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U-Pass expected to cost students an additional five per cent next year

Kaitlyn Lemay — November 23, 2024

The City of Ottawa has tabled a draft budget for 2025 and transit is seeing an increase in fares, including the U-Pass for students

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Sexual assault awareness photo booth sees 80 student visitors

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Ottawa Valley Cat Club founder and president Kim Monkhouse, posing with her kitty Bruce.

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Ottawa stands as Canada's walking capital, with 28.9 per cent of people living downtown choosing to walk to work, according to Statistics Canada.

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Volunteer Elianne Roy explains LGBTQ resources to Algonquin College student Connor Sunderland.

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Zelda Marshall and Krystal Caring pose with first-year fitness and health promotion student Jocelyn Brown (middle).

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Kaltoun Moussa holding a wooden stick that Somalians use to grind the crops in the new Khayrhaye Museum.

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Explorer: Ottawa’s new Somalian culture museum is the first in Canada

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Despite not having any formal experience in the retail business, entrepreneur Nidaa Yassin has already opened seven stores.

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Missed the City Folk Festival? Here are the 5 things you need to know

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Students risk being late for class while taking the time to blow dry their hands. On some machines, it can take more than a minute and a half to get to dry digits.

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Climate zone: while some hands on campus are damp, waste has been reduced

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Liam Holtzhaver (left) and William Wafo (right) fight it out during the first soccer game of the season.

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Sunshine and soccer make a bright start for the intramural season

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Eshaan Bansal volunteered to pick apples for the culinary student program to reduce waste.

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Graham Lindsey and Fern Marwood play music for the Tay Valley Township Anniversary Picnic in the Maberly Community Park on Sept. 16.

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Huge turnout at Clubfest as organizers hunt for more space

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