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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Dec. 1
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1Who did West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly get into a heated confrontation with in July, leading to an integrity commissioner's report this month that found he violated the city's code of conduct?
- AStaff at a daycare.
- BA community police officer.
- CAn employee with the public works department.
- DA barista at a Stittsville coffee shop.
2Hawkesbury, Ont., Mayor Robert Lefebvre is one of several mayors in eastern Ontario who are blaming WHICH of the following for the need to hike property taxes in their 2025 budgets?
- AA spike in provincial police costs.
- BTariffs threatened by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
- CUncertainties around climate change.
- DThe restructuring of Ontario's health-care units.
3Some advocates and members of opposition parties are accusing the Ford government of being anti-democratic for potentially fast-tracking WHICH bill without holding public consultations?
- AOne that would overhaul how bike lanes in Ontario are built.
- BOne that would force some drug consumption sites to close.
- COne that would curtail the scope of environmental assessments.
- DOne that would let municipalities boot misbehaving councillors out of office.
4In a news release Wednesday, lawyer Christian Saraïlis wrote that his law firm had reached a "fair and equitable settlement" in a class-action suit first authorized in 2018 involving WHICH group of workers?
- ASome federal government employees dealing with Phoenix pay issues.
- BHealth-care workers who had their wages garnished by the Ford government.
- CGrocery and convenience store employees forced to work through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- DOntario firefighters who'd been exposed to toxic chemicals for decades.
5Ottawa police laid more than four dozen charges Wednesday against 33-year-old Tyler Low. What is Low accused of doing?
- AAttacking people and vehicles near an Orléans mall.
- BRunning a chain of psychedelic mushroom stores in Ontario.
- CTrafficking the fentanyl that led Belleville, Ont., to declare a state of emergency.
- DDefrauding dozens of people applying for Canadian citizenship.
6Jonathan Hobin and Lucas de Faria told CBC that they were never really expecting to find a stranger willing to do WHAT when they made a post on a local Facebook group?
- ADonate a kidney to de Faria.
- BCarry the couple's child to term.
- CAdopt their epileptic cat.
- DSwap houses with them.
7Which of the following amenities, for which the city has set aside $1 million in its 2025 budget, could end up being installed in Dundonald Park?
- AA self-cleaning washroom.
- BTwo pickleball courts.
- CA large glowing "Centretown" sign.
- DA half-dozen security cameras.
8According to both city and provincial officials, what's being blamed for murky water in Green's Creek?
- ARunoff from a nearby quarry.
- BA rare November algae bloom.
- CHigher-than-normal manganese levels upstream.
- DLeaching from the city's landfill.
9The holiday movie Hot Frosty has shot to the top of Netflix's most-watched list globally, racking up more than 28 million views in its first two weeks. In which eastern Ontario community was the majority of the film shot?
- ABrockville.
- BCarleton Place.
- CMerrickville.
- DPerth.
10Why is the Canada Post strike, which has now passed the two-week mark, particularly concerning for Marc Caron and Manon Gignac?
- ACaron's coverage for his cancer medication has been terminated.
- BTheir charity can't ship toques and mittens to their mostly-rural clients.
- CThey were going to visit Gignac's ailing mother in France but can't get their passports.
- DThey're in danger of missing mortgage payments on their Kanata home.
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