The prestigious Tour de France wrapped up last weekend, and Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee became only the third Canadian ever to finish in the top 10. Who won the multi-stage race?
Actually, Gee didn't just finish in the top 10 — he also won.
Question 2
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Coun. Matt Luloff has stepped down as the federal Conservatives' nominee for the riding of Orléans after being arrested and charged with WHAT earlier this month?
The Ottawa Community Land Trust bought this Kirkwood Avenue building in 2023 and has pledged to keep it affordable for residents forever. It's now nearing a deal for a second apartment complex in WHICH part of the city?
Experts have been monitoring bat populations in Gatineau Park and elsewhere in western Quebec as the animals face a serious threat from a fungal infection known by what name?
Answer
White-nose syndrome.
Red-ear syndrome.
Brittle-wing syndrome.
Scaly-foot syndrome.
Question 5
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Why will hundreds of asylum seekers who've been living at the Dev Hotel and Conference Centre in Cornwall, Ont., have to find new lodgings as of the end of July?
The doors malfunctioned and trapped her as she was disembarking.
She sat on a needle that someone had left behind.
A teen boy set off a firecracker.
Question 7
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After breaking ground in 2023, the company working on this plant near Kingston, Ont., says it's halting work on the project, citing an industry slowdown. What was the plant going to produce?
A renewable product that would replace coal in mining processes.
Turbines and other infrastructure for wind power projects.
RNA vaccine components.
Question 8
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What's left Ottawa couple Alana and Alec Jenkin, who've been struggling with infertility issues for several years, feeling — as Alec put it — "empty, confused and demoralized?"
The province is no longer covering the costs of their fertility drugs.
Their application to become foster parents was rejected.
A data breach meant their struggle was shared with Alec's employer.
Several local humane societies have refused their attempts to adopt a pet.
Question 9
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The Ottawa Senators announced the death of former assistant coach Bob Jones on Friday, roughly a year and a half after he was diagnosed with what illness?
Ottawa's Marial Shayok, right, nearly led his team to a huge upset over the star-studded U.S. men's squad in an exhibition game ahead of the Paris Olympics. Which nation, which is making its Olympic debut in men's basketball debut, is Shayok playing for?