Finding a place to call home can be challenging in today's economy, but for asylum-seekers coming to Canada for refuge, the barriers can be insurmountable. Working to ease the transition period for those applying for refugee status in the Ottawa area, Matthew House Ottawa is a local not-for-profit organization in College Ward offering refugee assistance for those with nowhere else...

Squash, beans and corn are sisters. When planted together, they grow and support each other as any good sisters would. Corn supports bean's. Beans give corn nitrogen, fertilizing it. Squash provides shade and protects other sisters from weeds. Together, they are Three Sisters, the traditional Indigenous soup. Algonquin College students, staff and alumni had a chance to try it on...

Rows of cages with space-themed decorations on fold-out tables lined a room at the Nepean Sportsplex, with purrs and meows filling the air. Cats and kittens of all breeds and sizes drew eyes as they got judged on their feline features. The Ottawa Valley Cat Club hosted their 20th annual Ottawa Cat Show at Sportsplex on Sept. 23 and Sept....

Getting to campus can be a nightmare. From Nepean to Orléans, students are faced with consistently late buses and ever-climbing gas prices. But, there is another often overlooked way. Across Ontario, only 5.3 per cent of people listed walking as their go-to transportation method, according to the Government of Ontario's 2016 census. Sure, it might seem a chore. But, as...

Students and staff at the Woodroffe campus do not all have a case of jazz hands: They are flicking their dripping hands and wiping them on their clothing after washing them in the bathrooms. The wet handprints on everyone’s jeans are indicative of valuable savings: savings to the environment, to labour and with money. All three Algonquin College campuses are...

One morning in mid-September, three students wearing hoodies and small waist bags, rummaged through big boxes of different electronic gadgets at an Ottawa discount store. Visiting big shopping malls to find deals is not for them. Loyal customers of Quick Pick, a liquidation store with eight locations in the Ottawa area, sets a fixed price for all freshly stocked bin...

A sunny Thursday at Algonquin College had the sports field full of eager students in sports gear ready for the season’s start of intramural sports. Campus recreation coordinator Stephanie Rheaume stood with clipboard in hand on the sideline keeping score for the players on the field. She said it’s the busiest time of year as everything is starting up after...

What comes to your mind when you hear the word Brazil? Carnivals? Coffee? The statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro?How about the Brazilian handshake? Two pairs of hands and a very good look in the eyes. That’s Brazil. Maybe the very Brazilian habit of asking one's name? How many times have you had an hour-long conversation with a person...

It's a Thursday morning, 8:36 a.m. and the bus has arrived at Baseline Station. After staying up past midnight to finish assignments and proceeding to sleep-in (only to still be an hour short of the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep), it feels as though there is never enough time in a day. With your stomach rumbling and mind...

Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss performed a witty and dark-humoured solo show to a sold-out crowd at the Algonquin Commons Theatre Sunday night. With over an hour until showtime, people had already begun to line up outside the theatre, sipping on beers and chattering excitedly about the upcoming show. Inside the doors, the world-renowned and award-winning comic was expected to deliver...