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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 4 years ago
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Question 1
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Linda Anglin spoke with CBC Ottawa this past week about how she's been telling customers they'll face a wait of between 12 and 18 months for what she has to offer. What does she do?
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She breeds Labradoodle puppies.
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She makes artisanal cheeses.
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She builds customized cross-country skis.
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She plans outdoor winter weddings.
Question 2
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Lawyer Gary Chaykko says he was stunned when someone walked into a courtroom in Cornwall, Ont., recently without wearing a mask. Who didn't have one on?
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A Cornwall police officer.
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An inmate from the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.
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A medical expert who was being called as a witness.
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The presiding judge.
Question 3
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Why were Ottawa hazmat teams sent to Brockville, Ont., on Wednesday?
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There was an ammonia leak at the 3M plant.
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A tractor-trailer crashed and spilled chemicals on Highway 2.
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There was an explosion at the community college.
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Police discovered an illegal fentanyl operation in an industrial park.
Question 4
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According to a City of Ottawa audit, more than 60 per cent of OC Transpo bus drivers who finished their training between 2017 and 2019 later ended up doing what?
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Getting in a crash.
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Quitting or being laid off.
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Being transferred to the LRT.
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Failing to report incidents of violence or harassment.
Question 5
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How long will people in Ottawa be required to wear masks in public spaces and on transit, after city council voted Wednesday to extend the public bylaw?
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Until the end of 2020.
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Until the first council meeting of the new year.
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Until April 1st, 2021.
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Actually, they didn't set a specific end date.
Question 6
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Also on Wednesday, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson urged the city's residents not to head across the river into western Quebec to do what?
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Buy booze at the SAQ.
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Visit the region's ski hills.
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Return to work at federal buildings.
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Go trick-or-treating.
Question 7
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Coun. Jeff Leiper is planning to introduce a motion at the next city council meeting that, in his words, is needed lest residents be driven "insane." What would the motion demand?
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That municipalities be given back control of noise bylaws.
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That certain streets be shut down to motorized vehicles until next spring.
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That prohibitions around backyard firepits be suspended.
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That the city more than double its snow removal budget.
Question 8
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The Public Service Alliance of Canada's Chantal Fortin spoke this past week about her concern that the COVID-19 pandemic was making it harder for some government workers to do what?
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Get time off for mental health issues.
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Have access to meetings and documents in French.
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Find ergonomic chairs, desks and computers.
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Raise concerns about harassment in online settings.
Question 9
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Eighty-three people are now facing $1,000 fines under Quebec's Public Health Act after they attended which of the following in the town of Chelsea?
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A house party at an AirBnb.
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A religious gathering at a community hall.
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A rock concert at a pub.
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A wedding at the bride's parents' house.
Question 10
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The town of Cantley, Que., recently won two court injunctions to obtain information from Facebook and internet service provider Vidéotron about someone who had created a fake online profile and done what?
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Threatened to set the town hall on fire.
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Made unfounded accusations against two councillors.
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Shared COVID-19 myths and conspiracy theories.
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Stole the identity of the municipality's mayor.
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