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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 24

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  1. 1Bridgewater Retreat's Phil Slaney says a powerful storm that rumbled through his community Sunday evening damaged 16 of his cabins, some of which were destroyed entirely. Where is Slaney located?Image for question 1
    1. ABrockville.
    2. BGananoque.
    3. CSmiths Falls.
    4. DTweed.
  2. 2After a years-long investigation, OPP announced Tuesday they'd laid dozens of charges against 51-year-old Stéphane Langlois, including fraudulent theft and misappropriation of funds. What was Langlois doing when he allegedly committed those crimes?Image for question 2
    1. AHandling finances for the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
    2. BWorking at a law firm in Rockland, Ont.
    3. CServing as chief administrative officer for the City of Brockville.
    4. DManaging real estate transactions in Kingston, Ont.
  3. 3Coun. Dan Lynch is one of a number of people in the Arnpior, Ont., area who are hurt by the fact the organizers of the longtime Arnprior Fair have changed its name. What's it now called?Image for question 3
    1. AThe Renfrew County Fair.
    2. BThe Valley Agricultural Festival.
    3. CThe Eastern Ontario Fall Jamboree.
    4. DHarvestFest.
  4. 4Which eastern Ontario MPP has once again been chosen by the provincial Liberals to be the party's interim leader?Image for question 4
    1. ATed Hsu.
    2. BLucille Collard.
    3. CJohn Fraser.
    4. DStephen Blais.
  5. 5Gisèle Lalonde, the one-time mayor of the former city of Vanier, died this past week at the age of 89. What did she become known for in the 1990s?Image for question 5
    1. AFighting to save the Montfort Hospital from closing.
    2. BPushing city council to declare Ottawa officially bilingual.
    3. CSpearheading a major revitalization of the Rideau River shoreline.
    4. DBringing an NHL team back to the nation's capital.
  6. 6Which two Ottawa city councillors this week became the latest to announce they won't seek re-election in the fall municipal election?Image for question 6
    1. ALaura Dudas and Jean Cloutier.
    2. BEli El-Chantiry and Carol Anne Meehan.
    3. CKeith Egli and Allan Hubley.
    4. DMathieu Fleury and George Darouze.
  7. 7Ottawa firefighter Jeff Dean, who died Wednesday at the age of 45, was described as a "Canadian ______ icon." What goes in the blank?Image for question 7
    1. ASkydiving.
    2. BMountaineering.
    3. CDrag racing.
    4. DCanyoning.
  8. 8Two unrelated issues led to disruptions on the Confederation Line this week. First, several trains were pulled from service due to potential wheel problems. What happened in the second incident?Image for question 8
    1. ALightning struck the overhead system that powers the trains.
    2. BOn-board computers were rendered useless by a ransomware attack.
    3. CA maintenance worker was hit by a train entering Tremblay station.
    4. D"Slippery" track segments were fuelling concerns about another derailment.
  9. 9Marysol Foucault announced this past week she would be closing her popular Gatineau, Que., restaurant Edgar after 13 years in the Val-Tétreau neighbourhood. What is Edgar named after?Image for question 9
    1. AImpressionist painter Edgar Degas.
    2. BThe chef who was her mentor.
    3. CHer Labradoodle.
    4. DHer father.
  10. 10A National Arts Centre employee went into cardiac arrest Friday night after inhaling smoke from a fire. Where did the fire break out?Image for question 10
    1. AIn a laundry room.
    2. BInside one of the stage lights.
    3. CIn the parking garage.
    4. DBehind the restaurant bar.

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