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1On Monday, conservation officers with the National Capital Commission tranquilized and relocated a bear that had spent much of the day holed up where?
- AIn a tree in a Barrhaven backyard.
- BInside one of Gatineau Park's yurts.
- CIn some bushes near a Kanata school.
- DOn a sandbar in the Rideau River.
2After nearly one year of public consultation and debate, what did the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board vote to do Monday evening?
- ARemove police officers from its schools.
- BRename any schools that commemorate Canada's "colonial heritage."
- CEliminate the "quadmester" system.
- DStop issuing report cards.
3Queen's University says it's standing behind faculty members who were anonymously accused in an online dossier of doing what?
- AFabricating their Indigenous ancestry.
- BHaving inappropriate relationships with students.
- CUsing racist terminology in their lectures.
- DInterfering in student government elections.
4Farhat Rehman shared her concerns with CBC Ottawa about how the province had taken away a "safety net" by eliminating oversight boards for which institutions?
- AJails.
- BLong-term care homes.
- CThe Children's Aid Society.
- DHumane shelters.
5Carleton University PhD student Cihan Erdal was released from prison overseas after telling court he'd only joined a pro-Kurdish political party to make his country a better place. Where had he been imprisoned?
- AHungary.
- BTurkey.
- CEgypt.
- DIraq.
6On Wednesday, Ottawa police charged 67-year-old John Rietveld with sex crimes involving children, some of which dated to the late 1970s. What organization was Rietveld long involved with?
- AThe Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
- BScouts Canada.
- CThe Ontario Hockey League.
- DBig Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa.
7In a recent vote, the board of directors for the Canadian Museum of History only narrowly approved the institution's next CEO. Why was the candidate so divisive?
- AThey weren't fully fluent in French.
- BThey refused to relocate to the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
- CThey had no experience working with or overseeing museums.
- DThey were investigated for workplace harassment in their previous position.
8Sylvia Bakker is one of a number of residents unhappy with plans to convert part of the Hunt Club Forest into what?
- AA car dealership parking lot.
- BA package delivery warehouse.
- CA landing strip for the airport.
- DAn off-road trail for ATVs and dirt bikes.
9In COVID-19 news, the Ontario government made a major announcement Thursday that will take effect June 28. What's going to happen on that date?
- AAll adults will be able to book a second vaccine dose.
- BThe second stage of the province's reopening will begin.
- CMasks will no longer be mandatory in certain public settings.
- DOntarians will once again be allowed to travel into Quebec.
10Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a family doctor in Manotick, says it's been "a bit of a struggle" dealing with which of the following pandemic-related problems?
- AHandling vaccine appointment "no-shows."
- BFinding time to file vaccination-related paperwork.
- CGetting a constant supply of mRNA vaccine doses.
- DConvincing people not to wait for their preferred dose.
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