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Ontario colleges operate campuses in Saudi Arabia for male students only
By Keith Leslie TORONTO — Two publicly funded Ontario colleges have opened campuses in Saudi Arabia that don’t allow female students in classes, but the province’s minister of post-secondary education...
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Men-only Ontario campuses in Saudi Arabia unacceptable: Wynne
TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne says it is unacceptable to her that two Ontario colleges are operating campuses in Saudi Arabia that don’t admit women students. Niagara College and Ottawa-based...
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Premier should have known Algonquin was running men-only campus, says faculty...
The union that represents about 800 Algonquin College faculty members says it repeatedly tried to draw Premier Kathleen Wynne’s attention to the fact the college was running a men-only campus in Saudi...
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Men-only college in Saudi Arabia appears to violate Algonquin's hiring policies
Algonquin College appears to be violating its own hiring equity policy by not employing women at its controversial men-only campus in Saudi Arabia. The college’s website declares the school is an...
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Algonquin's male-only college conforms with Saudi custom, college says
Algonquin College operates a male-only campus in Saudi Arabia because that’s the religious custom in the Middle Eastern country, say college officials. Algonquin has been “open and transparent” about...
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Ottawa painter Nicole Allen finds inspiration in nature's beauty
With a bare branch propped against the wall, a handcrafted woollen bird’s nest on the table and a diffuser on the floor misting the scent of sandalwood into the air, it’s clear this studio belongs to...
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Algonquin moves ahead on plans to open a women's college in Saudi Arabia
Algonquin College’s board of governors will get an update on Monday about the college’s plans to open a college for women in Saudi Arabia in the same region where it operates a men’s campus....
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Opening a women's college in Saudi Arabia is a long process, Algonquin board...
Algonquin College officials will go through a multi-stage process before they propose opening a women’s college in Saudi Arabia, the board of governors was told Monday. Staff are visiting other women’s...
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First Algonquin professor at the Saudi campus says students are being helped
Sam Gauvreau hopped on a plane for Saudi Arabia in 2011, looking for adventure and the opportunity to create a new college program. It was a daring leap for the self-described “meat and potatoes guy,”...
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The Temperance Movement revitalizing rock n' roll
The Temperance Movement’s Phil Campbell was on the phone from Winnipeg, where he and his bandmates were taking in the full Canadian winter-tour experience, courtesy of their travelling companions in...
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Algonquin emails test scores, personal info of 1,400 applicants
Algonquin College is apologizing after accidentally sending out the results of more than 1,400 prospective students’ entry exams to a group of 40 of their peers Thursday. Each of the students had...
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Algonquin hosts adult day program in unusual classroom
On the second floor of Algonquin College’s oldest building is a large, new apartment where a handful of local senior citizens are playing cards. The card game, “Shake Loose a Memory,” is designed to...
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A window into her world
The little brass wire elephants, antelopes and horses guarding Ottawa interior designer Tazim Lal’s fireplace mantle have something to say. They’re dhokra figurines — made using a traditional Indian...
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Heidi Helm: For the love of design
Growing up in Sudbury, Heidi Helm knew she had a calling. It just took her 24 years to figure out what it was. It was 1999 and she was working full time in a bank in her hometown when it donned on her:...
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EZ Jewel Box is a real gem
Of all the things Elena Zakharov thought possible as a Ukrainian girl growing up in the repressive communist era of the 1970s, cruising through Beverly Hills in a Mercedes Benz was never one of them....
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Halting mandatory taxi training would be step backward, El-Chantiry says
The city shouldn’t stop making cabbies take a course on serving customers and navigating Ottawa roads, according to one city councillor. “I find it’s a backwards step,” West Carleton-March Coun. Eli...
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Algonquin president Cheryl Jensen to visit controversial Saudi campus
Algonquin president Cheryl Jensen is heading to Saudi Arabia to check out for herself the college’s male-only campus in Jazan and the possibility of opening a college for women in the country. Jensen...
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Viral 'off-the-grid' homeowner returns with cheaper solar power innovation
A local entrepreneur who made global headlines for his off-the-grid home last year is getting ready to unveil his latest unconventional solution in sustainable energy. Algonquin College mechanical...
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New Algonquin energy plan generates heat and electricity together
When Algonquin College asked one of the world’s biggest engineering companies to help it save energy, no one at the college expected to start generating two million watts of their own electricity. The...
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Algonquin program puts indigenous cooking on the menu
Katie Bousca had high hopes when she moved to Ottawa from Baker Lake, Nunavut, two years ago to take part in the culinary program at Algonquin College. But after just two semesters — struggling...
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