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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 2 years ago
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Question 1
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Jen Belcher with the Ontario Pharmacists Association told CBC News this week that many pharmacists like her are having a hard time stocking enough of which of the following items?
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Cold and flu medication.
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Rapid COVID-19 tests.
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Disposable masks.
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Menstrual products.
Question 2
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Franchesca Ranger found herself homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her story is one that certain advocacy organizations say belie a "broken" provincial system. What happened to Ranger?
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Her tenants refused to move out of her Barrhaven townhouse.
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The government demanded she repay more than $13,000 in pandemic benefits.
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A developer bought a Sandy Hill rowhouse and "renovicted" the people living there.
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Her health spa went deeply into debt during several provincewide lockdowns.
Question 3
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Councillors voted Wednesday to add a seat at Ottawa's council table for a non-voting member. Who will that seat be reserved for?
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A member of the city's Black community.
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An Indigenous elder.
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A resident with a physical disability.
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A developer.
Question 4
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What issue was Coun. Allan Hubley talking about Wednesday when he said he had "no doubt" it would be a big discussion item during this fall's municipal election?
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Transit fares.
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The city's official plan.
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Housing stock.
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The police budget.
Question 5
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The city said Thursday it had alerted police and was carrying out a "comprehensive" internal investigation after which of the following occurred?
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Fraudsters bilked them of more than half a million dollars.
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A city employee leaked private labour negotiations online.
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Someone stole the catalytic converters from about a dozen city vehicles.
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A ransomware attack shut down the city's tax office.
Question 6
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David Pichora said the workplace he oversees is facing serious staffing shortages due to COVID-19, and he's not the only one in his field struggling. Where does he work?
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A hospital in Kingston, Ont.
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A long-term care home in Gatineau, Que.
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A school board covering the Cornwall, Ont., area.
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The University of Ottawa.
Question 7
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Freedom Convoy leader Pat King saw his bail hearing abruptly adjourned twice this past week. On Wednesday, it was because his lawyer's computer was hacked. What happened Thursday?
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King fired his lawyer.
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Police laid new charges against him.
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The courthouse lost its internet connection.
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People were illegally streaming the proceedings.
Question 8
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After a decade of building stages and setting up light and sound systems, why will Benoît Brunet-Poirier not be returning to his job at Bluesfest this summer?
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He injured his back and is suing the festival organizers.
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Like many in his industry, he found a different job during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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His long COVID leaves him unable to work long shifts.
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He's heading to Poland to help resettle Ukrainian refugees.
Question 9
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What did western Quebec's health authority announce Friday, as COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the region?
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Masking rules would return to the region's schools.
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The timeline for administering fourth vaccine doses would be sped up.
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Most visits at local hospitals would be suspended.
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Restaurants and bars would be forced to close at 10 p.m.
Question 10
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One person was killed and five others suffered injuries of varying degrees in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Highway 417. Near which community did it happen?
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Arnprior.
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Casselman.
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Vankleek Hill.
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Vars.
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