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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Dec. 11
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1Rothwell Holdings president Aaron Bell is suing the City of Cornwall, alleging the municipality conspired to "blacklist" him after his development company did what?
- ARefused to sell the city land on a road it wants to widen.
- BWent over budget on an arena project due to rising construction costs.
- CSpoke at a parliamentary committee on the need to build more affordable housing.
- DReported questionable billing practices to the city's auditor general.
2This project in the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley has come under intense fire, with the owner of the company that had pitched it receiving a death threat at a community meeting. What is the project?
- AA wind farm.
- BA battery energy storage system.
- CA package distribution warehouse.
- DA mosque and community centre.
3Eric Stubbs, Ottawa's police chief, touted a drug bust that led to the arrests of a pair of men on Tuesday as one of the largest in the force's history. Which of the following best describes what officers seized?
- ASome 44 kilograms of cocaine and crack cocaine.
- BRoughly 6,000 fentanyl pills and other opioids.
- CThree hectares' worth of illegal cannabis.
- DAbout $6.5 million in heroin and methamphetamine.
4Researchers in the Yukon say they want to learn more about Nun Cho Ga, so they're seeking the assistance of an institution in Ottawa. What IS Nun Cho Ga?
- AA fossilized baby mammoth.
- BA chunk of a comet that fell from space.
- CA pictographic language found inside several caves.
- DA two-headed shark.
5Which former member of the Ottawa Senators organization did the team hire this week to serve as an adviser to its coaching staff?
- ADaniel Alfredsson.
- BJacques Martin.
- CPaul MacLean.
- DChris Phillips.
6Ottawa city council passed its $5.8-billion budget for 2024 on Wednesday, but rejected a motion by Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Jessica Bradley that would have increased a levy on property tax bills to pay for what?
- AA transit fare freeze.
- BThousands of affordable housing units.
- CSidewalk and road repairs in Orléans.
- DExtra public toilets.
7Why did the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation declare a state of emergency this week?
- AThe community has been ravaged by opioid overdoses and needs more support.
- BA nearby dike was threatening to burst.
- CA sudden ice storm left it without electricity.
- DResidents were fed up with years of boil-water advisories.
8"The lack of a provincewide strategy to help hospitals prevent ___________________, in addition to ongoing staffing shortages, continues to put a strain on hospitals." What three missing words from Nick Stavropoulos, Ontario's acting auditor general, go in that blank?
- ARespiratory virus outbreaks.
- BEmergency department closures.
- CViolence against employees.
- DAmbulance off-load delays.
9What did Ryan Weiss apologize for on Thursday at a House of Commons committee?
- ACanada Life's administration of the country's largest health-care plan.
- BA video aired at the Ontario Liberal Party convention featuring Speaker Greg Fergus.
- CRising food prices at Canada's large grocery store chains.
- DThe use of tools to extract personal data by several federal departments.
10The Cumberland Lions Club and the Cumberland Community Association helped raise more than $16,000 for the Fouchard-Mykytyn family after their two children were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. What business does the couple run in the community?
- AA bakery.
- BA pharmacy.
- CA craft brewery.
- DA bookstore.
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