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Meet Collinda Joseph: Paralympic Gold medalist & PR alum

Team Canada competes in wheelchair curling at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games.

Team Canada competes in wheelchair curling at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games.

On Saturday, March 14, the Canadian Paralympic Wheelchair Curling team, nicknamed the ‘cardiac Canadians’ for keeping their edge-of-your-seat performances, faced China in the gold medal match and emerged victorious. 

Ottawa’s Collinda Joseph was the lead on Team Canada’s Wheelchair Curling Team at the recent 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games. Joseph has an impressive record in the sport, competing in four previous world championships and bringing home a bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics.

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National Work Integrated Learning Day: Sephora’s Co-op experience shows work-integrated learning in practice

One Yes and a Co‑op in Japan Helped Sephora Find Her Voice—and Her Path Work integrated learning day graphic
Sephora Révolus completed her Summer 2025 Co‑op work term in Tokyo as a Marketing Intern with the Japan Association for Working Holiday Makers. In this role, she contributed to digital marketing initiatives, supported client engagement activities, and assisted with program development. Her international work term allowed her to apply key concepts from Algonquin College’s Business Management and Entrepreneurship program in a fast‑paced, real‑world environment.

During her term, Sephora helped plan social media content, created posts, designed surveys, and facilitated English cafés — informal sessions that helped Japanese clients build confidence in their conversation skills before travelling abroad. The work demanded strong planning, audience awareness and adaptability, reflecting the entrepreneurial mindset she was developing in class.

“I realized I enjoy communication and creating spaces where people feel confident speaking,” Sephora says.

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Two Spirit and LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day

March 20 is Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day. This day aligns with the spring equinox and honours the identities, histories and contributions of Two Spirit people.

Two Spirit is a translation of the Anishinàbemowin term niizh manidoowag. It describes a person who carries both a masculine and feminine spirit.

Today reminds us of the strength and resilience of Two Spirit people, who have long been healers, leaders and knowledge keepers in their communities. It also calls attention to the discrimination, erasure and barriers to care that many continue to face.

At Algonquin College, we stand with Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ communities and commit to continued learning and support.