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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Man bought lottery ticket, ex-girlfriend cashed it in and ghosted him. Now, he's suing for $5 million
A man in Canada has taken his ex-girlfriend to court, claiming she disappeared with a $5 million lottery prize that he says belonged to him, according to a report by CTV News. Lawrence Campbell, a Winnipeg resident, filed a lawsuit earlier this month in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench. He is suing Krystal Ann McKay, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries for the full amount of the jackpot. According to the court filing, the issue began on 19 January 2024 when Campbell bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket from a convenience store in Winnipeg. At the time, Campbell and McKay were in a relationship, and he gave her the ticket because he had lost his wallet. Campbell later found the ticket at a friend's house and scanned it with his phone, realising it was a winning ticket. 'That's when they found out he won. He couldn't believe it,' the claim says. Campbell and McKay then went to a Shoppers Drug Mart and recorded a video of themselves checking the ticket again. But when they contacted the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the claim says Campbell was told he could not get the money without a valid government-issued ID. Instead, they were advised that McKay should claim the prize in her name. On 30 January 2024, McKay accepted a cheque for $5 million at a press conference. 'It was really overwhelming, exciting,' she said, adding that the ticket was a birthday gift from Campbell. Campbell also spoke at the press event. 'She had been asking me for three weeks to get a ticket, but I never went and got one. Then we drove by one, and I was like, 'OK, I might as well go get you one right now.'' The claim says McKay deposited the winnings into her bank account, as Campbell did not have one at the time. In the following days, Campbell says she stopped speaking to him. According to the court documents, Campbell went looking for her and found her with another man. She then told him the relationship was over and cut off all contact, the claim says. Campbell alleges McKay blocked his phone number and social media, and even took out a protection order against him. 'This case is about systemic karma versus the system itself,' said Campbell's lawyer Chad Panting in an email to CTV News. He argued the lottery corporation should have warned Campbell of the risks of letting someone else claim the prize. McKay disputes the allegations and is preparing to file a formal defence. The claims have not yet been tested in court.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Canadian man hands ₹30 crore lottery prize to girlfriend, she runs away with lover: ‘Systematic karma'
A Winnipeg man has taken his ex-girlfriend to court, accusing her of disappearing with his CA$5 million (approximately ₹30 crore) lottery prize after collecting it on his behalf, reported CTV News. Lawrence Campbell, who filed the lawsuit in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench, claims he bought the winning ticket in 2024. However, because he didn't have valid identification, he says lottery officials advised him to have someone else claim the prize. He turned to his then-girlfriend, Krystal Ann McKay, whom he says he trusted completely. Also read: Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner's video from Knicks vs Pacers game has viewers cringing: 'causing me embarrassment' At the time, the couple had been living together and were in what Campbell describes as a 'loyal, committed and promising romantic partnership' for over a year and a half. As he also didn't have a bank account, he agreed to let McKay deposit the prize money into her account. Initially, everything appeared to go smoothly. The couple filmed a video confirming the win at a Shoppers Drug Mart and even posed with an oversized cheque in publicity photos. Though McKay appeared noticeably uncomfortable in the pictures, the lottery win was publicly presented as a birthday gift from Campbell to her. 'She had been asking me for three weeks to get a ticket, but I never went and got one,' Campbell told the outlet. 'Then we drove by one, and I was like 'OK, I might as well go get you one right now.'' But just days later, things took a sharp turn. Campbell says McKay vanished without warning. She didn't return to their shared hotel room and cut off all contact with him. When he eventually located her, he says she was 'in bed with another guy,' according to court filings. 'She ghosted him, refused to take his calls or answer his messages, she blocked him on her social media accounts; and even took out a protection order,' Campbell's lawyer told CTV News. Also read: Indian YouTuber Malik Swashbuckler sparks fury with vile comments on Turkish women, deletes videos after backlash McKay has denied all allegations, her lawyer confirmed. The lawsuit also names Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries. Campbell accuses the agencies of giving him poor advice and failing to caution him about the dangers of letting someone else claim lottery winnings in his name. 'This case is about systematic Karma versus the system itself,' Campbell's lawyer said. 'A situation created, or at least enabled, by the state-owned lottery corporations administering claims in Manitoba.'
