Posted on Thursday, February 5th, 2026
The Canadian Culinary Championship (CCC) is an annual national event that took place from Jan. 30 to Jan. 31 at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa. The winning chefs from 10 different regional qualifiers are gathered to compete in three challenging and entertaining competitions: Mystery Wine, Black Box and the Grand Finale. To be crowned the top chef in Canada at the CCC is a career-changer. The competition has yielded three previous winners from Ottawa. Read more >
Posted on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
February is Heart Month. 
Meet Sarah Piper, a current student in Algonquin College’s Cardiovascular Technology program.
“I chose to explore a career in heart care because I found it super interesting. I have a bachelor’s degree from University of Ottawa with a major in history and I was an ESL teacher.
After working as a teacher for a few years, I realized that I couldn’t see myself teaching long term. When I decided not to continue with teaching, my parents suggested I follow in my dad’s footsteps and go into healthcare. Read more >
Posted on Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Algonquin College officially opened its new state-of-the-art Pìwànak — Algonquin Centre for Science and Innovation (PACSI) on Feb. 2, 2026. Featuring more than 20,000 square feet of cutting-edge lab space, PACSI will serve as an unprecedented resource for science education and research in Ottawa and beyond. Read more >
