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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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Mélanie Malouin told CBC News she couldn't believe it took paramedics an hour and a half to tend to her husband Philippe Reynolds, seen here after a bad bike crash. Where was Reynolds injured?
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On a Gatineau Park parkway.
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On a rural highway near Calabogie, Ont.
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On the Trans-Canada Trail outside Stittsville.
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On a mountain biking trail in an eastern Ontario forest.
Question 2
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Yet another Ottawa city councillor has announced they won't seek re-election — the councillor who also chairs Ottawa Community Housing's board of directors and sits on the Ottawa Sport Council. Who is it?
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Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury.
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Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli.
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Bay Coun. Theresa Kavanagh.
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Innes Coun. Laura Dudas.
Question 3
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The public inquiry into Ottawa's problem-plagued light rail network is set to get underway next month. Where will the four weeks of hearings take place?
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At Ottawa City Hall.
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At the University of Ottawa.
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At the Shaw Centre.
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At the Canadian Museum of History.
Question 4
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Lolita Graham told CBC News how she and other folks living near Manotick have been captivated by the unexplained arrival of what wild creature, as it resembles something out of a children's fairy tale?
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A white stag.
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A white fox.
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A white crow.
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A white stallion.
Question 5
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Queen's University says it will expand the number of students it's accepting for the fall 2023 semester in order to address Ontario's shortage of which of the following?
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Family doctors.
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Nurses.
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Skilled construction workers.
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Special needs teachers.
Question 6
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Which royal toured Ottawa late this past week, with stops that included the launch of the annual Canadian Tulip Festival?
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.
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King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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Prince Charles of the United Kingdom.
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Emperor Akihito of Japan.
Question 7
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Four years ago, a massive storm hit the Kanata Sailing Club. Now, they've almost finished fundraising to fix the problem the storm caused. What happened that day in 2018?
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A tree took down a hydro line and knocked out their power.
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The wind tore their roof off.
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Six boats came loose and smashed against the shore.
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Flood waters rendered the clubhouse unusable.
Question 8
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According to a report presented Thursday, what have Ottawa police officers shown they're more likely to do when they're involved in interactions with Black, Middle Eastern and Indigenous people?
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Use force on them.
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Neglect to inform them of their rights.
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Search them for weapons and drugs.
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Issue traffic tickets or warnings.
Question 9
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Why did students at one French Catholic high school in Orléans school stage an impromptu protest Friday?
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A popular chemistry teacher was suddenly fired.
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The school had cracked down on dress code violations.
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They were angry they had to attend the March for Life anti-abortion rally.
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They felt teachers weren't taking bullying allegations seriously.
Question 10
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Ottawa high school civics teacher A.J. Blauer has launched a satirical online fundraiser to make Ontario's Progressive Conservatives "grammatically great again" after noticing what error on their website?
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An unneeded possessive apostrophe.
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Inconsistent and unnecessary capitalization.
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A blatant dangling participle.
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An overreliance on em dashes.
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