Lottery win means B.C. man can afford to buy his 1st home
It says a lot about the real estate situation across the province that it took winning the lottery for a B.C. man to buy his first home.
A resident of Fraser Lake, a village in northern B.C., said he's been renting for a while, and his recent $500,000 win means he'll be able to get a place to call his own.
"This will definitely change my life," Troy Albinet said in a news release issued by the B.C. Lottery Corporation Wednesday.
Albinet won the cash by matching all four "Extra" numbers in the Oct. 1 Lotto Max draw.
"I didn't believe it at first. I had to check it twice and then it finally set in after the clerk scanned it," he told BCLC.
He called his family, and said his brother was also shocked by the news.
The money means the realization of a "long-awaited dream" for Albinet, BCLC said.
He'll be buying his own home, and upgrading his vehicle, he said.
The odds of matching all four numbers, like Albinet did, are one in 3,764,376, according to BCLC. The odds of winning the top prize are even slimmer, at an estimated one in in 33,294,800.
No one claimed the jackpot in the Oct. 1 draw, meaning Albinet actually won the most money given out.
One ticket holder from Ontario matched six out of seven numbers in the main draw, entitling them to $215,513.60.
The main jackpot kept climbing until Oct. 19, when one person won $55 million.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'Nonsense:' Doug Ford slams lawsuits filed by Ontario school boards against social media platforms
Premier Doug Ford says that lawsuits launched by four Ontario school boards against a trio of social media platforms are “nonsense” and risk becoming a distraction to the work that really matters.
Several flight attendants from Pakistan have gone missing after landing in Canada
Multiple flight attendants from Pakistan International Airlines have abandoned their jobs and are believed to have sought asylum in Canada in the past year and a half, a spokesperson for the government-owned airline says.
Tipping is off the table at this Toronto restaurant
A Toronto restaurant introduced a surprising new rule that reduced the cost of a meal and raised the salaries of staff.
Rainfall warnings of up to 90 mm among weather alerts in effect for 7 provinces
Rainfall warnings of up to 90 millimetres, air quality advisories and other alerts have been issued for seven Canadian provinces, according to the latest forecasts.
Canada Post’s newest stamp features special cookies for Islamic holiday
Canada Post’s newest specialty stamps feature “melt-in-your-mouth” desserts to mark two Islamic festivals, the crown corporation announced Thursday.
King Charles calls for acts of friendship in first public remarks since Kate's cancer diagnosis
King Charles III gave public remarks for Maundy Thursday, addressing the importance of acts of friendship, following his and Catherine, Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnoses.
A dog and a bird formed an unlikely friendship. Their separation has infuriated followers
Peggy is a stout and muscular Staffordshire bull terrier, and Molly is a magpie, an Australian bird best known for swooping on humans during breeding season, not for befriending dogs. But in an emotional video posted online, Peggy’s owners announced that the animals had been separated.
Statistics Canada reports real GDP up 0.6 per cent in January as Quebec strikes end
Canada's real gross domestic product grew 0.6 per cent in January, helped by the end of public sector strikes in Quebec in November and December, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Ukrainian child asylum seekers in St. John’s get class of their own
Roughly 50 children will gathered in a St. John’s classroom for the first time on Saturday for unique lessons on Ukrainian language, culture and history.