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Premier's chief-of-staff takes stand in lawsuit
The premier's chief of staff was questioned in a Winnipeg court Thursday about his role in preparing a news release that an independent candidate in the 2022 byelection claims was defamatory. Mark Rosner — along with the NDP and its candidate Trudy Schroeder — is being sued for defamation in civil court by Patrick Allard, an outspoken opponent of COVID-19 public health restrictions. Allard was an independent in the March 2022 Fort Whyte byelection that was won by Obby Khan, who was recently selected as Tory party leader. In the news release, the NDP described Allard as having used 'racist rhetoric.' Allard filed the lawsuit in December 2022. Rosner, who was NDP leader Wab Kinew's chief of staff and was on the party's byelection committee, was cross-examined by Allard's lawyer, Scott Cannon, on Thursday. Rosner told Court of King's Bench Justice Shane Perlmutter he stands by that description and believes it to be a fact. 'The choice of words was deliberate,' said Rosner, when asked by Cannon whether the intent was to infer Allard was a racist. The news release was issued on behalf of Schroeder after Liberal candidate Willard Reaves called for an all-candidates forum that would include Allard. A Free Press request for comment on Reaves' proposal prompted the release. The release quoted a campaign spokesperson as saying the proposal would give 'Allard a platform to spout his anti-vaccination and racist rhetoric' and the party declined to participate. Rosner had written that section of the release. Rosner told court he was aware of Allard's opposition to COVID-19 restrictions and his commentary on the matter at the time, including the comparison of reporting violators of health orders with people who reported 'attic-hiding Jews' in Nazi Germany. Rosner said he believes that comment trivialized the Holocaust and contributed to a diminished appreciation of the wrongs and the truth of the genocide in which six million Jews were killed by Nazis. 'That rhetoric, that argument, is racist in character,' said Rosner. 'The government did not murder people in Manitoba.' Earlier this week, Abram Silver, lawyer for the NDP, questioned Allard about social media posts in which he compared the two, which Silver alleged were clearly racist. 'Make sure to turn in any attic-hiding Jews, while you're at it,' Allard wrote in a reply posted on Facebook in late 2021 or early 2022 and later uploaded to Reddit. In court, Allard had said the comments were taken out of context and specifically compared the Nazi policy that encouraged citizens to turn in their Jewish neighbours to that of the Canadian government encouraging citizens to report public health violators during the pandemic. Allard said in court he does not think those comments trivialize the Holocaust, but elevate concern about official overreach. On Thursday, Cannon argued Rosner was not aware of those specific comments prior to when he helped write the news release. Rosner denied that. He suggested to Rosner he was reckless when he used the term 'racist rhetoric' — which the political staffer denied. Cannon has argued the news release was a political strategy motivated by malice to damage Allard's reputation and improve the NDP's standing in the byelection. In August 2022, Allard was fined $34,000 for repeatedly breaching public health orders in 2020 and 2021. He was a fixture at anti-lockdown rallies in the province. Ousted NDP MLA Mark Wasyliw briefly sat in the public gallery at Rosner's cross-examination Thursday morning. Wasyliw, a defence lawyer, sits as an independent in Fort Garry after being booted from the NDP caucus last fall. Erik PinderaReporter Erik Pindera is a reporter for the Free Press, mostly focusing on crime and justice. The born-and-bred Winnipegger attended Red River College Polytechnic, wrote for the community newspaper in Kenora, Ont. and reported on television and radio in Winnipeg before joining the Free Press in 2020. Read more about Erik. Every piece of reporting Erik produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Cision Canada
7 days ago
- Health
- Cision Canada
Canadian Medical Association files legal challenge to protect the rights of young patients and families to make medical decisions
CALGARY, AB , May 28, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), along with three Alberta doctors, will file a constitutional challenge to Alberta's Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families and doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions. Bill 26 directs physicians on how to deliver gender-affirming care to people under 18, down to which medications they can use, when and how. This is an historic and unprecedented government intrusion into the physician-patient relationship and requires doctors to follow the law rather than clinical guidelines, the needs of patients and their own conscience. "Medicine is a calling. Doctors pursue it because they are compelled to care for and promote the well-being of patients," says CMA President Dr. Joss Reimer . "When a government bans specific treatments, it interferes with a doctor's ability to empower patients to choose the best care possible." Doctors are governed by the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Under Bill 26, they are now powerless to provide independent expertise, clinical guidance and treatment options when it comes