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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 26

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  1. 1Married couple Helia Ghanean and Ali Ziaee say they're happy to be doing WHAT for the residents of Pembroke, Ont.?Image for question 1
    1. AProviding medical care to the city's residents.
    2. BRunning a coffee shop that provides a living wage to its employees.
    3. COperating a shelter for victims of intimate partner violence.
    4. DOffering free spay-and-neuter clinics to low-income pet owners.
  2. 2Which federal department emailed its employees Monday about its "budget situation" and announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs over the next three years?Image for question 2
    1. AImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
    2. BCanada Revenue Agency.
    3. CPublic Health Agency of Canada.
    4. DStatistics Canada.
  3. 3The recently rebranded firm AtkinsRéalis is facing more than $100 million in legal claims alleging it failed to do what?Image for question 3
    1. AProperly manage the rollout of Ottawa's north-south Trillium Line.
    2. BInform Canadians about possible side effects from RNA vaccines.
    3. CEncrypt data that was accessed during cybersecurity attacks at local hospitals.
    4. DTruthfully market opioids to Ontarians.
  4. 4Which western Quebec municipality received a chorus of boos Tuesday night when they voted for a new 20-year plan that would bring more intensification to the community?Image for question 4
    1. ACantley.
    2. BChelsea.
    3. CManiwaki.
    4. DWakefield.
  5. 5Ottawa city council is considering dissolving a particular subcommittee, with a report suggesting the subcommittee has "largely achieved its mandate." What does it oversee?Image for question 5
    1. ALight rail construction.
    2. BEnvironment and climate change.
    3. CElection compliance.
    4. DBuilt heritage.
  6. 6Clarke Kelly is one of several rural Ottawa councillors trying to block the city's plan to spend $1.95 million to do what?Image for question 6
    1. APurchase a forested property on the Ottawa River shoreline.
    2. BRestore an early 20th-century heritage barn.
    3. CLaunch a pilot project to test alternatives to road salt.
    4. DAdd a roundabout at a busy west Ottawa intersection.
  7. 7What was commended for having an "organic sinuous form" at a meeting of the National Capital Commission on Thursday?Image for question 7
    1. ANew skate rental shacks on the Rideau Canal Skateway.
    2. BThe soon-to-reopen Kìwekì Point.
    3. CThe exterior of Ottawa's future central library branch.
    4. DThe preferred design for the Alexandra Bridge replacement.
  8. 8What did Kingston, Ont., Mayor Bryan Paterson announce at a media conference on Thursday morning?Image for question 8
    1. AThat he would be seeking the nomination for the federal Conservatives.
    2. BThat he would be stepping down as the city's mayor.
    3. CThat the city was declaring a food insecurity emergency.
    4. DA new "Buy Kingston!" campaign in the wake of U.S. tariff threats.
  9. 9Premier Doug Ford confirmed that he would be officially calling an election this upcoming Wednesday, meaning Ontarians would be going to the polls on what date?Image for question 9
    1. AFeb. 20.
    2. BFeb. 27.
    3. CMarch 6.
    4. DMarch 13.
  10. 10A man suffered life-threatening injuries on Friday morning when his car collided with WHAT near Algonquin College?Image for question 10
    1. AAn OC Transpo bus.
    2. BAn Ottawa Police Service cruiser.
    3. CCrates that had fallen from a truck onto Baseline Road.
    4. DA flock of wild turkeys.

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