It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz

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26 May 2024 at 4:00 am

Time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz. How closely have you been paying attention over the past seven days? (Trevor Pritchard/CBC - image credit)

What did Ottawa police charge a man with doing Wednesday morning at a Kanata strip mall?

Which animals are captivating residents of one quiet Orléans street?

And what will be permitted in Ontario as of early September, more than a year ahead of schedule?

These are just a few of the questions designed to vex and perplex you in this week's CBC Ottawa news quiz.

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The Telegraph
Girl, 13, raped by three strangers who lured her from Tube station to their flat
A 13-year-old girl travelling by herself on the London Underground was raped by three strangers who lured her back to their home.
Daily Echo
Police lie in wait for speeding drivers on 20mph road after residents raise concerns
Police have caught more than two dozen speeding drivers on a 20mph road in the city centre after residents raised concerns.
Eastern Daily Press
Downsizers forced to sleep in tent after planning faux pas leaves them homeless
A couple in their 80s living in the north Norfolk village of Itteringham are fighting to be allowed to live in their home after a planning faux pas led the council to evict them.
The National
Keir Starmer given damning verdict in recent poll on his first 100 days in office
PEOPLE across the UK have delivered a damning verdict in a recent poll on Keir Starmer and his government after being asked: “What is the single best thing Labour have done in their first 100 days in office” ...
Wales Online
The village blighted by three years of non-stop roadworks
'I have suffered terribly mentally and physically. I shake like a leaf'
The Telegraph
Alex Salmond ‘died on spot’ from suspected massive heart attack
Alex Salmond “fell sick and died on the spot” from a suspected massive heart attack, police have said.
Bromley News Shopper
Bromley girl and Southeastern train attackers among south Londoners jailed this month
Here are the names and faces of the south Londoners who are have been sentenced to prison time in October 2024 so far.
The Telegraph
‘British Army loan shark squaddie pushed my son to breaking point’
The mother of a British soldier who killed himself after becoming a victim of a squaddie’s “insidious” payday loan scheme has warned others not to join the military.
The Independent
Body found ‘tied up and burned’ in tunnel under Tenerife main road
A body has been found in Tenerife
The Telegraph
How Albanian gangs came to dominate organised crime in Britain
Bujar Cozminca was no stranger to British law enforcement. The young Albanian, who lived until recently on Wembley’s bustling High Road in north-west London, had previously been convicted of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs in 2012 and was sentenced to 21 months behind bars and deported back to Albania.
Manchester Evening News
Woman falls from apartment block in Spain as loved ones call on British police to intervene
Piia Hokkanen was on holiday in Torrevieja near Alicante when she fell
Manchester Evening News
Cadbury treat that disappeared for a decade makes welcome return for Christmas
Chocolate fans were delighted when it reappeared last year
Euronews
At least four people killed in explosion and fire at petrol station in southern Russia
Regional authorities said the cause of the explosion in Grozny is unknown but that a criminal investigation has been opened.View on euronews
The Telegraph
Met Police distances itself from festival accused of platforming Hamas defenders
The Metropolitan Police has distanced itself from a festival accused of offering a platform to speakers who have defended the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Manchester Evening News
DWP warning to look out for letter as 120,000 people missing payments
Many people are eligible for a financial boost worth thousands of pounds
The Guardian
Post Office explores taking branch owner-operators to court again
State-owned body writing off losses of £12m a year after stopping practice, inquiry told
Echo
Two men arrested as police recover stolen digger... 20 minutes after its theft
TWO arrests have been made after Essex Police recovered a stolen digger… 20 minutes after it was taken.
CNN
‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
Thousands of messages bombarded Marzieh Hamidi’s phone after the Afghan Taekwondo champion suggested that her home country’s men’s cricket team didn’t represent her.
Lancashire Telegraph
Refugee demand surge sparks housing crisis in East Lancs borough
Blackburn with Darwen had a summer surge in the number of former asylum seekers seeking emergency housing, causing a crisis in supply.
Manchester Evening News
Police update on murder arrest after man found dead following 'domestic' incident
Police responded to an 'altercation' at a house on Thursday morning

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