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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 23
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1This new pedestrian bridge across the Rideau River opened last weekend, connecting Carleton University on the north side of the river with WHICH park on the south side?
- AVincent Massey Park.
- BHog's Back Park.
- CBrewer Park.
- DBrown's Inlet Park.
2What happened early Tuesday afternoon at CHEO, causing major disruptions to daily operations at the local children's hospital?
- AA water main was severed during construction.
- BA boiler in the basement of one building exploded.
- CAn air ambulance crashed while trying to land.
- DA ransomware attack took IT systems offline.
3Which agency warned Tuesday that it's facing an "absolute crisis" amid a chronic lack of funding and is struggling to provide services to its clients?
- AThe Children's Aid Society of Ottawa.
- BCISSSO, western Quebec's health authority.
- CThe Ottawa Food Bank.
- DLanark County Interval House.
4Which workers are set to strike July 5 after the vast majority of their union's members voted recently in favour of a work stoppage?
- ALCBO employees.
- BCity of Ottawa garbage workers.
- CProvincial park rangers.
- DSTO drivers.
5What has the federal government decided to do at Parliament Hill as it carries out its rehabilitation work there — an initiative Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos described as "a very broad message of inclusion"?
- AGet rid of gendered washrooms.
- BInclude Indigenous languages on all signs and inscriptions.
- CRemove statues and paintings of Sir John A. Macdonald.
- DOverhaul the mandate of the Parliamentary Protective Service.
6One federal civil servants' union is uneasy about this robot that's been spotted in government offices in Gatineau, Que., saying they believe it's tracking who's at work and who's not. According to the government, what is the robot ACTUALLY doing?
- AProviding data on how office space is being used.
- BDelivering and collecting mail.
- CSweeping workplaces for bugs and other listening devices.
- DCollecting information on the languages spoken at work.
7What site did Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé describe on Thursday morning as the best option available for a new hospital in Gatineau, Que.?
- AA federal government complex northwest of the city's core.
- BAn industrial park on the city's outskirts.
- CA swath of green space off Boulevard des Allumettières.
- DA decommissioned lumber mill in the Hull district.
8Gatineau's Kamal Sehaki is one of several people from WHICH country who are accusing their overseas government of spying on them in Canada?
- AAlgeria.
- BIsrael.
- CPoland.
- DTurkmenistan.
9Rita Kuiak is one of nearly two dozen seniors in Ottawa who are moving out of their apartments, all for the same reason. What is that reason?
- ATheir landlord is ending the discounts they offered when the seniors moved in.
- BThe grocery store on the bottom floor is closing.
- CThe condo board has issued a $600,000 bill to residents for repairs.
- DA recent inspection found the walls were lined with asbestos.
10Google commissioned Ottawa-based artist Shaikara David to design its "Doodle" — the art that adorns its search bar — for its Canadian home page on Friday. Which of the following best describes David's design?
- ATwo women adorned with ribbons in front of a lake.
- BA Canada goose riding a bicycle.
- CA Victorian-era lady peering into a microscope.
- DThree children kicking a soccer ball down a city street.
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