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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A ticket sold in the Greater Toronto Area won a big prize in Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw, but the jackpot remained unclaimed and top prizing for the next draw rose to an estimated $94 million. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) …
Read More »Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret
The Ford government has won a privacy battle to keep the extent of its nursing, personal support worker and physician shortage secret after Ontario’s privacy watchdog ruled that revealing them could be economically damaging. In September 2022, Global News filed and subsequently appealed a freedom of information request with the …
Read More »Bombardier wins deal to supply U.S. Army with jet for spy plane prototype – National
After losing a major contract to Boeing at home, Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier Inc. has won a new deal to sell the U.S. Army up to three of its Global Express 6500 business jets so they can be transformed into an American spy plane prototype. Bombardier won the U.S. Army …
Read More »Ontario woman wins big after deciding to buy 2 lottery tickets stuck together
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A literal sticky situation led to a $100,000 lottery win for a woman in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont. According to the OLG, Carrie Handley recently claimed the prize on an Instant Plinko scratch ticket. The win came as a result …
Read More »Greens get 2nd seat in Ontario as Aislinn Clancy wins Kitchener Centre byelection
Kitchener Centre voters have spoken and Green Party candidate Aislinn Clancy has been unofficially elected as the new Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the riding. “I am so incredibly grateful to the Kitchener community for putting their trust in me. To every single person who supported our campaign – …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Brady Oliveira wins top Canadian, but not MOP – Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will hope for better fortunes in the 110th Grey Cup game, after the Toronto Argonauts were the big winner at the annual CFL Awards on Thursday. The Argos won five of the seven major awards, while the Bombers went just one-for-four at the annual gala in …
Read More »Sex worker wins in Nova Scotia court, but ruling leaves sex industry conflicted – Halifax
In a legal decision described as the first of its kind in Canada, a Halifax sex worker successfully sued a client for nonpayment of services, but actors in the industry are conflicted about the ruling’s impacts. Former sex worker Brogan Sheehan took Bradley Samuelson to small claims court after he …
Read More »Linus Ullmark wins Vezina Trophy, Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck finishes 3rd – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size If Connor Hellebuyck is to win a second career Vezina Trophy, it’ll have to wait at least one more year. The Winnipeg Jets goalie finished third in voting for the NHL’s best goaltender honour on Monday at the NHL Awards as Linus …
Read More »Winnipeg man wins big LOTTO 6/49 prize – Winnipeg
By Nicole Buffie Global News Posted May 26, 2023 12:02 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg man is $1 million richer this week. Sipho Simani checked the numbers of his LOTTO 6/49 ticket, as he had done for years, after winning numbers were announced. To his …
Read More »Sarah Polley wins her 1st-ever Oscar for ‘Woman Talking’ – National
Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award. The Canadian filmmaker, who hails from Toronto, Ont., was awarded the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Sunday night for her movie, Women Talking. Read more: Oscars 2023 red carpet: The best and boldest fashion of the night As she accepted her award, she …
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