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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 20
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1Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Justin Towndale said the impending closure of Ridgewood Industries, a local business, was a sign of the turmoil that U.S. tariffs could inflict on the local economy. What does Ridgewood Industries manufacture?
- AFurniture.
- BRestaurant equipment.
- CPaper products.
- DMachinery.
2Due to a shortage of ambulances, what have some new staff at Frontenac Paramedics been using for their training?
- ADecommissioned school buses.
- BMoving vans.
- CBicycles.
- DVirtual reality simulators.
3According to a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, nearly 1,000 people were hospitalized during the 12-month period starting April 1, 2023, for injuries related to WHAT activity?
- ARiding scooters.
- BPlaying pickleball.
- CWorking outdoors in extreme weather.
- DVaping.
4Why did the National Capital Commission close the beach at Lac Leamy for swimming this week?
- AThere was a hydrocarbon spill on the lake.
- BThere was a major algae bloom.
- CE. coli levels at the beach hit record highs.
- DThey didn't have enough lifeguards to keep people safe.
5Local historian Alex Hubert is the project manager behind an exhibition on the life of hockey great Guy Lafleur that's running this summer in Gatineau, Que. Where do these jerseys, which once belonged to Lafleur, normally hang?
- AAt the Hockey Hall of Fame.
- BAt the cottage owned by Lafleur's mother, Pierrette.
- CIn the mayor's office in Thurso, Que.
- DAt a restaurant Lafleur opened after he retired.
6The Canadian Army announced Friday it had suspended Lt.-Col. Ryan Hendy, commanding officer of the Cameron Highlanders in Ottawa, as part of an investigation into which of the following?
- AA Facebook group filled with offensive posts.
- BAllegations of hazing among new recruits.
- CA plot to violently take over land in Nova Scotia.
- DThe misappropriation of roughly $67,000 in military funds.
7Nancy Cairns and Stephanie Dobbs both expressed serious concerns about Bill 9 on Thursday at hearings held in Ottawa. What does the proposed provincial legislation seek to do?
- AMake it easier for badly behaving municipal politicians to be removed from office.
- BExpedite major infrastructure projects without public consultation.
- CLimit the powers of conservation authorities to protect wetlands.
- DLoosen the regulations around the province's long-term care homes.
8Barrhaven West Coun. David Hill will be introducing a motion to council's transit committee, asking OC Transpo to review which of its policies?
- AThe 90-minute window to use transfers.
- BThe lack of a monthly cap on fares paid by Presto.
- CThe procedure it will use to hire a new general manager.
- DThe seniority-based system for assigning bus driver shifts.
9Complaints have been piling up against BLS International, the the sole company sanctioned by WHICH Asian country's consulate to handle services like visas and passport renewals in Canada?
- AIndia.
- BPakistan.
- CMalaysia.
- DPhilippines.
10A third person was charged Saturday with first-degree murder in the killing of 58-year-old Wilson Sabarros, who was found dead at a home on Pondhollow Way earlier this year in which Ottawa suburb?
- ABarrhaven.
- BKanata.
- COrléans.
- DStittsville.
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