CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Dec. 8

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz por Trevor Pritchard, atualizado 11 dias atrás
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Questão 1

Questão
Nathalie Gougeon, the City of Ottawa's auditor general, revealed this week she'd uncovered a scheme in which a city case worker got "kickback payments" in exchange for what?
Responda
  • Ensuring some landlords got paid inflated rents.
  • Fast-tracking permits for developments on agricultural land.
  • Securing an exclusive contract for one company to service city vehicles.
  • Ignoring public health violations involving a restaurant chain.

Questão 2

Questão
According to a CBC analysis of media reports and news releases, 2024 has been the worst year for WHICH of the following in Ontario?
Responda
  • Hospital ER closures.
  • Police-involved shootings.
  • Crashes on 400-series highways.
  • Violations of the province's Municipal Act.

Questão 3

Questão
Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health and one of the city's most prominent figures during the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving Ottawa Public Health to take a new position. What's her new job?
Responda
  • President and CEO of CHEO.
  • Chief medical officer of health for Ontario.
  • Director of public policy at Health Canada.
  • Executive director of the Canadian Medical Association.

Questão 4

Questão
The Ottawa Charge got their first win of the 2024-25 PWHL season on home ice Tuesday when they rallied for a 3-2 win over which team?
Responda
  • Toronto Sceptres.
  • Montreal Victoire.
  • New York Sirens.
  • Minnesota Frost.

Questão 5

Questão
Stephanie McDougall's family says the 43-year-old Ottawa woman is facing a lengthy hospital stay after she heroically did what on Tuesday?
Responda
  • Saved her youngest son after their house caught fire.
  • Jumped into the frigid Ottawa River to rescue a kayaker.
  • Protected her niece from being attacked by a large dog.
  • Hiked for nine hours through Algonquin Park with a broken leg.

Questão 6

Questão
Police were called to a chaotic public information session Wednesday night over the city's new temporary shelters for asylum seekers, where they escorted a man off the premises. What had he done before police intervened?
Responda
  • He'd stormed the stage.
  • He'd torn down informative posters on the project.
  • He'd thrown a heavy rock at a window.
  • He kept interrupting other people trying to speak.

Questão 7

Questão
"Do we have faith in the new ____? I don't think so." What goes in the blank in this quote spoken by Carone Beaucage, who unexpectedly found herself stuck in Kingston, Ont., Wednesday night?
Responda
  • Boat.
  • Bridge.
  • Train.
  • Snowplows.

Questão 8

Questão
Premier Doug Ford said this week that he would soon be introducing new legislation designed to do WHAT, adding that he would use the notwithstanding clause if the courts intervened?
Responda
  • Give municipalities more tools to clear homeless encampments.
  • Bring police officers back into the province's schools.
  • Restrict where people can pray in public.
  • Require Ontario-trained doctors to spend several years practising in the province.

Questão 9

Questão
Steve's Music manager Dan Sauvé says a wide range of issues — including rising crime and drug use — has compelled them to pack up and say goodbye to their current location. Where has Steve's Music called home for the past 42 years?
Responda
  • Rideau Street.
  • Bank Street.
  • Elgin Street.
  • Montreal Road.

Questão 10

Questão
On Friday, transit officials announced the long-delayed Trillium Line would soon be launching, beginning with five-day-a-week service. When is the earliest the line could be in operation seven days a week?
Responda
  • The first week of January.
  • Sometime in February.
  • March 6.
  • Late April.

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