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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 25
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1Linda Anglin spoke with CBC Ottawa this past week about how she's been telling customers they'll face a wait of between 12 and 18 months for what she has to offer. What does she do?
- AShe breeds Labradoodle puppies.
- BShe makes artisanal cheeses.
- CShe builds customized cross-country skis.
- DShe plans outdoor winter weddings.
2Lawyer Gary Chaykko says he was stunned when someone walked into a courtroom in Cornwall, Ont., recently without wearing a mask. Who didn't have one on?
- AA Cornwall police officer.
- BAn inmate from the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.
- CA medical expert who was being called as a witness.
- DThe presiding judge.
3Why were Ottawa hazmat teams sent to Brockville, Ont., on Wednesday?
- AThere was an ammonia leak at the 3M plant.
- BA tractor-trailer crashed and spilled chemicals on Highway 2.
- CThere was an explosion at the community college.
- DPolice discovered an illegal fentanyl operation in an industrial park.
4According to a City of Ottawa audit, more than 60 per cent of OC Transpo bus drivers who finished their training between 2017 and 2019 later ended up doing what?
- AGetting in a crash.
- BQuitting or being laid off.
- CBeing transferred to the LRT.
- DFailing to report incidents of violence or harassment.
5How long will people in Ottawa be required to wear masks in public spaces and on transit, after city council voted Wednesday to extend the public bylaw?
- AUntil the end of 2020.
- BUntil the first council meeting of the new year.
- CUntil April 1st, 2021.
- DActually, they didn't set a specific end date.
6Also on Wednesday, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson urged the city's residents not to head across the river into western Quebec to do what?
- ABuy booze at the SAQ.
- BVisit the region's ski hills.
- CReturn to work at federal buildings.
- DGo trick-or-treating.
7Coun. Jeff Leiper is planning to introduce a motion at the next city council meeting that, in his words, is needed lest residents be driven "insane." What would the motion demand?
- AThat municipalities be given back control of noise bylaws.
- BThat certain streets be shut down to motorized vehicles until next spring.
- CThat prohibitions around backyard firepits be suspended.
- DThat the city more than double its snow removal budget.
8The Public Service Alliance of Canada's Chantal Fortin spoke this past week about her concern that the COVID-19 pandemic was making it harder for some government workers to do what?
- AGet time off for mental health issues.
- BHave access to meetings and documents in French.
- CFind ergonomic chairs, desks and computers.
- DRaise concerns about harassment in online settings.
9Eighty-three people are now facing $1,000 fines under Quebec's Public Health Act after they attended which of the following in the town of Chelsea?
- AA house party at an AirBnb.
- BA religious gathering at a community hall.
- CA rock concert at a pub.
- DA wedding at the bride's parents' house.
10The town of Cantley, Que., recently won two court injunctions to obtain information from Facebook and internet service provider Vidéotron about someone who had created a fake online profile and done what?
- AThreatened to set the town hall on fire.
- BMade unfounded accusations against two councillors.
- CShared COVID-19 myths and conspiracy theories.
- DStole the identity of the municipality's mayor.
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