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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 18
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1Which local educational institution is warning it may have to take "significant measures" as it faces a potential $80-million deficit by 2029?
- ACarleton University.
- BAlgonquin College.
- CQueen's University.
- DSt. Lawrence College.
2What unites Dean Braknis and seven others who are studying at Ottawa's Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, all of whom were able to have their tuition covered through an education and training benefit?
- AThey're all military veterans.
- BThey're all from Indigenous communities.
- CThey've all received federal pardons.
- DThey all lost their jobs when their pulp mill shut down.
3Two community health centres are applying for funding to open so-called HART hubs, the province's preferred solution to tackle the drug crisis. One is the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre. What's the name of the other centre, which is being forced to close its supervised consumption site by March?
- ASomerset West Community Health Centre.
- BCentretown Community Health Centre.
- CSandy Hill Community Health Centre.
- DCarlington Community Health Centre.
4The principal of Sir Robert Borden High School apologized this week after an Arabic-language song called Haza Salam was played during a Remembrance Day ceremony. What is the rough translation of that song's name?
- AThis Is Peace.
- BEnd All War.
- CWelcome Home.
- DYou Are Loved.
5This fiery crash Wednesday morning shut down the westbound lanes along a stretch of Highway 401. Between which two communities did the crash occur?
- ABrockville and Mallorytown.
- BPrescott and Cardinal.
- CLong Sault and Cornwall.
- DGananoque and Kingston.
6The City of Ottawa presented its draft 2025 budget on Wednesday. If passed, how much will the average homeowner see their property taxes rise by, once an eight per cent hike to the transit levy is factored in?
- A2.6 per cent.
- B3.1 per cent.
- C3.9 per cent.
- D4.5 per cent.
7Joel Mac Neil told CBC recently about the dispute he's had with his landlord over his right to do WHAT at his Ottawa apartment building, citing a recent change as a violation of his rights as a tenant?
- ACharge his electric vehicle.
- BGrow a small vegetable garden.
- CUse his computer to mine bitcoin.
- DTeach guitar lessons.
8An Ottawa man was ordered this week to pay the province $35,000 after pleading guilty to doing what in June 2023?
- AStarting a wildfire that led to numerous evacuations.
- BDumping industrial waste in a local river.
- CFailing to properly inspect a crane that then toppled over.
- DHunting and killing cormorants without a licence.
9This portrait of Winston Churchill was returned this past week to the Château Laurier hotel, nearly three years after it was stolen and replaced with a copy. What is the name of the portrait?
- AThe British Bulldog.
- BThe Darkest Hour.
- CThe Roaring Lion.
- DUntitled.
10Ontario's police watchdog was called in after an Ottawa police officer shot a 33-year-old man Friday night. According to the calls that police got, what was the man suspected of doing?
- AAttacking people and vehicles near an Orléans mall.
- BHolding up several west Ottawa convenience stores.
- CSetting a fire outside an Alta Vista church.
- DSpeeding down Baseline Road at more than 180 km/h.
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