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Rising cost of living has slashed delivered supplies for SA’s Food Cupboard

Tyson Purvis — April 17, 2026

Food banks are facing the same food insecurity they're meant to alleviate, says the Ottawa Food Bank

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Gokila Kumar (left), Roshan Sayyed (middle), Pranjali Naik (right) were winners of the Friends trivia night on Thursday.

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Trudeau meets Algonquin College nursing students

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From top to bottom, Daniel Aguilar, Aaron Thompson and Brodyn Allen, make up the college's Green Team for Rocket League Esports. They made the top eight in the winter qualifier.

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Malcolm Caldwell practicing his boxing jabs at the Jack Doyle Athletics Centre on Jan. 26.

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Samantha Therrien serves up French toast to students in the AC Hub on Feb. 6.

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Zahra El Haj Hassan paying for parking on campus.

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Kristina Renwick spikes the ball against the Canadore Panthers on Saturday.

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