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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 26

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 20 days ago
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Question 1

Question
Married couple Helia Ghanean and Ali Ziaee say they're happy to be doing WHAT for the residents of Pembroke, Ont.?
Answer
  • Providing medical care to the city's residents.
  • Running a coffee shop that provides a living wage to its employees.
  • Operating a shelter for victims of intimate partner violence.
  • Offering free spay-and-neuter clinics to low-income pet owners.

Question 2

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Which federal department emailed its employees Monday about its "budget situation" and announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs over the next three years?
Answer
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
  • Canada Revenue Agency.
  • Public Health Agency of Canada.
  • Statistics Canada.

Question 3

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The recently rebranded firm AtkinsRéalis is facing more than $100 million in legal claims alleging it failed to do what?
Answer
  • Properly manage the rollout of Ottawa's north-south Trillium Line.
  • Inform Canadians about possible side effects from RNA vaccines.
  • Encrypt data that was accessed during cybersecurity attacks at local hospitals.
  • Truthfully market opioids to Ontarians.

Question 4

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Which western Quebec municipality received a chorus of boos Tuesday night when they voted for a new 20-year plan that would bring more intensification to the community?
Answer
  • Cantley.
  • Chelsea.
  • Maniwaki.
  • Wakefield.

Question 5

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Ottawa city council is considering dissolving a particular subcommittee, with a report suggesting the subcommittee has "largely achieved its mandate." What does it oversee?
Answer
  • Light rail construction.
  • Environment and climate change.
  • Election compliance.
  • Built heritage.

Question 6

Question
Clarke Kelly is one of several rural Ottawa councillors trying to block the city's plan to spend $1.95 million to do what?
Answer
  • Purchase a forested property on the Ottawa River shoreline.
  • Restore an early 20th-century heritage barn.
  • Launch a pilot project to test alternatives to road salt.
  • Add a roundabout at a busy west Ottawa intersection.

Question 7

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What was commended for having an "organic sinuous form" at a meeting of the National Capital Commission on Thursday?
Answer
  • New skate rental shacks on the Rideau Canal Skateway.
  • The soon-to-reopen Kìwekì Point.
  • The exterior of Ottawa's future central library branch.
  • The preferred design for the Alexandra Bridge replacement.

Question 8

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What did Kingston, Ont., Mayor Bryan Paterson announce at a media conference on Thursday morning?
Answer
  • That he would be seeking the nomination for the federal Conservatives.
  • That he would be stepping down as the city's mayor.
  • That the city was declaring a food insecurity emergency.
  • A new "Buy Kingston!" campaign in the wake of U.S. tariff threats.

Question 9

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Premier Doug Ford confirmed that he would be officially calling an election this upcoming Wednesday, meaning Ontarians would be going to the polls on what date?
Answer
  • Feb. 20.
  • Feb. 27.
  • March 6.
  • March 13.

Question 10

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A man suffered life-threatening injuries on Friday morning when his car collided with WHAT near Algonquin College?
Answer
  • An OC Transpo bus.
  • An Ottawa Police Service cruiser.
  • Crates that had fallen from a truck onto Baseline Road.
  • A flock of wild turkeys.
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