It's that time of the year again: the snow starts to fall, decorations appear and twinkling lights go up creating the perfect holiday scene. But this will be a holiday season like no other. Christmas 2020 along with Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Diwali will be experiencing a modified celebration period due to COVID-19. As Algonquin students march into the final weeks...

As part of the national addiction awareness week, Algonquin College's Project Lighthouse in collaboration with Carleton University's Stigma Ends at CU organized a virtual interactive session about consensual sex and substance abuse on Nov. 26. Over the one-hour event, about 49 participants learned about ways to navigate open and honest conversations about consent, healthy relationships and recognizing substance abuse. According...

It's no secret that the holiday season will look a little different this year. As the pandemic continues, provincial public health guidelines are encouraging people to re-think family gatherings and practice safe celebrations. On Friday Nov. 20, Algonquin Times spoke with community members in downtown Ottawa to find out how they plan to celebrate the holidays this year. Here’s what...

Algonquin College announced a new projected deficit of $21.2 million at the first public board of governors meeting of the school year. In his report to the board, Grant Perry, chief financial officer for the college, said Algonquin is now projecting a deficit increase of $2.2 million from June's projection of $19 million, due in large part to decreased student...

Algonquin College has partnered with Ciena Corporation, a global networking systems, services and software company, to bring a state-of-the-art telecommunications lab to the Woodroffe campus, providing students training with the equipment that powers most internet traffic. The lab was completed in August 2020 and is open to all students in the optical systems and sensors portion of the information technology...

When Peter Szanto, a former social work student from Algonquin College saw a pop-up activity in his neighbourhood, he was curious to know what it was. A wooden frame with plastic curtains in the middle seemed like an art installation to Szanto at first. It was called Safety Hug. Curious, he wanted to know how the hug would feel. Making...

When Amy Spears thinks about one of the first times she had dinner at her in-laws’, she thinks about a certain bottle of wine. It was a Barolo, a red wine produced in Italy. Her father-in-law, Guy Dubois, had brought it out during dinner, he loved it. Trying to impress him, Spears went to LCBO before their next dinner and...

In March, when the pandemic started, many thought it was not going to last this long. Today, Algonquin students at all three campuses are coping with the changes of remote or modified in-person education and learning how to adjust to these unusual times. On Thursday, Sept. 30, Algonquin Times reporters set out to do a mood check of students in...

Shortly after withdrawing the LinkedIn Learning contract, eCampusOntario approved an extension to the service for Ontario students and faculty until September 2021. LinkedIn Learning, a platform containing on-demand instructional videos, certifications to help your career, and overall development and course material that can be personalized, was granted to Ontario students by eCampusOntario in 2018. Earlier this year, a decision to...

Troy Crosby, a part-time professor in Algonquin's manufacturing engineering technician program and a former student, aims to help Ottawans flatten the curve with a lightweight, antimicrobial tool that minimizes unnecessary touch. Called the Linc, the tool allows users to turn doorknobs, press buttons, pull/push or hold onto handles and even use their smartphones so they don't have to get in...