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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 16
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1This house on River Road suffered severe damage in a fire Monday night. What do fire officials say caused it?
- ACandles that fell over during a power outage.
- BA cigarette left burning on a living room sofa.
- CA squirrel that chewed through an electrical wire.
- DA malfunctioning Instant Pot.
2Ottawa police said Tuesday they would not be charging a woman who called 911 on a young Black man last month. What was the man doing at the time of the call?
- APausing to rest in a park.
- BSkateboarding on a downtown sidewalk.
- CTaking a photo of her house.
- DDelivering the wrong Uber Eats order.
3Robin Browne, co-lead of local advocacy organization The 613-819 Black Hub, says a recent report has confirmed "a lot of the things that a lot of us in the Black community knew anecdotally." What was that report about?
- AAttitudes toward mental health.
- BArrests, traffic stops and other interactions with police.
- CFood insecurity.
- DPart-time and casual employment.
4"They feel robbed because they've been working their asses off all year." Who spoke those words this week?
- AThe head of the union representing OC Transpo drivers.
- BThe Ottawa Redblacks' player representative.
- CThe local spokesperson for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
- DPremier Doug Ford.
5Why were some students at École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-Pitre, seen here, already back in class Wednesday, despite the fact most local schools aren't reopening until early September?
- AIt was a one-day "test run" for this fall's COVID-19 protocols.
- BThe school follows a calendar that distributes part of the summer vacation though the year.
- CSome French-language teachers are part of a union that negotiated an earlier start date.
- DThey were actually filming a promotional video about the pandemic for Ottawa Public Health.
6Also on Wednesday, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board released updates to its back-to-school plan. Which of the following was NOT one of those updates?
- AThe return to school will now be staggered over two weeks.
- BSecondary students will attend class on alternating days, rather than in two- or three-day blocks.
- CVirtual classes will now be drawn from schools across the district.
- DThe board will assume students are studying online if they're not told otherwise.
7Which Ottawa city councillor announced Thursday they would be returning to the council table Sept. 8, after a lengthy absence?
- ARick Chiarelli.
- BJean Cloutier.
- CDiane Deans.
- DJenna Sudds.
8North Grenville, Ont., Mayor Nancy Peckford spoke with Ottawa Morning this week about attempts to raise $1.5 billion to address which problem facing rural eastern Ontario communities?
- ASlow internet speeds.
- BA lack of affordable housing.
- CGaps in inter-community transit.
- DAging infrastructure.
9Laurel Wingrove says she's disappointed she and her colleagues at CHEO won't be eligible for extra COVID-19 pandemic pay from the province. What does she do there?
- AShe's a counsellor.
- BShe's a speech therapist.
- CShe's a laboratory technician.
- DShe's a custodian.
10Why did Ontario Provincial Police charge a 53-year-old man from Almonte, Ont., with careless driving on Friday?
- AHis dump truck ended up wedged beneath an overpass.
- BHis tanker truck crashed through a guard rail and spilled tar into a wetland.
- CGarbage spilled out of his garbage truck and caught fire.
- DHis bus crashed into a bus stop shelter.
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