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Quiz von Trevor Pritchard, aktualisiert vor 2 Monate
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The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, or MPAC, used to assess the value of Ontario properties every four years, so that municipalities could then determine property and education taxes. When was the last time that happened?
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2008.
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2014.
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2016.
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2020.
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CBC Ottawa took a deep dive this past week into the story of Bob Turner, one of the first Black recreation directors in Ontario. Which community is calling for a permanent memorial to the man, more than six decades after his death and 11 years after the local arena named after him was demolished?
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Athens.
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Colborne.
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Cornwall.
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Napanee.
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Quebec provincial police say they're investigating the death of a worker in Thurso, Que., on Tuesday after WHAT fell on him?
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Slabs of granite.
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A large maple tree branch.
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A crate being moved by a forklift.
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A copper pipe.
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Ottawa city council unanimously endorsed a campaign by the mayor Wednesday designed to get more provincial and federal help to cope with financial pressures. What is the name of that campaign?
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A New Deal for Ottawa.
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Fairness for Ottawa.
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Equity for Ottawa.
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Dollar Dollar Bills Y'all for Ottawa.
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The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off this past week with a four-part documentary. What was the topic of the documentary?
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The four-decade career of Kingston's The Tragically Hip.
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The 2022 convoy protests that took over downtown Ottawa.
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A conspiracy theory that claims Napanee singer Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a double.
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The rise and fall of Ottawa tech business Nortel.
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Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé is launching an independent investigation after getting several reports that some child welfare agencies have been "inappropriately" doing what?
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Housing children in places like hotels, trailers and offices.
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Talking about their experiences on TikTok and other social media.
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Placing children in homes in other provinces.
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Denying culturally appropriate care to children from Indigenous backgrounds.
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Donald Musselman, who's already serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, was sentenced to an additional eight years this week after pleading guilty to doing what in February 2021?
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Beating a fellow inmate to death.
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Ordering a drive-by shooting that led to a bystander being injured.
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Orchestrating drug and contraband deliveries to jail via drone.
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Taking a prison guard hostage and attempting to escape.
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According to a lawsuit filed by five Ottawa Police Service officers of Somali descent, they were the victims of racial discrimination because of the actions of their own police force. What do they allege that OPS did?
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Secretly wiretapped them and their family members.
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Denied them promotions in favour of white officers.
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Spread rumours about them to other members of the Somali community.
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Asked the RCMP to discreetly follow them when they were off the clock.
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What is one of the big claims that Canadian Wollastonite, the mining company behind this project near Seeley's Bay, Ont., is making about the calcium- and silicate-rich mineral deposit that's derived from ancient fossilized limestone?
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It will boost crop yields.
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It will reduce the costs of electric vehicles.
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It will increase the durability of concrete.
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It will make solar power more efficient.
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Ontario Provincial Police said Friday they'd charged a 55-year-old Perth, Ont., man with sexual offences involving a minor. Which Ottawa agency did the man volunteer for?
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The Children's Aid Society.
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The Ottawa Public Library.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa.
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Operation Come Home.
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