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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 28
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1Ottawa resident Nixon Valere told CBC about the frustrations he's experienced with a federal humanitarian program designed to bring migrants from the Caribbean and South America to Canada. Where do his six brothers and their children all live?
- AHaiti.
- BSurinam.
- CVenezuela.
- DGuadeloupe.
2What deadline have the Ottawa Senators and owner Michael Andlauer been given to decide if they'll build a new arena at LeBreton Flats?
- AThe end of August 2024.
- BJan. 1, 2025.
- CApril 15, 2025.
- DThe end of July 2025.
3A federal judge ruled this week that the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act in early 2022 to clear out convoy protesters infringed on their Charter rights and did "not bear the hallmarks of ___________ — justification, transparency and intelligibility." What word goes in that blank?
- ALawfulness.
- BReasonableness.
- CIntegrity.
- DDemocracy.
4Mayor Mark Sutcliffe told council Wednesday that the city had signed an agreement with the federal government to secure its share of a multi-billion dollar fund designed to help Canadian municipalities do what?
- ABuild more housing.
- BAttract more health-care professionals.
- CFight the opioid crisis.
- DAdapt infrastructure to a shifting climate.
5What does Spencer Kell plan to open inside this building in Lanark County?
- AAn addictions treatment centre for people in remand.
- BA shelter for men fleeing violence.
- CA support facility for rural Ontarians experiencing homelessness.
- DA recreation centre for transgender youth.
6Richard Troy Stewart says he feels he was discriminated against by OC Transpo driver after an incident on Gladstone Avenue earlier this month. According to Stewart, what happened?
- AThe driver wouldn't pull past a snowbank to let him board.
- BThe driver harassed him over the bus speakers for taking up too much space.
- CThe driver refused to help him off when his wheelchair's battery unexpectedly died.
- DThe driver intentionally struck him for taking too long to cross the road.
7Const. Pierre Fournier was found guilty this week of discreditable conduct in connection with an off-duty altercation he got into with several teens in 2021. What were the teens doing?
- ARiding motorbikes near a gravel pit.
- BSmoking cannabis at a bus stop.
- CSkateboarding in a mall parking lot.
- DSwimming in a former quarry.
8What word (and accompanying graphic) is redacted from this image? An informal survey carried out by Ottawa police appears to suggest the price of these items aren't doing much to deter one particular crime.
- ALock.
- BAlarm.
- CCamera.
- DAirTag.
9Military police in Kingston, Ont., are investigating after WHAT was swiped from the Canada Post branch at CFB Kingston?
- AGold and silver coins worth $50,000.
- BA shipment of clothes intended for Ukrainian refugees.
- CAn authentic Norval Morrisseau painting.
- DRoughly four dozen military medals.
10According to the president of Hockey Outaouais, what fate could befall teams whose staff, players and fans hurl abuse at referees?
- AThey could be forced to play in empty arenas.
- BThey could be expelled from the playoffs.
- CThey could be banned for a full season.
- DThey could be penalized and have to play short-handed.
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