. The Algonquin Wolves women’s basketball team will open their...

Local NewsCTV News Ottawa: Ottawa police are growing concerned about the children who are allegedly living inside the trucks that are a part of the convoy. The police are discussing the next steps with the Children's Aid Society but according to Deputy Chief Steve Bell, they are not considering enforcement activity. Bell believes that 25 per cent of the trucks...

Danielle Allard, a professor of communications at Algonquin College, once had 61 students working on a single Google Doc at the same time, so she knows first hand there is a place for digital notes in a student’s life. “Digital has its place," Allard said. "It is a living to-do list. Paper is hard to change. When I need to...

The COVID-19 pandemic has left impacts on almost everything — the music industry arts program at Algonquin College is no different. The MIA program was previously almost fully on campus but is now largely online. “Obviously the pandemic, like I’m sure many programs in the college, has drastically changed what we do,” according to Colin Mills, the MIA program coordinator...

While the doors to Algonquin College's Employment Support Centre have been closed and its windows dark throughout the pandemic, the number of students who have been using their services - virtually - has only increased. Carol Ann Mahoney, employment outreach officer, said that a silver lining of the centre's physical closure has been the ease students have had in joining...

While the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre opened for business again on Jan. 31, the future purpose of the old gym in A-building is still unfolding. Algonquin College opened The Ron Port Athletic Facility in 1996, which is named after a long-time coach and athletics director. Port retired at the age of 70 after spending 49 years promoting sports...

With Parliament’s swift passing of Bill C-4 criminalizing conversion therapy, January 2022 has been a historic time in the fight for Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, according to advocates. Queer members and allies of the Algonquin College community are feeling validated and hopeful. Conversion therapy targets individuals who do not identify as heterosexual or cisgender and disapproves any gendered behaviours that do...

Local NewsOttawa Citizen: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said bringing in the Canadian military to deal with protestors downtown is not something that's being considered at the moment. If a request is made to bring the military downtown, it is not something that would be decided quickly. “One has to be very, very cautious before deploying the military in situations engaging...

The connection between regular physical activity and good mental health has been acknowledged for decades by health professionals, however, during the COVID-19 pandemic this link has been put to the test. Public health measures enacted since March 2020 have affected the availability of all kinds of sporting activities. From the closures of gyms to the cancellation of seasons for athletes...

Local CTV NEWS : Since the beginning of this week, several cars, homes and residents have been vandalized in a neighbourhood in Orleans. No one knows who or why they are doing it. Councillor Matthew Luloff wants whoever is responsible to be held accountable. NationalIHEART RADIO: Ottawa’s police force is expecting the "freedom convoy" to grow even larger this weekend....