Question 1
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Dimitrios Kotsovolos, centre, told CBC News this week that he had no regrets calling OPP to his bar in Perth, Ont., to deal with a patron who was doing what?
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Refusing to wear a mask.
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Sexually harassing one of his servers.
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Threatening to harm himself.
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Shouting QAnon conspiracy theories.
Question 2
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Following the death of a 42-year-old man on Monday, 2020 became the deadliest year in Ottawa since amalgamation for which of the following?
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Fires.
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Shootings.
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Drownings.
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Overdoses.
Question 3
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What's slated to take place Tuesday at The Ottawa Hospital?
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The first COVID-19 vaccines will be administered.
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Cataract and other eye surgeries will resume.
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Construction will begin on the expansion of the Civic campus.
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Laboratory technicians will go on strike.
Question 4
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Dr. Kieran Moore, the medical officer of health for the Kingston, Ont., area, is asking anyone who did what on Dec. 4-5 to self-isolate?
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Visited a health spa in the city.
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Attended house parties near Queen's University.
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Had their vehicle serviced at a garage outside Gananoque.
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Curled in a local bonspiel.
Question 5
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Ottawa city council imposed severe restrictions this past week on Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who has now been the subject of two reports on his harassment of former staffers and job applicants. What, however, will he still be able to do?
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Use his corporate credit card.
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Sit in on job interviews.
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Spend money from his office budget on his annual New Year's Party.
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Show up at city hall.
Question 6
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Council also directed staff this week to start the environmental assessment and begin coming up with designs for which of the following projects?
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A pathway on the Prince of Wales Bridge.
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A new downtown arena.
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The stations for the southern LRT extension.
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An urban cannabis production facility.
Question 7
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Grace Xin is slamming a recent study that described an Ottawa neighbourhood as a "food desert," calling the findings "shocking and unbelievable." Which neighbourhood did the study focus on?
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Britannia.
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Mechanicsville.
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Overbrook.
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West Centretown.
Question 8
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After six days, a group of mostly student protesters ended their sit-in at the University of Ottawa's main administration building Wednesday. What had they been calling for?
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More action on systemic racism.
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The resignation of the university's chancellor.
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Improved working conditions for teaching assistants and sessional lecturers.
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An end to sexual violence at the university.
Question 9
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Vanessa Dorimain, co-chair of the Ottawa Black Diaspora Coalition, said her group was "not celebrating" a certain development Friday. What development was she referring to?
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The Ottawa Police Service's new anti-racism policy.
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The decision to stay charges against a group of protesters.
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The unveiling of a new mural at Ottawa City Hall.
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A public apology issued for the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi.
Question 10
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Mike LeMay is vowing to create a diversity committee to help educate people in the Ottawa Valley about racism. Who is he?
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He's the mayor of Pembroke.
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He's the chair of the Renfrew County District School Board.
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He's the region's medical officer of health.
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He's a Toronto-based consultant.