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Trash talk: Ottawa’s garbage limit sparks mixed opinions

Caroline Kirkey — October 15, 2024

New garbage rules have residents divided — some see it as necessary, others as a household headache

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Laine Johnson said to improve the transit system to the level people need

Photo: Ben Fleguel

Transit and police budgets dominate councillor-led meeting

Ben Fleguel
October 16, 2024

Garbage placed outside after 5 p.m. on a Tuesday on Highgate Road.

Photo: Caroline Kirkey

Trash talk: Ottawa’s garbage limit sparks mixed opinions

Caroline Kirkey
October 15, 2024

Free menstrual product dispenser with no pads and a broken hand dryer on the second-floor bathroom in J-building

Photo: Itel Sapozhnikov

Free but unreliable, menstrual product dispensers cause frustration

Itel Sapozhnikov
October 11, 2024

Marketplace Food Court is just one of the locations where coffee cards will be redeemable. They will also be more reusable, joining some of Algonquin College's other sustainability measures.

Photo: Claire Donnan

Algonquin College coffee cards are coming off the press

Claire Donnan
October 10, 2024

The Ottawa courthouse building on 161 Elgin St. on Oct. 8, the day of the conviction of Hamid Ayoub.

Photo: Nathalia Lencioni

Hamid Ayoub convicted of 2021 Baseline Road murder

Nathalia Lencioni
October 08, 2024

The author with two of her cats, Cucumber (left) and Strawberry (right).

Photo: Stephanie Taylor

First Person: There is nothing wrong with being a crazy cat lady

Stephanie Taylor
October 08, 2024

Wolves fullback Luke Flores and Durham outside centre Josh Dunk had a few choice words for each other in game, but were seen laughing and talking amiable afterwards.

Photo: Tyler Reis-Sanford

Wolves struggle late in 52-13 loss to Durham Lords

Tyler Reis-Sanford
October 07, 2024

Laine Johnson said Route 88 will soon be split into two routes to help with overcrowding and lateness. The change is part of OC Transpo's New Ways To Bus initiative, which will come into effect after O-Train Line 2 and Line 4 are up and running.

Photo: Ben Fleguel

College ward councillor encourages students to speak up during 2025 city budget consultation

Ben Fleguel
October 05, 2024

Yussuf Mohamud, an AC graduate, posing outside the library in C-building.

Photo: Stephanie Taylor

AC grad uses MakerSpace to build 3D maps for climate activism

Stephanie Taylor
October 02, 2024

Lot 16 at a busy hour.

Photo: Emmet Paradis

Students find hope in new pilot parking initiative

Emmet Paradis
October 01, 2024

Each book in the art installation bears the name of a missing or murdered Indigenous woman or two-spirit person.

Photo: James Gray

Students chip in to art memorial for Indigenous murder victims

James Gray
September 30, 2024

Alain Cyr-Russo (right) and Cassandra Jones St-Onge (left) on Sept. 27 welcome students looking to make a pledge.

Photo: Ben Fleguel

Looking for ways to contribute to truth and reconciliation?

Ben Fleguel
September 30, 2024

Lake Joulliac next to a Cree camp

Photo: Ethan Macleod

Indigenous student retreat aims to develop leadership skills

Ethan Macleod
September 26, 2024

Graham Fish provided interactive tutorials to students on how to make the Albany Sour and the Apple Fizz.

Photo: Ben Seabrook

Algonquin College mocktail workshop sells out

Ben Seabrook
September 23, 2024

Algonquin has always been known for its pizza, said student Geoff Quist.

Photo: Itel Sapozhnikov

Inflation leaves a mark on Algonquin College’s Marketplace cafeteria

Itel Sapozhnikov
September 20, 2024

An Ottawa police cruiser is parked in front an apartment building at 1845 Baseline Rd., near Navaho Drive, as officers investigate a stabbing on Sept. 20.

Photo: Jon Willing

Serious stabbing at apartment building near Algonquin College

Shaun Klepko
September 20, 2024

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