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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 7 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
7 months ago
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Question 1
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Jacqueline Matthews was one of 45 workers at this Hintonburg centre who were set to go on strike Monday before a deal was reached just a few hours before their deadline. What sort of work do they do?
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They offer support for people struggling with addictions.
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They provide temporary housing for people fleeing intimate partner violence.
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They help new Canadians navigate the legal system.
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They offer job training to at-risk youth.
Question 2
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This week marked the start of a trial into an alleged incident that took place in 2022 at this fire station in Barrhaven. What is alleged to have happened?
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A non-binary firefighter was choked by their crewmate.
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A disgruntled former employee set the station on fire.
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Three new recruits were brutally hazed by a commanding officer.
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A senior firefighter cut the brake lines on one of the station's trucks.
Question 3
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The City of Ottawa announced this week that while it had cancelled a ceremony to mark Israel's Independence Day at city hall, it would still be doing WHAT on May 14?
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Raising the Israeli flag outside city hall.
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Allowing Israel's ambassador to address council.
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Launching an exhibition by Israeli-Canadian artists.
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Declaring it to be "Jewish Awareness Day."
Question 4
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Which Ottawa councillor is asking city staff to consider a sliding scale of penalties for parking ticket disputes, including potentially gearing fines to the driver's income or the value of their vehicle?
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Riley Brockington.
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Shawn Menard.
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Laine Johnson.
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Ariel Troster.
Question 5
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What caused Public Services and Procurement Canada to close a pair of towers at the Place du Portage III complex in Gatineau, Que.?
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Workers potentially disturbed asbestos.
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Three employees fell sick with legionellosis.
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Black mould was discovered in the boiler room.
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Someone called in a bomb threat.
Question 6
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Tristan Ethier, 20, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide last month in Manor Park. According to police, what was going on when 53-year-old Kevin Willington was killed that night?
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A weekly poker game.
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An argument over the property line.
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A drug deal.
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A sale that had been arranged online.
Question 7
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What incident earlier this month resulted in the arrest this week of 42-year-old Saeed Mohammed, who now faces nine charges?
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A cybersecurity breach at The Ottawa Hospital.
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A fire at an Overbrook apartment building.
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A wrong-way collision on Highway 401 near Toronto.
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A bank heist and hostage-taking in Embrun, Ont.
Question 8
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The Ottawa Senators unveiled Travis Green, right, as the team's new head coach this week. Which OTHER Canadian NHL club did Green previously coach for four-plus seasons from 2017 until 2021?
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Green (binary/octet-stream)
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Edmonton Oilers.
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Vancouver Canucks.
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Montreal Canadiens.
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Winnipeg Jets.
Question 9
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Naturalist Dan Brunton says that environmental protections slated for a summer infrastructure project in the Findlay Creek area come decades too late for the wetland. What's slated to take place there later this year?
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The installation of a new pedestrian and cycling bridge.
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The widening of Bank Street.
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The construction of about 2,500 new homes.
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The remediation of a former Canadian military site.
Question 10
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The Parkdale Market kicked off its 100th season in Ottawa on Saturday. What unfortunately marred the launch of the market's first EVER season, all the way back in 1924?
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A powerful storm tore through and demolished several market stalls.
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Not a single farmer showed up for opening day.
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A goat escaped and kicked a five-year-old girl in the head.
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A brawl erupted between Protestant and Catholic marketgoers.
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