Ottawa's planning committee voted this week to make patio rules introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent. Which of the following is NOT one of those rules?
Amplified music is banned on patios within 30 metres of a home.
Patios can be set up on parking lots, but not on accessible spaces.
No buffer zone is needed between patios and residential properties.
Patios in residential neighbourhoods must have sound barriers.
Question 2
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The organizers of this Monday night vigil handed out 23 roses to commemorate the number of local women who'd been killed in an intimate-partner homicide since the 1970s. Where did the vigil take place?
Countries where there are civil wars or other conflicts.
Countries that persecute LGBTQ people.
Countries that have little to no access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Countries that face serious threats due to rising ocean levels.
Question 4
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Ontario Provincial Police announced Tuesday they'd laid charges against an Ottawa man in an investigation that involved the RCMP, the FBI and Europol. What is 31-year-old Matthew Philbert alleged to have done?
Orchestrated ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes.
Masterminded a trans-Atlantic Ponzi scheme.
Sold fentanyl and other opioids on the dark web.
Forged works of art and sold them at auction.
Question 5
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In other crime news, a 73-year-old man from Iroquois, Ont., faces eight charges after he allegedly defrauded a pair of would-be buyers out of which of the following expensive items?
Beer samples made with Saskatchewan-grown lentils.
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Dave Pineau wrote a first-person piece for CBC Ottawa this week in which he talked the challenges he faces navigating the COVID-19 pandemic while also living with what?
She'd been removed from her position for wearing a hijab.
She'd flown back to Afghanistan to help her family flee the Taliban.
She was assaulted while protecting a transgender student.
Question 9
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Heather Watson was one of 170 workers who picketed Thursday afternoon in downtown Ottawa after going on strike due to a pay issue. Who is their employer?
Three candidates announced Friday they'd run to be Ottawa's next mayor in 2022 after Jim Watson revealed he wouldn't seek re-election. Two are current city councillors. Who's the third?