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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 21 days ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
23 days ago
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Question 1
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What pledge do some Ottawa councillors want to secure from the federal government before it embarks on "Block 2," a nearly decade-long construction project that will take place across from Parliament Hill?
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That Wellington Street remain open to traffic.
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That any trees removed for the work are replaced fourfold.
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That it build underground pedestrian tunnels to the LRT line as part of the work.
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That it reverse cuts to transfer payments made in lieu of paying property tax.
Question 2
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Mike Duggan, a Gatineau city councillor, found himself in hot water with his council colleagues after he made a recent trip to Russia and brought city IT devices with him. According to Duggan, what was the reason for his self-funded trip to St. Petersburg?
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He was studying rail networks and other municipal services.
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He was attending a conference on greenhouse gas emissions.
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He was helping his mother-in-law deal with a medical procedure.
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He was making contacts with pro-democracy advocates.
Question 3
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According to City of Ottawa statistics, what's jumped 50 per cent since the start of the pandemic, with the number of reports surging from 562 in 2020 to 845 in 2023?
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Incidents involving aggressive dogs.
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On-the-job mental health crises involving city workers.
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Verbal or physical assaults of OC Transpo employees.
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Complaints about front lawn maintenance.
Question 4
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What's being removed from Gatineau's Lake Leamy in this photo?
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The remnants of a boat that sank more than 40 years ago.
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An SUV that crashed into the lake Monday morning.
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Part of an embankment with fossils dating to the Mesozoic era.
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An early 20th-century ferris wheel that once stood near the lake.
Question 5
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Two people were arrested Thursday after a man was found severely injured that morning in Gatineau, Que., and later pronounced dead in hospital. Which major road, seen here, was shut down for several hours for the investigation?
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Boulevard des Allumettières.
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Boulevard Maloney.
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Chemin d'Aylmer.
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Boulevard Fournier.
Question 6
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A judge ruled Thursday that Mohamed Osman will spend at least 10 years behind bars for a fatal triple stabbing that he committed in 2022. Where did the stabbing take place?
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Court (binary/octet-stream)
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Near the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.
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On the campus of Algonquin College.
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On a basketball court at Andrew Haydon Park.
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At a music festival at Lansdowne Park.
Question 7
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What big change takes place in Ottawa as of Monday, a decision that was a result of political compromise and has been called a "disappointment" by some local advocates?
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Households can only set out half as many garbage bags at the curb.
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Confederation Line trains will run less frequently during off-peak hours.
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Federal civil servants will have to be in the office three days a week.
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New fees will be charged to homeowners with vacant units.
Question 8
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Which local agency said on Thursday it was struggling to meet "unprecedented demand" for its services, citing an increasingly toxic drug supply and a severe lack of affordable housing in its annual report?
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The Ottawa Mission.
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The Centretown Community Health Centre.
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The Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.
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CHEO, the region's children's hospital.
Question 9
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Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Sharon DeSousa says a prize that the CRTC offered to staff who donated to a charity fundraiser is evidence the federal government is "completely out of touch." What was that prize?
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Assigned office seating.
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A paid Microsoft Teams subscription.
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Three months of free mental health counselling.
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A parking spot.
Question 10
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Kemptville's Zach Marques competed in the biggest tournament of his life in Ottawa this weekend, taking on fighters from across North, Central and South America in the pan-American championships in what martial art?
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Muay Thai.
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Krav Maga.
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Karate.
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