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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Sept. 24
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1Shamsia Quraishi, Ajoy Bista and Chad Mariage all shared how they've been trying to heal in the wake of which Ottawa tragedy, which marked a major anniversary on Monday?
- AThe shooting of a police officer on Parliament Hill.
- BA collision between a train and an OC Transpo bus.
- CA collision between an OC Transpo bus and the overhang at Westboro station.
- DThe destruction wrought by six tornadoes on one day.
2Ontario's Superior Court dismissed a Charter challenge on Monday that had been launched by an alliance of groups, ruling that Canada's laws on WHICH of the following were, in fact, constitutional?
- AHate speech.
- BSex work.
- CProtections for refugee claimants.
- DCollective bargaining rights.
3Which eastern Ontario park is home to the ancient Indigenous pictograph seen here? It has hundreds of such pictographs, but the site where they're located was recently defaced by vandals.
- AAlgonquin Provincial Park.
- BBon Echo Provincial Park.
- CFitzroy Provincial Park.
- DFrontenac Provincial Park.
4What is Ottawa business owner John Rmor distressed about, telling CBC this week how he feels "hurt in [his] heart" over the current reality?
- ACrime levels in the ByWard Market.
- BThe timelines to pay back pandemic loans.
- CRising violence and hate towards LGBTQ+ groups.
- DPlans to pedestrianize his shop's street.
5After more than two months on strike, these workers returned to the job on Wednesday. Who do they work for?
- AHydro Ottawa.
- BAlgonquin College.
- CThe Royal Canadian Mint.
- DThe City of Ottawa's bylaw department.
6What did some OC Transpo drivers do Thursday during a one-day protest over what the union called "toxic" working conditions?
- AThey turned off the illuminated route signs on their buses.
- BThey refused to accept cash fares.
- CThey wore their street clothes.
- DThey only made right-hand turns.
7Coun. Sean Devine described a new city bylaw proposed Thursday as "good actors ... subsidizing the bad." What is that bylaw — which comes with a $500 permit requirement — intended to address?
- AIllegal clothing donation bins.
- BDamage caused by stray cats.
- CE-bike users who don't obey road rules.
- DCracked sidewalks in some suburbs.
8Twin sisters Amira and Nadya Gill were charged this week with fraud over $5,000 by the RCMP. What are they alleged to have done?
- AFalsely claimed Inuit status to get grants and scholarships.
- BLied about the financials of their active wear business.
- CHeld fundraisers for a non-existent sister whom they said had cancer.
- DCreated fake Airbnb listings and scammed would-be renters.
9Who is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being embraced by in this photo taken Thursday night at the Ottawa airport?
- AThe chancellor of Germany.
- BThe president of Ukraine.
- COne of the main opposition leaders in Syria.
- DThe new owner of the Ottawa Senators.
10Which chain of local cafés says it's not giving up on having kiosks at stations along Ottawa's LRT network, despite having lost more than $500,000 as ridership has collapsed?
- AHappy Goat.
- BBridgehead.
- CLittle Victories.
- DEquator.
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