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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 23

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  1. 1Which public spaces are now included in the city's expanded mandatory mask bylaw?
    1. ACity parks and green spaces.
    2. BCommon areas of apartment buildings and condominiums, including lobbies and elevators.
    3. CParking lots outside grocery stores.
    4. DAll sidewalks throughout the city.
  2. 2What explanation did the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board give this week for passing a budget with its largest deficit ever?
    1. AA large increase in student enrolment.
    2. BThe costs are associated with building new schools.
    3. CAccounting irregularities in last year's budget.
    4. DIncreased costs related to COVID-19, as well as extra spending stemming from renegotiated collective agreements.
  3. 3Uber will now be permanently available in cities across Quebec including Gatineau, after years of fighting between Uber, the taxi industry and the Quebec government. Why is Uber now able to expand into Quebec?
    1. ATaxi drivers' unions have agreed to allow Uber into the market.
    2. BUber is ignoring protests from the taxi industry and pushing ahead with expansion.
    3. CBill 17, which deregulates the province's taxi industry, comes into effect in October.
    4. DThe federal government has announced legislation paving the way for Uber to enter markets across Canada.
  4. 4The Vanier Sugar Shack was heavily damaged by fire on Thursday. What is unique about the sugar shack at the Vanier Museopark?
    1. AIt is one of only a few active urban sugar shacks.
    2. BIt was the oldest sugar shack in Canada.
    3. CIt's known as having the most delicious maple syrup in Ontario.
    4. DThe sugar bush in Vanier is the largest in the world.
  5. 5Why have school buses in Ottawa been delayed until Sept. 14?
    1. AOperators need more time to deep clean buses before the start of school.
    2. BThe transportation authority needs time to adapt to last-minute changes to school schedules amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
    3. CThe transportation authority is facing a shortage of bus drivers.
    4. DOfficials have decided to wait and see how smoothly the first week back to school runs before starting bus routes.
  6. 6What is the meaning behind the expression "COVID-19 long-haulers"?
    1. APeople who have had to travel long distances to receive medical attention for COVID-19.
    2. BPatients who have had to wait in line for hours to be tested for COVID-19.
    3. CExperts who view the COVID-19 pandemic as something that will not disappear for a long time to come.
    4. DPeople who contracted COVID-19 weeks or even months ago, and continue to experience symptoms.
  7. 7Who said at Wednesday's city council meeting that COVID-19 cases in Ottawa have "stabilized," but that things could change quickly?
    1. AMayor Jim Watson
    2. BCoun. Keith Egli
    3. CA family physician invited to speak
    4. DDr. Vera Etches
  8. 8Ottawa's largest school board says it will reduce the number of students per class in which neighbourhoods?
    1. AThose with the highest population density.
    2. BThose where the spread of COVID-19 has been relatively high.
    3. CThose with the highest concentration of teachers living nearby.
    4. DThose considered most at risk for future outbreaks of COVID-19.
  9. 9Mayor Jim Watson asked city council to formally denounce the controversial practice of conversion therapy. He said he planned to also ask the federal government to do what?
    1. ADenounce the practice across Canada.
    2. BReintroduce a bill criminalizing the controversial practice during the upcoming session of Parliament.
    3. CProvide funding to those who have undergone the therapy.
    4. DStudy the effects on people who have undergone the therapy.
  10. 10Trustees at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board rejected a plan to make masks mandatory for students in Kindergarten to Grade 3. Instead, it adopted what type of language around mask use for younger students?
    1. AThey will "encourage" mask use for younger students.
    2. BThey "don't recommend" mask use for younger students.
    3. CMask use for younger students "won't be encouraged."
    4. DThey "wish" mask use for younger students had been mandated.

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Test sobre CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 23, creado por Trevor Pritchard el 27/08/2020.
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