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By Laura Nelson + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 2 min read
The Times on a Thursday
Local (Ottawa Citizen) Construction of Stage 2 of the LRT is starting. The train lines will extend east, west and south. The first part of the extension of the O-Train’s Trillium Line southward is to open in 2022. When all of Stage 2 work is completed in 2025, it will add 47 kilometres of track and 29 new or revamped...
By Laura Nelson + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 4 min read
Time to talk about men and mental health
Ian Linton, a first-year introduction to music industry arts student, has been dealing with mental health issues since he was in high school, being diagnosed with depression and anxiety in 2018. Linton has dealt with anxiety attacks, intense mood swings and getting nervous quickly for something as simple as doing laundry. "It has been up and down since then, but...
By Laura Nelson (Laura as photographer) + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Shining a light on the impact of residential schools
Photo credit: Laura Nelson
Every year on Sept. 30, Canadians are invited to wear an orange shirt as a sign of remembrance and solidarity in honour of Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. The colour orange is symbolic of the abuse and harm that the residential school system had on Indigenous children."My grandmother is a survivor of residential schools,...
By Laura Nelson (Laura as senior editor) + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 4 min read
Winning at rugby is a mental game too
For the Thunder women's rugby sevens team, the fall of 2019 was all about keeping their head in the game. For instance, starting the OCAA Women's Rugby Sevens Championship at Loyalist College on Nov. 2, in fourth place and ending the day in first was all about their mindset. It's why they were able to beat Durham 24-14 in the...
By Laura Nelson (Laura as senior editor) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Stories of mental health challenges are all very different - and all too common
Photo credit: Emily Hsueh
Rebecca Baker, a first-year community justice program student, started feeling suicidal when she was a young teenager. The older she has gotten, the better she has become at learning how to manage the feeling."I wanted to kill myself when I was 13," she said. "I did not follow through, but that's the earliest I remember."Baker, who is now 27, is...
By Laura Nelson (Laura as senior editor) + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Women continue to face sexism in politics
When someone wrote a sexist slur on the window of Liberal MP Catherine McKenna's campaign office in late October I was very upset. I know I wasn't alone. I'd had a conversation in person with her just days before. I live in the neighbourhood and so the vandalism felt even more personal. But this recent incident was only one of...
By Laura Nelson (Laura as senior editor) + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 1 min read
Federal election has Algonquin College students talking
Canadians will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to vote for their next federal MP. The fixed date that is marked in our calendar every four years has people at Algonquin talking election and politics. For these Algonquin College students, the election has prompted them to think about a diverse collection of issues. Taylor Moz, a pre-health sciences student...
By Dana Simpson (Laura as senior editor) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Mission Possible: A Masterclass in Success with Peter Tilley
Photo credit: Dana Simpson
A Sudanese child soldier, a Cameroonian soccer player and a Canadian welder walk into a building. It sounds like the beginning of a joke but it’s not. It is a list of people Peter Tilley has helped over the last six years as the CEO of the Ottawa Mission. Help is a concept that Tilley knows all too well. “No...
By Laura Nelson (Laura as photographer) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 4 min read
2019 federal budget expands loan pay-back period for post-grads
Photo credit: Laura Nelson
Post-secondary students and schools across the country will see an investment of nearly $3.5 billion according to details contained in the Canadian federal budget. "I am incredibly happy about the federal budget," said Algonquin president Cheryl Jensen. "Here in Ontario, we feel it is important to invest in our universities and colleges, but do so in a fiscally responsible manner...
By Laura Nelson + 1 other for Algonquin Journalism - 1 min read
Ottawa police investigate stabbing in Courtland Park area
Local According to the Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Police Services west division detectives are investigating a stabbing incident in Courtland Park area that took place on April 5 in the evening; a man in his 40s has non-life-threatening injuries. NationalGlobal News: April 6 marks the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The Humboldt arena will host a memorial service....