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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 13
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1Ottawa couple Jessica Rochon and Alison Holmes were dismayed to learn their mortgage pre-approval for their new home had been turned down — incorrectly, it turns out. What had happened?
- ARochon's credit history was confused with someone with the same name.
- BThe couple's bank inadvertently failed to send in their documents.
- CThey were one of roughly a dozen clients allegedly defrauded by a mortgage broker.
- DSomeone stole Holmes' credit information and went on a spending spree.
2The Ontario government announced a new curriculum for Grades 1 to 8 this week in which of the following areas?
- AScience.
- BMath.
- CSecond languages.
- DSexual education.
3Which convoy protest organizer was freed from jail Monday after pledging, among other things, to leave Ottawa within 24 hours and return to Alberta?
- ATamara Lich.
- BPat King.
- CChris Barber.
- DSteeve Charland.
4Which Ottawa-based business added its name to a list of international companies pulling out of Russia and Belarus, saying Tuesday they were "deeply unsettled by the unprovoked attacks and ongoing war" in Ukraine?
- AShopify.
- BBlackBerry.
- CCorel.
- DSecond Cup.
5Former Ottawa Police Service chief administrative officer Jeff Letourneau is suing the force for more than $2.7 million, claiming he was unfairly dismissed after an anonymous email alleged he'd done what?
- AFailed to pay taxes on a take-home vehicle.
- BCharged overtime for providing consulting services to another agency.
- CProcured office furniture from his brother-in-law's company.
- DSecretly recorded conversations with other higher-ups.
6Mary Mokrushyna's effort to bring her mother, brother and sister safely to Canada from Ukraine has mobilized people in which eastern Ontario community to also do what they can to help?
- ACarleton Place.
- BBarry's Bay.
- CBrockville.
- DAlmonte.
7Which municipal body did Coun. Carol Anne Meehan resign from Wednesday, after she admitted to a "slip of the tongue" in which she shared information from a confidential meeting with a local BIA?
- AThe Ottawa Police Services Board.
- BThe Ottawa Public Library Board.
- CThe Ottawa Community Housing Corporation.
- DThe Transit Commission.
8Dr. Paul Roumeliotis of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit was one of a number of health officials who questioned the province's decision to do what on March 21?
- AStop reporting daily COVID-19 cases.
- BReduce the number of PCR testing sites.
- CLift the mask mandate.
- DDo away with mandatory vaccination for health-care workers.
9Aid worker and activist Nadima Noor was arrested without charge in mid-February but released Wednesday after her brother in Ottawa went public with her story. In which country was she being detained?
- AAfghanistan.
- BBelarus.
- CDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
- DSaudi Arabia.
10Hintonburg business owner Carlos Ascencio told CBC News this week that with gas prices hitting jawdropping heights, frustrated car owners are thinking about doing what?
- APurchasing an electric bike.
- BDelaying their post-pandemic return to the office.
- CBuying homes near current and future LRT stations.
- DPostponing their March Break vacations.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Trevor Pritchard
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- Created on 9 Mar 2022 · updated on 12 Mar 2022
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