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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 30
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1Israa Alsaafin told CBC how practising the traditional art of tatreez has helped her and other members of Ottawa's Palestinian community navigate their grief after war broke out in Gaza in 2023. What is tatreez?
- AEmbroidery.
- BPottery.
- CSoap-making.
- DWeaving.
2Naina Kansal was planning to vote Conservative in the upcoming federal election, but WHAT recent development has her instead postponing her decision until later in the campaign?
- AThe fact Liberal Leader Mark Carney is now running in her riding.
- BDonald Trump's imposition of major tariffs on Canadian goods.
- CHer incumbent MP's decision to withdraw from the race.
- DTax cut proposals rolled out by the Conservatives and the NDP.
3A 42-year-old Belleville, Ont., man has been charged with assault this week after allegedly stabbing a security officer on Tuesday. Where did the stabbing take place?
- AAt the local courthouse.
- BAt Belleville City Hall.
- CAt the Belleville General Hospital.
- DAt a downtown bank.
4The Ottawa Charge had one of their worst losses ever Tuesday night, giving up six goals in the third period to fall 6-3 to which other PWHL club?
- ANew York Sirens.
- BMontreal Victoire.
- CBoston Fleet.
- DMinneapolis Frost.
5What is the big election issue for Gale Uhlmann, a 74-year-old superintendent of two apartment buildings in Stirling, Ont.?
- ADental care.
- BHomelessness in small communities.
- CThe fentanyl crisis.
- DClimate change.
6Ontario released the Sunshine List — its annual list of public sector employees who make more than $100,000 — on Friday, with Kenneth Hartwick topping the list for the second year in a row. What is his position?
- APresident and CEO of Ontario Power Generation.
- BPresident of Metrolinx.
- CCEO of Ontario Health.
- DCommissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police.
7Andrew Fyfe says he's "super pleased" by a decision by a City of Ottawa committee that — if approved by full city council — will allow him and others of his ilk to do what?
- APlant vegetables on the city-owned right-of-way.
- BMake minor renovations to heritage properties without first getting city approval.
- CRaise chickens in their backyards.
- DExpand the size of their restaurants' sidewalk patios.
8According to a new ombudsman's report, Ontarians filed a record number of complaints in the 2023-24 fiscal year about what?
- ATheir experiences with the province's health-care sector.
- BTheir interactions with police officers.
- CCrumbling or at-risk infrastructure.
- DInappropriate behaviour by elected municipal officials.
9Why did Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Justin Towndale apologize for a promotional video that was intended to drive home how Donald Trump's tariffs would harm the local business community?
- AIts cast didn't feature any women.
- BIt was very poorly translated into French.
- CIt used outdated, offensive language to refer to Akwesasne.
- DThe studio that produced it is run by his brother-in-law.
10At least one person died and seven others were injured in crashes on the first day of this weekend's ice storm. Where did the fatal crash take place?
- AOn Highway 138 in North Stormont.
- BOn a Highway 401 exit ramp in Kingston.
- COn Highway 7 just outside Carleton Place.
- DOn an ATV trail near Sharbot Lake.
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