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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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Bridgewater Retreat's Phil Slaney says a powerful storm that rumbled through his community Sunday evening damaged 16 of his cabins, some of which were destroyed entirely. Where is Slaney located?
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Brockville.
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Gananoque.
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Smiths Falls.
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Tweed.
Question 2
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After a years-long investigation, OPP announced Tuesday they'd laid dozens of charges against 51-year-old Stéphane Langlois, including fraudulent theft and misappropriation of funds. What was Langlois doing when he allegedly committed those crimes?
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Handling finances for the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
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Working at a law firm in Rockland, Ont.
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Serving as chief administrative officer for the City of Brockville.
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Managing real estate transactions in Kingston, Ont.
Question 3
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Coun. Dan Lynch is one of a number of people in the Arnpior, Ont., area who are hurt by the fact the organizers of the longtime Arnprior Fair have changed its name. What's it now called?
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The Renfrew County Fair.
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The Valley Agricultural Festival.
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The Eastern Ontario Fall Jamboree.
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HarvestFest.
Question 4
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Which eastern Ontario MPP has once again been chosen by the provincial Liberals to be the party's interim leader?
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Ted Hsu.
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Lucille Collard.
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John Fraser.
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Stephen Blais.
Question 5
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Gisèle Lalonde, the one-time mayor of the former city of Vanier, died this past week at the age of 89. What did she become known for in the 1990s?
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Fighting to save the Montfort Hospital from closing.
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Pushing city council to declare Ottawa officially bilingual.
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Spearheading a major revitalization of the Rideau River shoreline.
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Bringing an NHL team back to the nation's capital.
Question 6
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Which two Ottawa city councillors this week became the latest to announce they won't seek re-election in the fall municipal election?
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Laura Dudas and Jean Cloutier.
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Eli El-Chantiry and Carol Anne Meehan.
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Keith Egli and Allan Hubley.
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Mathieu Fleury and George Darouze.
Question 7
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Ottawa firefighter Jeff Dean, who died Wednesday at the age of 45, was described as a "Canadian ______ icon." What goes in the blank?
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Skydiving.
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Mountaineering.
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Drag racing.
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Canyoning.
Question 8
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Two unrelated issues led to disruptions on the Confederation Line this week. First, several trains were pulled from service due to potential wheel problems. What happened in the second incident?
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Lightning struck the overhead system that powers the trains.
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On-board computers were rendered useless by a ransomware attack.
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A maintenance worker was hit by a train entering Tremblay station.
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"Slippery" track segments were fuelling concerns about another derailment.
Question 9
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Marysol Foucault announced this past week she would be closing her popular Gatineau, Que., restaurant Edgar after 13 years in the Val-Tétreau neighbourhood. What is Edgar named after?
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Impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
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The chef who was her mentor.
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Her Labradoodle.
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Her father.
Question 10
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A National Arts Centre employee went into cardiac arrest Friday night after inhaling smoke from a fire. Where did the fire break out?
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In a laundry room.
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Inside one of the stage lights.
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In the parking garage.
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Behind the restaurant bar.
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