to gender-affirming care. "This legislation has put me and many of my colleagues in a state of moral crisis," says Dr. Jake Donaldson , a Calgary -based family physician providing gender-affirming care to about 40 adolescents. "These patients are a vulnerable group that already face significant and disproportionate discrimination, violence and mental health challenges," he adds. "Bill 26 commands physicians to stand on the sidelines and watch them suffer." This legal challenge is not just about Alberta and gender-affirming care. Health decisions are complex and unique to everyone. They are deeply personal and must be made by patients and their families, in partnership with their health provider – not by politicians. The CMA felt it had no choice but to step in before this kind of political interference expands to other national health issues, such as vaccination, reproductive health, medical assistance in dying, or even cancers or surgeries resulting from lifestyle choices. At a time when the Canadian health system is under significant pressure, the Alberta government should be spending its time, energy and resources on the 650,000 people in the province without a family doctor, not on the few hundred vulnerable youth seeking medical assistance. This is a misplaced priority that doesn't reflect the health care needs of people living in Alberta , and more broadly, in Canada . Background The CMA has filed an application with the Court of King's Bench for the judicial review of Alberta Bill 26 the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 and its proposed changes to the Health Professions Act R.S.A 2000 with the Court of King's Bench. The CMA asserts that Bill 26 and its proposed changes violate the freedom of conscience of physicians in Alberta contrary to section 2(a) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Protecting freedom of conscience in medical practice ensures doctors can provide medical guidance and treatments in the best interest of patients, without facing disciplinary action. In Canada , physicians are governed by the CMA Code of Ethics and Professionalism (the "Code"). First established in 1868, the Code articulates the ethical and professional responsibilities of the medical profession. It is founded on and affirms the core values, commitments and principles that physicians must uphold as members of their profession. About the CMA The Canadian Medical Association leads a national movement with physicians who believe in a better future of health. Our ambition is a sustainable, accessible health system where patients are partners, a culture of medicine that elevates equity, diversity and wellbeing, and supportive communities where everyone has the chance to be healthy. We drive change through advocacy, giving and knowledge sharing – guided by values of collaboration and inclusion. SOURCE Canadian Medical Association To schedule an interview or for further information, please contact: CMA Media Relations: [email protected]; Elena Gabrysz, 514-839-7296; Eric Lewis, 506-566-1671
Calgary Herald
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses Grassy Mountain appeals made by Northback and Piikani, Stoney Nakoda Nations
Article content The Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed Tuesday appeals made by an Australia-based mining company and two First Nations for a new hearing over a proposed coal mine along the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Article content Article content In 2021, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), acting as part of a joint provincial-federal review panel, had turned down provincial approval for the Grassy Mountain project proposed by Benga Mining, now Northback Holdings. The federal government also rejected the proposal that year. Article content Article content Benga, Piikani Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nation challenged the AER decision, appealing both to the Alberta Court of Appeal as well as filing applications for a judicial review in the Court of King's Bench. Article content Article content Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal was denied, and Justice Allison Kuntz turned down three separate judicial review applications made to the Court of King's Bench in December 2023. Article content Following an Oct. 8 hearing, Justices Jane Fagnan and Karan M. Shaner upheld the dismissal of the judicial review applications, with Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dissenting. Article content In their majority decision, the justices noted that Kuntz had pointed out that none of the judicial review applications challenged the constitutional validity of section 56 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA), which prohibits judicial review. Article content Kuntz had dismissed the judicial review applications because they were barred by the REDA section. Article content Article content In upholding that 2023 ruling, the justices wrote that Northback and the two First Nations were essentially arguing that the section is 'ineffective for constitutional reasons.' Article content Article content 'The appellants did not provide timely notice of the constitutional issue raised before the chambers justice,' the justices concluded in Tuesday's ruling. Article content 'In the circumstances, the chambers justice did not err in determining that s 56 barred judicial review by the Court of King's Bench in this case.' Article content
