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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 24
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1Ottawa nurse Santosh Baral said he was left "speechless" when he learned which of the following pieces of news this week?
- AHe'd been mistakenly given one dose from two different COVID-19 vaccines.
- BHe'd tested positive for COVID-19 after getting both his shots.
- CHe'd been fired for travelling outside Canada to visit his ailing father.
- DHe'd been outed as Canada's first case of a highly contagious COVID-19 variant.
2Kherin Dimalanta arrived in Canada on a live-in caregiver visa more than three years ago and is now fighting to remain here. What's jeopardizing her hope of getting permanent residency status?
- AShe was diagnosed with a chronic disease.
- BOfficials uncovered a charge for cannabis possession in her home country.
- CHer name is spelled differently on her application and her birth certificate.
- DShe was ticketed for allegedly violating COVID-19 rules.
3According to an independent report, in which Ottawa workplace were employees subject to "yelling, screaming, aggressive conduct, demeaning comments and public humiliations?"
- AA suburban city councillor's office.
- BRideau Hall.
- CThe Canadian Museum of History.
- DThe Ottawa Police Service.
4On Tuesday, health officials in Kingston, Ont., reported the region's first case of one of the more contagious strains of COVID-19. How do they believe the person got infected?
- AThey'd been on a business trip to the Simcoe-Muskoka area.
- BThey'd travelled to the Ottawa Valley to visit family.
- CTheir home-care worker was commuting from just outside Peterborough.
- DThey'd taken an overseas trip to the south of France.
5Union leader Clint Crabtree is calling for the workers he represents to be given priority when it comes to being immunized against COVID-19. Who would that be?
- AOC Transpo employees.
- BParamedics.
- CCustodial staff.
- DDental hygienists.
6Which of the following did Ottawa city council vote Wednesday to extend until almost the end of April?
- AA transit fare freeze.
- BThe deadline to appeal fines for breaking public health rules.
- CA reservation system for city rinks and toboggan hills.
- DThe city's mandatory mask bylaw.
7Which city councillor pleaded guilty to two charges under the Municipal Elections Act that were related to how she financed her 2018 election campaign?
- ALaura Dudas.
- BJenna Sudds.
- CTheresa Kavanagh.
- DCarol Anne Meehan.
8If Mayor Jim Watson gets his way, who will the decommissioned Prince of Wales Bridge be renamed after?
- AA former Ottawa Centre MP who died in 2019.
- BA respected Kitigan Zibi elder and longtime chief.
- COttawa's first female city councillor.
- DThe first person to hold the title of Ottawa Riverkeeper.
9Police charged a 33-year-old man Thursday after four people were stabbed the night before. Where did the stabbings occur?
- AAt a homeless shelter.
- BAt a hospital's emergency department.
- CAt a house party.
- DOutside a bus stop.
10What did Gatineau, Que., Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin announce Thursday?
- AThat he had tested positive for COVID-19.
- BThat the city would be breaking ground on a new main library.
- CThat he would be taking two months' leave for immersive English-language courses.
- DThat he would not be running for re-election in 2021.
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