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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 27
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1Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna, the country's infrastructure minister, announced Monday that she would not be seeking re-election. What does she plan to do instead?
- AFocus her energies on fighting climate change from outside the government.
- BReturn to university to get a law degree.
- CLaunch a non-profit that advocates for cycling infrastructure.
- DRun a non-partisan group devoted to getting more women in politics.
2Joanne Plummer recently shared her concerns with the City of Ottawa about workplace harassment and the misuse of donor and taxpayer funds at her former job. Where did she work?
- AOttawa Community Housing.
- BThe Wabano Centre.
- CThe Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.
- DOttawa Bluesfest.
3Coun. Laura Dudas described proposed modifications to a city project this week as putting "lipstick on a pig." What's the project?
- AAn inflatable sports dome.
- BA zip line over the Ottawa River.
- CA warehouse complex off of Highway 174.
- DA water treatment facility at Petrie Island.
4What did high school art teacher Katie Ohlke photograph while kayaking on Lake Kashwakamak in mid-May, leading to a great degree of speculation from experts across North America?
- AUnexplained markings on a rock face.
- BHundreds of dead snails.
- CAn algal bloom that glowed in the dark.
- DA large black fin sticking out of the water.
5Peter Simpson contracted COVID-19 last September and still suffers from which of the following symptoms?
- AA distorted sense of smell.
- BProblems with memory and concentration.
- CHeart palpitations.
- DParalysis of his right arm.
6Fourteen years after Const. Kimberly Cadarette complained about sexual harassment while at the Ottawa Police Service, the force is launching a criminal investigation. What is the investigation looking into?
- AThat Cadarette was sent to a fake therapist at the time.
- BThat her lawyer embezzled the settlement money.
- CThat one of the alleged harassers burned down her cottage last month.
- DThat her doctor intentionally misdiagnosed her with PTSD.
7What happened Wednesday near the rural community of Richmond, prompting an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada?
- AA motorist was killed in a collision with a train.
- BA small plane crashed in a cornfield.
- CA Hydro Ottawa helicopter caught fire while taking off.
- DThree railcars filled with toxic chemicals overturned.
8The Ottawa 67's announced Thursday that head coach André Tourigny would be making the jump to the NHL to coach which club?
- AThe Arizona Coyotes.
- BThe Buffalo Sabres.
- CThe San Jose Sharks.
- DThe St. Louis Blues.
9Tina Valente says vandals targeted the home she recently bought in Hintonburg after she painted over a mural installed by the previous owner. What did that mural depict?
- AA skeleton wearing a cowboy hat.
- BThe previous owner's French bulldog.
- CJoseph Hinton, the neighbourhood's namesake.
- DA robot eating an ice cream cone.
10Guy Desjardins died Saturday at the age of 71, following a battle with cancer. Which eastern Ontario community was he the mayor of?
- ACasselman.
- BClarence-Rockland.
- CPerth.
- DRenfrew.
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