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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 28
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1Audrey Leduc is the new Canadian women's record-holder in WHICH athletic discipline, after the 25-year-old from Gatineau, Que., bested a mark that had been set by Angela Bailey all the way back in 1987?
- AThe 100-metre dash.
- BFreestyle 400-metre swimming.
- CPole vaulting.
- DThe marathon.
2Gatineau police were called to a retirement home in the Lac-Beauchamp district on Monday when 81-year-old Réjean Lavigne, seen here in an undated photo, was stabbed while doing what?
- ARaking leaves in the garden.
- BWaiting for the bus.
- CPlaying pétanque on the front lawn.
- DPractising tai chi.
3By the end of 2024, what will be the speed limit on the vast majority of Highway 416, as well as on three additional stretches of Highway 401 in eastern Ontario?
- A90 km/h.
- B100 km/h.
- C110 km/h.
- D120 km/h.
4Moira Stephen told CBC how she had to be taken to hospital with serious bruising and cuts on her legs after she and her dog Duchess were attacked by WHAT?
- AThree unleashed dogs.
- BA wild coyote.
- CA flock of Canada geese.
- DA pair of raccoons.
5What measure is Ontario's labour minister expected to announce in forthcoming legislation — a measure designed to reduce the amount of work facing the province's family physicians?
- AMedical schools will have to relax their admission requirements.
- BPharmacists will be able to prescribe medication for 16 new conditions.
- CEmployers will no longer be able to require sick notes from workers.
- DEvery family doctor in Ontario will get a robotic assistant.
6According to sources, what's complicating the federal government's plan for a buyback program that seeks to remove some 144,000 banned firearms from private hands?
- ACanada Post won't collect the firearms.
- BSeveral banks are refusing to process the transactions.
- CThe plant where the weapons would be recycled has shut down.
- DRecent data breaches have raised concerns about the gun owners' privacy.
7Claudie Larouche is being hailed as a hero by some Ottawans for untangling WHAT city data and presenting it on her own website for others to use?
- AAthletic and social event schedules.
- BAgendas and minutes from city meetings.
- COC Transpo bus and train schedules.
- DCity construction projects, including road and pathway closures.
8Ontario Provincial Police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with a spree of stabbings Wednesday night that left three people with life-threatening injuries in which Highway 62 community?
- ABancroft.
- BMadoc.
- CMarmora.
- DTweed.
9Sheldon Bestgreen pleaded guilty Thursday to violating Ontario's workplace safety laws in the death of an employee on May 5, 2023. What happened to the worker that day?
- AHe was electrocuted while trimming a hedge.
- BHe fell six metres from scaffolding at a construction site.
- CA backhoe pinned him up against a wall.
- DHe suffered heatstroke while installing shingles.
10Another e-scooter season is underway in Ottawa, with several changes in place for 2024. Which of the following is NOT, however, among those changes?
- AThe daily riding window has been extended from 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- BRiders will have to prove they're sober after 11 p.m.
- CIf riders hop off a scooter in the ByWard Market after 11 p.m., they can't book another one.
- DRiders will be able to use NCC pathways after 6 p.m. and on weekends.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Created on 24 Apr 2024 · updated on 28 Apr 2024
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