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Northern Ont. man claims $100K prize with Instant Plinko ticket
A photo of Robert St. Onge of Azilda, Ont., holding a promotional check for $100,000 to accept his lottery prize after winning on an Instant Plinko ticket. (Supplied/Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) A northern Ontario man is celebrating a major lottery win that scored him $100,000 in Toronto following revealing a Plinko 'chip' prize on an instant game ticket. Robert St. Onge of the Sudbury-area community of Azilda struck it rich playing Instant Plinko (Game #3401), a $5 lottery scratch ticket with odds of winning any prize at 1 in 3.96. ADVERTISEMENT Plinko combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated chip drop on the lottery terminal screen and potentially, the chance to drop a chip on a real Plinko Board at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, Ont., for up to $500,000 More details about the game can be found on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's website. Plinko Instant Two Instant Plinko (Game #3401) lottery tickets are shown in this promotional photo. (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) OLG did not release any details on the St. Onge's plans for his windfall, and CTV News was unable to reach him for comment. 'Congratulations, Robert,' the lottery retailer said in a news release on Wednesday. The winning ticket was purchased at GP Convenience on Notre-Dame Street East in Azilda, OLG confirmed. Play responsibly 'OLG supports safe play and wants to keep the fun in the game,' said OLG on its website. 'That's why OLG is proud to be a leader in promoting responsible gambling with our globally recognized Playsmart program.' Playsmart offers information on gambling games. If you or someone you know is struggling with a problem, help is available.
CBC
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TIFF CEO apologizes for pulling and reinviting documentary about Oct. 7 to the festival
CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, Cameron Bailey, apologized for any hurt caused by the festival's decision to pull and then reinvite a film about the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. "I want to apologize for any hurt, frustration, or disappointment that our communication about the film has caused, and for any mischaracterizations that have taken root. We're working now — and we will be for a while — to clarify things and to repair relationships," Bailey said, speaking at a pre-festival event. Bailey had apologized in a previous statement, but this was his first public appearance since the disinvitation made headlines last week. Organizers initially invited the film — titled The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue by Canadian director Barry Avrich — to the festival in order to showcase a "painful but an important" story, Bailey said. The CEO added that's something TIFF is still committed to. The film retells the events of Oct. 7 in Israel through the perspective of a retired army general, Noam Tibon, as he tried to save his son and his family from Hamas' attack. Festival organizers first pulled the film last week. Deadline, first to report the news, said the decision was made due to security concerns and issues with the "legal clearance of all footage." The decision quickly drew criticism from a number of groups and officials, including the Creative Community for Peace, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar, and a number of entertainment leaders. In a statement last Wednesday, Bailey said TIFF was committed to working with the filmmakers to meet the festival's screening requirements, before officially announcing the documentary's reinvitation the next day in a joint statement from the festival and filmmakers. Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said Bailey's apology and the fact that film is back on are steps in the right direction. But he said he still wants to see "accountability," and measures taken to ensure that situations like this don't happen again. "This goes far beyond just a communications failure on the part of TIFF. There are serious issues that need to be addressed in order for us to have confidence in things going forward," Shack said. Shack said the initial removal of the film went against the festival's "core values of inclusivity and integrity." He said that the next steps that would prevent similar situations in the future should be up to TIFF's leadership to determine. He also encouraged people to go see the film when it does come to the festival this fall. "There's been a lot of talk about the film and I suspect that most people talking about it have not seen it, don't really know the story, and it's an incredible story," Shack said. "So I really encourage people to go and watch it, and take part in the festival through engaging with this important piece of art."
CBC
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WATCH — ‘Remove the nose ring.' Animal rights group calls out Nintendo
Two veterinarians speak to CBC Kids News about cow in video game A cow character in the latest Mario Kart game is getting attention online. That attention is not just for the cow character's popularity, but from an animal rights group, concerned with its nose ring. On Aug. 14, Joel Barlett of the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote a letter to the president of Nintendo. In his letter, he asked about changing the cow character in Mario Kart World. The game, which was released on June 5, features a playable, female cow character with a nose ring. 'The brass ring in Cow's nose glosses over real-world violence and cruelty to animals,' wrote Barlett in the letter. 'Would you please show empathy towards bovines and remove the nose ring?' Peta2, the youth division of the organization, launched an online petition on the same day, asking for the animated cow to have its nose ring removed. 'Female dairy cows don't wear nose rings at all. The nose ring that's depicted in Mario Kart is not reality at all.' — Jodi Wallace, bovine vet Nintendo has yet to respond to the request. CBC Kids News reached out for comment and did not hear back. But Mario Kart World players and fans have responded online. Some thought the petition was a joke, while others changed their minds after learning more and sided with the request, calling it 'reasonable.' CBC Kids News spoke to two veterinarians to get their take on nose rings, the online petition and whether or not the cow character should have its design changed. But first, click play to learn about the petition and to see the cow in action ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Cows don't have nose rings, vet says Jodi Wallace is a bovine (cattle) vet who grew up on a dairy farm in Herdman, Quebec. She is also a sixth-generation dairy farmer and former president of the Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians. Tracy Fisher is also a vet. She is the president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, and practises in Saskatchewan. The redesign that PETA is asking for is partially right, said Wallace. Cows, the word for mature female cattle, don't have nose rings, she said. This means the video game doesn't reflect reality. This photo shows some dairy cows, all without nose rings, at Jodi Wallace's farm in Howick, Quebec. (Image submitted by Jodi Wallace) 'The thing is that cows don't wear nose rings,' she said. 'Nintendo got it wrong. Sometimes a bull will wear [a ring] they call them bull rings.' Occasionally a baby calf will have a temporary, plastic clip-on nose ring to prevent them from feeding off another calf hurting their udders, or for slowly weaning them off their mother, said Wallace and Fisher. Rope on nose rings helps keep bulls safe, vets say Bulls, which are adult male cattle, will occasionally wear a ring in their noses, but they're pretty rare, Wallace said. Out of 8,000 to 10,000 cattle she sees a year, two or three bulls have the piercing, she said. And that piercing is not a 'cosmetic choice or bling,' said Fisher. Instead, it helps ensure the 2,000-pound animal isn't a danger in closed settings. The handler will attach a second rope to the nose ring, she said. Then, if the bull tries to charge off, they have a 'little extra leverage' to keep the animal in place. 'It's there for secondary safety, both for the people handling the bull and the bull itself,' Fisher said. 'It doesn't hurt,' said Wallace. It only causes 'slight' discomfort. Pain medication used when piercing done, say vets As for whether the bull experiences pain getting a nose ring or after the procedure both vets said it's a consideration they take seriously. They said pain management is a top priority for any veterinarian dealing with animals. For the ring piercing, it is almost always done by a vet. The cow character in Mario Kart World features a nose ring that PETA says is cruel and veterinarians say is inaccurate for a female dairy cow to have. (Image credit: Nintendo) The bull is sedated to make it sleepy, the nose area is numbed with local anesthetic, like what you would get at the dentist. They are given painkillers afterwards. 'We care so much about animal welfare and the well-being of animals … that's our main job,' said Wallace. She also encouraged kids to ask dairy farmers and veterinarians questions they may have about animals and their care. 'I think it's really great that the question was brought up and I think it's important to question what you see ... and get to the source or the people that actually live it and do it every day.'
