The truckers "Freedom Convoy" protesting COVID-19 mandates in Canada arrived in Ottawa this past weekend, causing gridlocks and disruptions in the city. Ottawans living and working in the downtown core have withstood continual noise from large truck horns and intimidation from some protesters. Protesters from across Canada started to converge at Parliament Hill on Thursday, Jan. 27, although the majority...

Algonquin College students will be able to participate in a first aid course hosted at the college's Woodroffe campus on Saturday, Feb. 5. “Learning first aid and CPR is a great way to become a community resource," said Jennifer Sybrandy, a registered nurse and the founder of National Capital First Aid. "You never know when you will come across someone...

The Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre is set to reopen Monday, Jan. 31 at 9 a.m. after shutting down earlier in the month due to provincial COVID-19 regulations. It will initially serve only students and staff of Algonquin College. Proof of vaccinations, masks and social distancing will remain mandatory. The ARC will be accessible to eligible members Monday to...

Local NewsCTV News Ottawa: A "freedom convoy" of truck drivers protesting against vaccine mandates are expected to arrive at Parliament Hill this Saturday, Jan. 29. The convoy left from B. C. on Sunday and has been gaining momentum along the Trans-Canada Highway, where gatherings are taking place in support of the truckers. Ottawa police are doing their best to prepare...

Andrew McManaman, an Algonquin College graduate from the broadcasting-television program, recently published his first horror novel. McManaman graduated from Algonquin College in 2017 and drew from his experience in the broadcasting-television program to bring a cinematic feel to his debut novel of terror and paranoia, Dollhouse. “It’s been a really neat experience. About four years have led up to it,...

Two graduates of Algonquin College are among the victims of Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Ltd.’s deadly explosion and fire in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 13. What should have been a normal day at work for the victims ended tragically in the worst industrial accident since 1966 when the Heron Road bridge collapsed, according to the Ottawa District Labour Council....

The Ontario government announced new COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 2 including a ban on indoor sports until Jan. 27, with an exemption for “elite amateur” sports leagues. Both the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association and Ontario University Athletics were excluded from the list of elite amateur leagues qualifying for the exemption of indoor sports. Seven other amateur sporting leagues qualified for...

While some programs at Algonquin College have on campus activity right now, most will have to wait until later in the year to see people live in a classroom environment. After waiting for what she said felt like forever, Sam Blaskie, a level one child and youth care program student, is looking forward to stepping foot on campus. “I am...

Ontario Public Services Employees Union members are set to vote on a workplace strike from Dec. 9 through to Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. For the second time in four years, the 24 public colleges in Ontario will vote on a strike mandate—the conciliation phase of bargaining—after months of deliberation between OPSEU and the College Employer Council."After more than five...

Although Canadian writer and actor Dan Levy is now a household name and a media darling across North America, the adoration and acceptance that Levy has received since his hit show, Schitt's Creek, swept the Emmys in 2020 is a welcome change after working for decades in the industry. On Oct. 5, Levy sat down with his former MTVCanada co-host,...