On the Wednesday before changing from year of the pig to year of the rat, Algonquin College’s Chinese cultural club welcomed new members in E-building. The club celebrated Chinese New Year early by hosting a dumpling lunch, a short tea ceremony, several rounds of Chinese checkers, a calligraphy lesson and more. The tea ceremony was performed by Hongxia Wei, club...

Small, white name tags that read "President," "CEO," "Stakeholder" and "Doctor," were stuck to blazers and shirts on Friday morning as some of the biggest names in Ontario’s health industry attended a breakfast prepared by Algonquin’s culinary students. The crowd, gathered for the Future of Health and Wellness Speaker series, shuffled into the dimly lit Restaurant International in H-Building at...

The Indian Student Society, in collaboration with the Students' Association, held the first homecoming of the decade on Saturday, Jan. 25, in the ACCE building. The theme of the event was Homecoming/Freshers and it was held for all the international and domestic students to get to know each other.“They have the perfect leverage to use the resources to make an...

Local: Ottawa Citizen There have been issues with the Confederation Line's camera system at the LRT stations. This has necessitated the full-time installation of whistle-blowing staff on platforms at every station to ensure that the trains depart safely. The light rail system is equipped with cameras that feed into a display in the operator’s cab, offering a view of the...

Rather than sitting in class Monday morning, six Algonquin College students took the day to participate in a community event at Ronald McDonald House to prepare a chili dinner and chocolate chip cookies for the families living at the residence. Hunter Morris, 27, a graduate of Algonquin’s business administration program and the community engagement officer for the AC Hub, lead...

An art show that features paintings from people who struggle with mental illness has been happening every year on Nov. 28 since 2017. It is part of a larger four-year-old organization called the Art of Mental Health, which has donated around $8,000 to different organizations including CHEO. The founder, Randy Joe Sidawi, 30, formerly an advertising and marketing student at...

After a tough past weekend for the Algonquin Thunder men's basketball, the team grabbed the win against the Centennial Colts on Saturday night with a score of 80-75. Zerious Loney and Simon Desta led the team with 16 points at the half, with the Thunder up 39-29 when the buzzer sounded. While scoring was a key factor, Loney applauded his...

AC Day 1 allows teachers and students to meet each other, place a face to a name and learn more about their chosen program and the college. When it was Mikeal Du Plessis' turn to stand and introduce himself to his future classmates, he shared something intimate about his past. “I used to clean and mop the floor of this...

LocalOttawa Citizen A man in Ottawa was tested for coronavirus. Ottawa Public Health has not confirmed a case in Ottawa as it takes 24 hours to get the results. The information of the patient was kept private for security reasons. Coronavirus is a designated reportable disease and the health care facilities are required to report suspected or confirmed cases to...

Local: CTV News The Ottawa Police Service is reintroducing its hate crime section as the numbers of crimes continue to rise. Ottawa was the first police service in Canada to start a hate crimes unit. In the last few years, the reported hate crimes in Ottawa have alarmingly increased. The section will be focused on helping prevent incidents through public...