Local Ottawa Citizen: Ian Bush has lost his attempted appeal for a reduced sentence in the attempted murder of Ernest Côté, a 101-year-old war veteran. Bush is currently serving two concurrent life sentences for his original crime, the murders of Judge Alban Garon, his wife, Raymonde and their friend, Marie-Claire Beniskos. The murders happened on June 30, 2007, but the...

The Students' Association hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Friday, April 5 in the Jack Doyle Recreation Centre. Five teams competed in the tournament: Local Heroes, Croutons, Big Baller Crew, The Coyotes and The Landlords. Scoring for the 10-minute games was played with 1s and 2s, which means any shot inside the three-point line is worth one point, and any...

A lion was spotted dancing through the Student Commons on Thursday, April 4, led across the room by heads of lettuce on sticks and followed by drums and cymbals. The lion, which had two people hidden inside, was part of the celebration of cultures event. It aimed to give students an opportunity to learn something new. “It’s an annual event...

LocalGlobal News: Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he only wants to see Ontario citizens in the province’s colleges and universities. Ford claims he’s been told approximately 18 per cent of students attending Ontario’s post-secondary institutions are international.“In my opinion, and we will continue working with the ministry, get rid of the 18 per cent,” Ford said at an event Wednesday...

Despite graduating from Algonquin College’s paramedic program, Alan Wong decided he didn’t actually want to be a paramedic. Instead, Wong wanted to focus on a career he would be passionate about. After graduating in 2011, Wong started working with OC Transpo. Working with buses, however, was not Wong’s dream either. Nearly a decade later, Wong left OC Transpo and finally...

Once the paint was set up, chaos rose and students threw colourful powder at each other, dumping red, green and orange colour bags on each others heads. Over a hundred joyful Algonquin College students gathered in front of the E-building at 1 p.m. on March 25 to celebrate the Holi festival. Holi, a Hindu festival of colours, is a celebration...

The Round Dance ceremony was put together by the Mamidosewin Centre for Algonquin College students to gather, socialize, remember loved ones and heal together on March 22, from 5 p.m. until midnight. This event has been ongoing for the past four years and more people have continued to attend every time the event has been held. This year, there was...

Local CTV News: Premier Doug Ford announced on March 28 that Highway 174 will be coming into the custody of the Ontario government after 25 years. Ford made the announcement in a speech at the Shaw Centre when he was a guest at the Mayor's Breakfast Series. The announcement was made alongside a new, detailed $543-million agreement between the Ontario...

Local CBC News: Over 2,900 elementary students in the Waterloo region were suspended from school on Wednesday because their vaccination records were not up to date. The Region of Waterloo Public Health followed through with the Immunization of School Pupils Act, demanding proof of vaccination for several diseases or a proper exemption. Students from Waterloo and Cambridge received assistance at...

Local Ottawa Citizen: The Canadian Viola Society, an Ottawa-based non-profit organization dedicated to viola enthusiasts, suffered a significant financial setback in November and March when unauthorized e-transfers drained a total of $16,000 from the society's bank account. The account was left with a mere $300. “It means we can’t pay anybody to do anything for us,” said Ann Frederking, the...