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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
over 2 years ago
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Question 1
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What did Dominque Labelle, co-chair of the ByWard Market BIA, refer to recently as a "tough blow"?
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The impact of rising gas prices on the market's farmers.
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A fire that destroyed a historic restaurant.
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The closure of a popular music venue.
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An upcoming two-year project to replace aging watermains.
Question 2
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Ottawa police said this week they’ve decided not to lay charges in what Defence Minister Anita Anand called a “desecration” of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. What happened?
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Someone draped a U.S. flag over it.
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Someone splashed red paint on it.
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Someone chiseled their initials into it.
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Someone vomited on it.
Question 3
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This hospital’s ER was expected to fully reopen Wednesday, two weeks after service was reduced due to staffing shortages, but that didn’t happen. Where is it located?
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Alexandria.
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Carleton Place.
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Perth.
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Winchester.
Question 4
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What crashed into the fence at 24 Sussex Drive Wednesday morning?
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A french fry truck.
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A hot air balloon.
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An amphibious tour bus.
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A self-driving vehicle.
Question 5
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Marlene Haley told CBC News this week that a decision made by provincial officers against her business “seems absurd” and was “punishing the small producer.” What kind of business does she run?
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An apple orchard.
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A winery.
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An ice cream shop.
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A sugar shack.
Question 6
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The Lowertown Community Association is calling on the city to intervene in the sale of St. Brigid's church to a group with possible ties to this winter's Freedom Convoy. What name does this group go by?
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The United People of Canada.
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Canadians for Peace and Prosperity.
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The Maple Leaf Association.
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The Movement for Democracy.
Question 7
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A Gatineau, Que., man walked out of court this week with no criminal record, despite pleading guilty to three domestic assault charges. What reason did the judge give for granting him a conditional discharge?
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A criminal record would mean he couldn't cross the border for his trucking company.
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His City of Ottawa job might otherwise be in jeopardy.
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The man, an ex-soldier, was suffering enough from his PTSD.
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The victim's social media postings had already sufficiently punished the man.
Question 8
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The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it would not hear a City of Ottawa appeal on a longstanding development dispute involving which of the following properties?
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A Kanata golf course.
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The Château Laurier hotel.
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A derelict Bank Street building.
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An ecologically sensitive wetland near Orléans.
Question 9
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Getting around Ottawa could be a bit challenging this month, with maintenance-related closures planned for both the Confederation Line and WHICH stretch of Highway 417?
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The Pinecrest/Greenbank exit to Maitland Avenue.
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Carling Avenue to Parkdale Avenue.
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Island Park Drive to Kent Street.
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Bronson Avenue to the Vanier Parkway.
Question 10
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It's unclear how this item disappeared from a church in Fassett, Que., or even where it was taken, but it turned up this week after the local historical society proposed to offer a reward. What is it?
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A statue of the Virgin Mary.
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A stained-glass window.
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The bell from the church steeple.
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A 19th-century pipe organ.
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