It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz

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29 September 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 pledge is a city committee trying to extract from the federal government as it embarks on a nine-year construction project near Parliament Hill?

What reason did a Gatineau, Que., city councillor give for taking a self-paid trip to Russia?

And do you know what big change kicks off Monday in Ottawa?

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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HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Spots 2 'Jaw-Dropping' Details In New Trump Filing
Laurence Tribe recalled saying one word to himself over and over and over again while reading the document.
The Independent
What about crowd size? 43ft nude Trump statue erected along Las Vegas highway
The tribute to the Republican candidate leaves little to the imagination
HuffPost
'You're A Mature Grown-Up': CNN Host Calls Out Trump Aide For Botching Kamala Harris' Name
Jim Acosta was clearly frustrated with Corey Lewandowski.
HuffPost
Democratic Senator Questions If Trump Is OK After Yet Another Onstage Flub
Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii wondered "if there’s something actually going on" with the former president.
The Daily Beast
Trump’s Heartless Reaction to Pence Being in Danger Revealed in Bombshell Filing
A bombshell filing out of Donald Trump’s election subversion case was unsealed Wednesday, revealing a trove of damning allegations about how the former president acted on and around Jan. 6, 2021. Among the nastiest accusations in the 165-page document was how Trump allegedly reacted to learning from an aide that his vice president, Mike Pence, had been taken to a secure location in the U.S. Capitol for his safety. Trump’s alleged response to that news: “So what?”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get
The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Takes Aim at Jimmy Carter on His Milestone 100th Birthday
Not only was Donald Trump the sole living president—current or former—to not deliver a video message for Jimmy Carter in honor of the 39th president’s milestone 100th birthday on Tuesday, but he made no mention of the historic occasion despite talking about Carter’s presidency in an attempt to criticize Joe Biden.On Tuesday, the Carter Center shared excerpts of messages of support from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden that were shown at Carter’s birthday concert last mont
HuffPost
'Daily Show' Reveals Awkward Trump Moment That 'Must've Been Rough For JD Vance'
Michael Kosta spots some unusual timing in a message from the former president.
HuffPost
Donald Trump Had An ALL-CAPS Meltdown On Truth Social During The Debate
The only subjects that seemed to animate the coup-attempting former president were abortion and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol he incited.
HuffPost
Donald Trump Tells Unforgivable Whopper About 'Transgender' Classes In School
The former president had a sympathetic audience for his B.S. in Fox Nation's Kellyanne Conway.
Rolling Stone
Trump Mocks 100 U.S. Troops Injured in Iran on His Watch: ‘They Had a Headache’
The former president bristled when asked about the service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries after Iran's 2020 airstrike
HuffPost
Trump's Excuse For Dodging '60 Minutes' Is Pure 'Dear Leader,' Say Critics
The former president was mocked as "afraid" over the reason.
Variety
Tim Walz and JD Vance Hold Civil Debate on Immigration, Economy and Jan. 6
JD Vance and Tim Walz tackled divisive issues including immigration and Jan. 6 in their vice presidential debate on Tuesday, but often did so in strikingly agreeable terms. Vance was the more fluent of the two, sanding off some of the edges of his public image as he presented a case that Donald Trump deserves …
NewsWire
Dutton’s outrage at ABC Hezbollah question
Peter Dutton says the ABC is in “greater trouble” than he thought after a reporter asked him about Australia listing Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.
The Independent
I was traveling with Kamala Harris as the Iran-Israel news broke. This is what happened next
Political reporter Eric Garcia gives an inside view of the unsexy work of being on pool duty during an action-filled day
The Independent
Voices: This might be Donald Trump’s most dangerous speech yet
COMMENT: The former president told supporters in Pennsylvania that, to combat crime, he would let the police use ‘extraordinarily rough’ tactics over the course of ‘one really violent day’ – and it all feels chillingly familiar
HuffPost
Donald Trump Begs Judge For More Redactions In Brief For Jan. 6 Case
With the clock ticking down to Election Day, the GOP presidential nominee wants to keep as much under wraps as he can.
HuffPost
'Daily Show' Brutally Trolls JD Vance With A Blunt Reminder About Life Under Trump
Michael Kosta gives the Ohio senator a memory check.
KameraOne
Iran missile attack responses: Trump says to 'blow that country to smithereens'
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump both responded to Iran's missile attack on Tuesday. In Washington DC, Biden reaffirmed support for Israel, saying US forces assisted with shooting the missiles down. In Wisconsin, Trump said 'The President of the United States should blow that country to smithereens'.
Yahoo News UK
Who will win the US presidential election? Latest odds and polls
Polls show Kamala Harris has a slight lead on Donald Trump ahead of the 5 November election.
BuzzFeed
17 Vice Presidential Debate Moments That Made Me Cringe To My Core
Yes, Vance did complain at one point, "The rules were that you weren't going to fact check."

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