The Canadian Culinary Championship held its black box competition at Algonquin College's in Restaurant International in the H-building on Feb. 4. This event brought people together to celebrate Canadian food and culture. Several participating chefs were among the top contestants in the 2022 regional competition. Ottawa's chef Briana Kim of Alice Restaurant's was thrilled to be named the winner of...

It’s “incredibly inspiring” that students are getting into nursing after the “crazy difficult year of COVID,” Justin Trudeau said during a meeting with Algonquin College’s nursing students on Friday.“We were seeing all the challenges in our healthcare system, all the gaps. Each of you decided that you wanted to be a part of serving and helping your fellow Canadians,” Trudeau...

Algonquin College Green, one of the college's Rocket League teams, qualified on Feb. 4 for the spring tournament by making it into the top eight in the Ontario Collegiate Rocket Soccer winter cup tournament. Algonquin College Green was eliminated in the fifth round of the losers bracket by the University of British Columbia. Team Green had a rough series start,...

Get your hand wraps and gloves ready because the Students' Association has brought back the long-awaited boxing classes. Boxing classes will take place every Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre. New boxing instructor Ramanjeet Singh, is in love with the sport of...

The Algonquin Wolves women's volleyball team warmed up winter and served up a weekend of wins. Friday and Saturday marked the final home games for the Wolves women’s volleyball team. The Wolves started their weekend with a 3-0 win over the Georgian Grizzlies on Friday. It was touch and go in the first set until an ankle injury to Grizzlies'...

Algonquin College students were treated to an early wake-up call Saturday after a fire alarm at 3:18 a.m., causing the entire residence to be evacuated. No injuries were reported.“Just a good old alarm at 3:30 a.m.,” said Owen Uchacz, an architectural technician student at the college. Hundreds of Algonquin College students were evacuated from the residence building after a fire...

Murray Sinclair says education for Indigenous students is at a "critical point"."That critical point is emphasized by the fact that Indigenous students make up the highest dropout rate, and the failure rates are unacceptably high," Sinclair said in a retrospective Zoom event with Algonquin College staff and students on Jan. 30. "It has nothing to do with intelligence or capacity....

Canadians have been advised to have no more than two more than alcoholic drinks a week according to a new report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction released last week. Some community members at Algonquin College think the drop is extreme, while others say it’s not extreme enough. The recommended number dropped from 15 drinks for men...

The Algonquin Wolves women’s volleyball team started their weekend with a 3-1 loss to the Seneca Sting on Friday, and after vowing to "destroy" their next opponent, they ended Saturday with a 3-0 win over the Loyalist Lancers. Seneca took the first set 25-20 on Friday. However, the Wolves came out strong in the second set. The Wolves took a...

Algonquin College is offering free soup lunches at the Mamidosewin Centre every Wednesday, where students can eat and connect with others. The Soup Lunch event, introduced for the first time in October 2022, is an opportunity for students and staff to get a hot meal and connect with each other. Hot, homemade soup provided by the catering services at the...