Hot Cross Buns – A Sweet Easter Tradition

Posted on Thursday, April 6th, 2023

Algonquin College culinary students preparing foodThe spiced, sweet treat we refer to as hot cross buns are studded with raisins, and commonly toasted and eaten with butter.

Traditionally eaten during the Easter holiday, this beloved sweet bun can be traced back to the medieval Hertfordshire countryside. By many accounts, a 14-century monk called Thomas Rocliffe is credited as making the very first hot cross bun. The buns were handed out to the local poor on Good Friday. The Easter treat was so well-loved among the community that word soon spread, and imitations of the bun became popular across the country. To this day, hot cross buns are widely eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent.

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Overcoming obstacles (on a course)

Posted on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

When Victoria Coman received an out of the blue direct message via InstagramHeadshot of Victoria Coleman in yellow team shirt from Canada's ultimate challenge last year, she had to do a double take, not sure if what she was reading was legit. Coman, a 24-year-old fitness and health promotion student from Iqaluit, is active on Instagram, sharing and posting photos of herself working out, spending time with friends and studying at Algonquin College.  

“I received a message about a new reality show, and I was scouted online,” said Coman. “They cast the show through Instagram.”   Read more >

AC Student receives CEWIL honourable mention  

Posted on Friday, March 24th, 2023

Evan Liko, a graduate of the Mobile Application Design and Development program, is the proud recipient of a Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) Student of the Year Award 2022 Honourable Mention. Liko’s nomination and subsequent honourary acknowledgement are thanks in part to his co-op manager, Rowland Gordon at Smart Living Properties and Algonquin College professor and WIL supervisor, Adesh Shah.

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