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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 7
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1What did Ottawa Police Service Chief Peter Sloly pledge this week he would NOT do?
- AConsider defunding the city's police force.
- BTake a job opening in Toronto.
- CMake hiring decisions based on race.
- DFire the deputy chief.
2In which small eastern Ontario town did the scene pictured here occur?
- APakenham.
- BParham.
- CPlantagenet.
- DPortland.
3An increasing number of Gatineau, Que., residents have been occupying their time during the COVID-19 pandemic with which of the following pursuits?
- ARaising chickens.
- BTaking English classes.
- CForaging in Gatineau Park.
- DMastering the art of tourtière-making.
4The County of Renfrew Paramedic Service is urging other services across Ontario to check their supplies after one of its employees found a box of medical equipment intended for non-medical use only. What kind of equipment was it?
- ASurgical masks.
- BLatex gloves.
- CAntiseptic gel.
- DPlastic face shields.
5The owners of ByWard Market restaurant The Grand say they were fined $880 by city bylaw officers for doing what?
- AAllowing customers to eat on their patio.
- BHolding a staff party.
- CServing alcohol in to-go cups.
- DNot providing employees with protective equipment.
6Which city employees are now locked into a five-year contract, the longest in their union's history?
- AOC Transpo workers.
- BGarbage and recycling workers.
- CFirefighters.
- DParamedics.
7The National Capital Commission expressed its "deepest sympathies" this week after a cyclist was killed and a pedestrian was seriously injured when they were struck by a driver near which interprovincial bridge?
- AThe Champlain Bridge.
- BThe Chaudière Bridge.
- CThe Portage Bridge.
- DThe Macdonald-Cartier Bridge.
8A 24-year-old Greater Napanee, Ont., man faces several charges after he allegedly jumped on and killed which of the following creatures?
- AA Canada goose.
- BA coyote.
- CA beaver.
- DA squirrel.
9Eastern Ontario officially entered "Stage 2" of the province's COVID-19 reopening plan Friday, and while a number of rules have loosened, which of the following is still not allowed?
- ATours of breweries, wineries and distilleries.
- BReligious services in houses of worship.
- CVisits at long-term care homes that aren't experiencing outbreaks.
- DCamping at private campgrounds.
10What did Vincent Obiang try to get embroidered on his hat at a local Lids location, only to be told the slogan was too "political"?
- A"Black Lives Matter"
- B"Defund the police"
- C"I can't breathe"
- D"White silence is violence"
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