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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Sept. 10
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1Thanks to a nationwide program based out of B.C., participating local doctors can now prescribe WHAT to patients whom they feel will benefit?
- AA visit to the Canadian Museum of Nature.
- BParking passes for lots in Gatineau Park.
- CMemberships to city-run aquatics programs.
- DArt workshops put on by Carleton University.
2Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet Monday after Brockville-area MPP Steve Clark resigned as Ontario's housing minister. Which now-former long-term care minister steps into Clark's old role?
- ACaroline Mulroney.
- BPaul Calandra.
- CGoldie Ghamari.
- DStan Cho.
3Stephanie Smith had been asking for repairs to her home at Ottawa's Quarry Co-op for years, but the breaking point came when she returned home after the August long weekend to discover WHAT had happened?
- AMushrooms had sprouted in her bedroom.
- BRaccoons had broken in through the window and caused a huge mess.
- CHer bathtub had fallen through the floor into the unit below.
- DHer cat had suffered a seizure due to toxic fumes.
4Danica Ainger is one of several residents in the rural Ottawa community of Munster who've signed a petition that will be read out later this month at Queen's Park. What do the residents want?
- ATheir elementary school to reopen.
- BThe speed limit on a local highway to be reduced.
- CThe cancellation of a proposed quarry project.
- DMore investments in high-speed rural internet.
5What information did Ottawa police share Wednesday afternoon at a press conference on the killing of two Toronto men at a wedding reception the previous weekend?
- AThat none of the victims were the intended targets.
- BThat a third person from Ottawa had died in hospital.
- CThat one of the suspects had been arrested in Ohio.
- DThat the gun used in the killings had been recovered from the Rideau Canal.
6Wednesday marked 15 years since Shannon Alexander and Maisy Odjick were last seen at Alexander's home in Maniwaki, Que. What were the two teens planning to do on the day they disappeared?
- AGo dancing.
- BSee a movie at a drive-in.
- CTake the bus to Montreal.
- DHike through the Gatineau hills.
7Which Ottawa community has OC Transpo chosen for a trial run of a new on-demand bus program?
- ABlackburn Hamlet.
- BDunrobin.
- CFindlay Creek.
- DNavan.
8In other transit news, what big change to the city's transit network came into effect Thursday?
- AA new discounted fare for part-time commuters was launched.
- BRiders were given the ability to swipe credit cards on buses and at all LRT stations.
- CAll express bus routes introduced during the summer LRT shutdown were ended.
- DThe first 100 riders each day will now get OC Transpo owl mascot bobbleheads.
9According to TikTok posts played this week at the trial of convoy protest leaders Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, what was Barber urging protesters to do when he said 'F--king go, no matter what time it is?'
- ABlast their horns if police rolled in.
- BDescend on Ottawa from all parts of Canada.
- CPlay loud music and party into the night.
- DTake over the Parliament Hill lawn and occupy Centre Block.
10What summer incident in Gatineau — shared at a recent meeting of Quebec municipalities by Mayor France Bélisle — has led to a wave of talk about how to tackle homelessness in the province?
- AA woman gave birth outdoors alone.
- BAn elderly man died while camping on the grounds of city hall.
- CA shelter worker had bear spray used on them.
- DThirteen people at one shelter overdosed on fentanyl in one night.
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