CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2024

In January, Dr. Yipeng Ge announced that the University of Ottawa had reinstated him as a resident physician with the faculty of medicine — but he also said he had no plans to go back. Why did the university suspend him?

Maria Kartasheva was finally granted Canadian citizenship in January — something that was supposed to have happened in 2023, until an officiant told her to step aside in the middle of her ceremony. What threatened to derail her citizenship process?

The political scene in Gatineau, Que., was thrown into uncertainty in February when France Bélisle resigned as mayor, citing WHAT as the main reason for her sudden departure?

Heather Insley told CBC in February about the 'traumatic nightmare' she and her family experienced at the Montfort Hospital one month before. What had happened?

Six people died, including four children, in a horrific mass killing in March in Ottawa's Barrhaven suburb. All of the victims, as well as the international student charged in the deaths, were from which country?

One of the big stories in Kingston, Ont., this past year was the closure and eventual demolition of the LaSalle Causeway lift bridge. What happened to the bridge on March 30?

What happened in downtown Kingston on April 7, causing 10 people to end up in hospital?

Which eastern Ontario MPP was ousted from the Progressive Conservative caucus in June after meeting with Tommy Robinson, a far-right British activist and anti-Islam campaigner?

Dr. Brian Nadler was acquitted in June of first-degree murder and criminal negligence causing death after a pre-trial judge deemed evidence related to the deaths of four elderly patients at the Hawkesbury General Hospital was inadmissible. What WAS that evidence?

Not long after his trial in Ottawa wrapped up in July, convoy protest leader Pat King was banned from attending WHICH of the following events in central Alberta?

Which local organization wrote a notable letter in early August that — among other things — pledged to recognize "the ongoing genocide against Palestinians" and to push for a permanent ceasefire and the release of all hostages in the Israel-Hamas war?

What provincial policy shift, unveiled in Ottawa this August at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, was protested in this "die-in" held outside the conference?

What controversial step did OC Transpo take in late August as it dealt with a bleak financial outlook — a decision that earned the ire of several local unions and was nearly reversed the following month at city council?

This past year saw the launch of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and while Ottawa's club hit the ice in January, its official name wasn't unveiled until September. What is the team's name?

Riparian rights were a big question this year in Ottawa's Constance Bay neighbourhood, particularly because of WHAT structure that went up this past May?

One of the more controversial city issues of 2024 involved a proposal by municipal officials to do WHAT, sparking protests in November in places like Barrhaven, Nepean and Kanata South?

Controversy also swirled this fall over the back-to-work mandate for federal civil servants — including at the CRTC, after it offered what questionable prize for staff who donated to a charity fundraiser?

The picturesque streets of Brockville, Ont., were the unsung star of a Netflix film that shot to the top of the streaming service's most-watched list in 2024. What was the plot of that film, shot primarily in the eastern Ontario city?

In December, this austere monument — one that's been plagued by controversies since it was first proposed more than a decade ago — was finally unveiled in downtown Ottawa. Who does it commemorate?

After hearing several weeks' worth of testimony, the jury at the coroner's inquest into the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi issued 57 recommendations in late December and classified his death as what?