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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 24
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1Bridgewater 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?

- ABrockville.
- BGananoque.
- CSmiths Falls.
- DTweed.
2After 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?

- AHandling finances for the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
- BWorking at a law firm in Rockland, Ont.
- CServing as chief administrative officer for the City of Brockville.
- DManaging real estate transactions in Kingston, Ont.
3Coun. 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?
- AThe Renfrew County Fair.
- BThe Valley Agricultural Festival.
- CThe Eastern Ontario Fall Jamboree.
- DHarvestFest.
4Which eastern Ontario MPP has once again been chosen by the provincial Liberals to be the party's interim leader?
- ATed Hsu.
- BLucille Collard.
- CJohn Fraser.
- DStephen Blais.
5Gisèle 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?

- AFighting to save the Montfort Hospital from closing.
- BPushing city council to declare Ottawa officially bilingual.
- CSpearheading a major revitalization of the Rideau River shoreline.
- DBringing an NHL team back to the nation's capital.
6Which two Ottawa city councillors this week became the latest to announce they won't seek re-election in the fall municipal election?

- ALaura Dudas and Jean Cloutier.
- BEli El-Chantiry and Carol Anne Meehan.
- CKeith Egli and Allan Hubley.
- DMathieu Fleury and George Darouze.
7Ottawa firefighter Jeff Dean, who died Wednesday at the age of 45, was described as a "Canadian ______ icon." What goes in the blank?
- ASkydiving.
- BMountaineering.
- CDrag racing.
- DCanyoning.
8Two 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?
- ALightning struck the overhead system that powers the trains.
- BOn-board computers were rendered useless by a ransomware attack.
- CA maintenance worker was hit by a train entering Tremblay station.
- D"Slippery" track segments were fuelling concerns about another derailment.
9Marysol 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?

- AImpressionist painter Edgar Degas.
- BThe chef who was her mentor.
- CHer Labradoodle.
- DHer father.
10A National Arts Centre employee went into cardiac arrest Friday night after inhaling smoke from a fire. Where did the fire break out?
- AIn a laundry room.
- BInside one of the stage lights.
- CIn the parking garage.
- DBehind the restaurant bar.
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