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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 12
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1Who told Toronto's Massey College this week that they were "almost completely vindicated" by the final report into last year's use of the Emergencies Act to end the convoy protests?
- AFormer Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly.
- BFormer Ottawa mayor Jim Watson.
- COntario Premier Doug Ford.
- DProtest organizer Tamara Lich.
2What is Scott Fraser, acting chief of the Kingston police force, signing in this photo?
- AA new protocol to support survivors of human trafficking.
- BAn acknowledgment of systemic bias within the culture of policing.
- CA petition calling on the province for resources to fight the opioid crisis.
- DA real estate document for the city's new $350-million police headquarters.
3According to court documents, what was the suspect in last month's explosion at an Orléans construction site attempting to steal that day from a pair of under-construction homes?
- AWater heaters.
- BPower tools.
- CPropane.
- DScrap wood and metal.
4Several experts told CBC that despite a theory spreading on social media, dangerous pollutants from this Feb. 3 train derailment posed no threat to people in eastern Ontario. Where did the derailment occur?
- ANorth Lebanon, Mich.
- BEast Palestine, Ohio.
- CSouth Sinai, Maine.
- DWest Damascus, N.Y.
5According to Carleton University business professor Ian Lee, what retailer was never the right fit for Ottawa as the city doesn't have "huge numbers of rich people?"
- ANordstrom.
- BSimons.
- CHolt Renfrew.
- DAnthropologie.
6Given his authoritative moniker, you might think Adel Azzi could simply decree an end to the inflation plaguing Ottawa shawarma retailers — but you would be wrong. What title is the hard-to-miss Orléans restaurateur known by?
- AThe garlic king.
- BThe prince of pita.
- CThe sultan of hummus.
- DThe turnip emperor.
7Fae Johnstone, a 27-year-old trans woman, faced a barrage of online harassment after she was featured in an International Women's Day campaign where her image appeared on which of the following limited-edition items?
- APostage stamps.
- BChocolate bars.
- CLip balm.
- DCans of craft beer.
8What does the City of Ottawa plan to do to liven up its LRT stations — a plan it initially launched in 2020 but had to postpone due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
- AAllow buskers to perform.
- BOpen small restaurants and coffee shops.
- CCommission more local art.
- DInstall disco balls and illuminated dance floors.
9What annual city budget item, depicted in this graph, has been going up every year since 2019? It's an issue that some experts say will continue to get worse as the climate changes.
- APothole repair.
- BSnow and ice clearing.
- CEfforts to fight invasive species.
- DFlood monitoring and preparation.
10Ontario Provincial Police say two people in Cornwall, Ont., recently made separate unsettling discoveries that someone had done WHAT to their vehicles?
- ACut the brake lines.
- BPlanted tracking devices under the hood.
- CHacked into their on-board computer.
- DLeft intimidating notes in the glove box.
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