CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 18

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Tributes poured in this past week for Marlene Catterall, a former Ottawa city councillor who died Monday at the age of 85. Catterall was also a Liberal MP who, during her time in Parliament, was the first woman to hold what position?

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Monday was also the funeral for Walter Lasher, a 67-year-old "gentle giant" who died earlier this month after what happened in Greater Napanee, Ont.?

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Which western Quebec community announced Monday that it was extending a state of emergency that was declared following heavy rains on Aug. 9 for another 10 days?

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Ottawa police are investigating after someone spraypainted George About Faissal's establishment on St. Laurent Boulevard with swastikas, white supremacist symbols and the N-Word. What kind of business does he run?

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"Truly appalling," "disgraceful," and "insensitive" were among the terms people used to describe the behaviour of WHICH officials between January 2023 and mid-May 2024, according to data obtained by CBC through an an access to information request?

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What is this drone, seen here being prepared action at Mooney's Bay, designed to do?

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Ottawa's newest professional women's sports team unveiled its name and this logo Thursday evening. Which sport do they play?

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Both of Ontario's opposition parties lashed out at Premier Doug Ford this week after he joked about sending patients waiting for MRIs and CT scans to WHAT facility opening north of Toronto?

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Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith resigned his seat Friday and left Ford's cabinet, accepting a job in the private sector less than three months after being given WHICH portfolio?

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What long-running local issue is Geneviève Lajoie, the mayor of Casselman, Ont., planning to discuss at a meeting this week with Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma?

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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 18

Tributes poured in this past week for Marlene Catterall, a former Ottawa city councillor who died Monday at the age of 85. Catterall was also a Liberal MP who, during her time in Parliament, was the first woman to hold what position?

Monday was also the funeral for Walter Lasher, a 67-year-old "gentle giant" who died earlier this month after what happened in Greater Napanee, Ont.?

Which western Quebec community announced Monday that it was extending a state of emergency that was declared following heavy rains on Aug. 9 for another 10 days?

Ottawa police are investigating after someone spraypainted George About Faissal's establishment on St. Laurent Boulevard with swastikas, white supremacist symbols and the N-Word. What kind of business does he run?

"Truly appalling," "disgraceful," and "insensitive" were among the terms people used to describe the behaviour of WHICH officials between January 2023 and mid-May 2024, according to data obtained by CBC through an an access to information request?

What is this drone, seen here being prepared action at Mooney's Bay, designed to do?

Ottawa's newest professional women's sports team unveiled its name and this logo Thursday evening. Which sport do they play?

Both of Ontario's opposition parties lashed out at Premier Doug Ford this week after he joked about sending patients waiting for MRIs and CT scans to WHAT facility opening north of Toronto?

Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith resigned his seat Friday and left Ford's cabinet, accepting a job in the private sector less than three months after being given WHICH portfolio?

What long-running local issue is Geneviève Lajoie, the mayor of Casselman, Ont., planning to discuss at a meeting this week with Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma?