It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz

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June 16, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

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's expected to open in the former Chapters bookstore on Rideau Street by late next year?

Where has a well-known statue of Terry Fox been relocated to?

And who did the Ottawa Redblacks beat in their home opener?

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 Canadian Press
Mass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer
The first weekend of summer brought a tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities wracked by gun violence as mass shootings left dozens dead or wounded at a party in Alabama, an entertainment district in Ohio and a grocery store in Arkansas.
People
Utah Couple with 6 Children Found Dead by Relative in Apparent Murder-Suicide: 'Many Are Devastated'
Police believe Olin Johnson, 57, fatally shot wife Kerilyn Johnson, 52, before turning the gun on himself
Sky News
Boy having photo taken falls 60ft down Dorset cliff
A teenager plunged 60ft down a sheer cliff while having his photo taken by a friend. A 999 call reported that the boy had fallen from the cliffs at Old Harry Rocks in Dorset. Ian Brown, station officer for Swanage Coastguard, told Somerset Live the accident happened on Thursday as the boy was having his photo taken by the cliff edge.
People
Where Is Amy Lynn Bradley, Who Disappeared on a Cruise Ship 26 Years Ago?
On the night Amy went missing, she was at the cruise ship's disco with her brother, other passengers and crew members, according to the FBI
People
Ph.D. Student Visiting Friend During School Break Is Accused of Murdering Baby, Abusing Slain Child's Twin
Nicole Virzi is charged with criminal homicide
HuffPost
The Supreme Court’s Major Gun Decision Was A Warning To Extremist Judges
The Rahimi decision has implications that go beyond a single defendant or a single law.
ABC News
Body found during search for missing hiker in San Diego: Police
The body of a woman believed to be a missing 50-year-old hiker was found Monday, a day after she went missing on a trail in a wilderness area in San Diego, according to police. The hiker, identified by police as Diem Le Nguyen, vanished Sunday morning after she became separated from her hiking group of about 100 people while on the Nighthawk Trail in Black Mountain Open Space Park in the Rancho Peñasquitos area of north San Diego, according to the San Diego Police Department. A search helicopter spotted a body Monday morning in the area Nguyen was hiking in, police said.
CBC
Boy, 14, charged with 1st-degree murder in Etobicoke mass shooting
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in a mass shooting that left two men dead and three others injured earlier this month, Toronto police say.The accused has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder, homicide Det.-Sgt. Phillip Campbell told reporters at a news conference Monday afternoon. Campbell said the teen was arrested the day after the shooting and charged on Monday after a stolen vehicle investigation. He was scheduled to appear
People
North Carolina Family of 5 Tortured with Hot Metal During Home Invasion: Police
Five men approached the family in their garage, forced them into their home and "put a knife and fork on top of the stove and heated it up," local authorities said
The Canadian Press
Killing of young Cambodian couple by businessman with honorary title revives concerns about impunity
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — In a case that has sparked widespread public outrage, a court in Cambodia formally charged a real estate entrepreneur who held a royally bestowed title with the premeditated murder of a young couple in the capital Phnom Penh.
People
Bartender Confirms Justin Timberlake Had Just One Martini at American Hotel Before Arrest (Exclusive)
“If he was drinking more, it wasn’t here,” another employee at the New York hotel tells PEOPLE
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Fight over a kiss leads to Myrtle Beach, SC area man’s nose nearly sliced off from sword
A fight between two Myrtle Beach area men led to one of them cutting the other’s nose with a Japanese sword. The fight started over a kiss.
CNN
Husband of bride who was killed on wedding night in an alleged DUI crash awarded $1.3 million in wrongful death settlement
The husband of a bride who was killed on her wedding night in an alleged DUI crash was just awarded just over $1.3 million in a partial settlement.
The Canadian Press
3 caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state's Atlantic coast
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men who went for an evening swim shortly after arriving at a Florida Panhandle beach were caught in a rip current and died, authorities say. It was the latest in a rash of recent deaths in Florida waters after a Pennsylvania couple drowned off the state's southeast coast, authorities said
The Canadian Press
'Just protesting': Accused at Coutts blockade surprised by murder-conspiracy charge
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A protester arrested at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., acted surprised when police told him he was being charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
The Canadian Press
Former North Dakota lawmaker to plead guilty to traveling to pay for sex with minor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor.
The Canadian Press
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US that will allow him to walk free
WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents.
Associated Press
Supreme Court rejects appeal from ex-reality star Josh Duggar
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Josh Duggar, a former reality television star convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images. Duggar was on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting" with his large family before his 2021 conviction. Federal authorities investigated after police in Little Rock, Arkansas, found child sexual abuse material was being shared by a computer traced to him.
The Canadian Press
Massive displacement latest sign of fear in Mexican state disputed by cartels
TILA, Mexico (AP) — It was night when residents of this remote town began to hear gunshots. Then came the sounds of trucks and the voices of men discussing which houses to burn.
CNN
A 4-year-old boy was rescued after surviving nearly 24 hours alone in California woods
A 4-year-old boy who went missing at a lake in Fresno County, California on Thursday has been found safe after surviving nearly 24 hours alone in the wilderness, the sheriff’s office said.

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