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Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Make it 'Ca$h Bay' after Cache Bay couple net $34-million lottery win
Lise and Joe Menard of Cache Bay, Ont, won $34-million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball draw from June 21, 2025. Photo by OLG A Cache Bay, Ont., couple's Friday date night routine turned out to work in their benefit. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. 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Create Account Joe and Lise Menard, who have been married for 36 years, ended up buying their lottery tickets on that night after dinner as usual and won the $34 million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball draw from June 21. 'We happened to stop at a gas station, and I had some old tickets in my purse, so I asked Joe to check them after he finished pumping the gas,'Lise told OLG. Added Joe to OLG: 'When I went in to pay for the gas, I asked the clerk to check the tickets. After seeing they weren't winners, the clerk asked if I wanted to replay them. I usually get new tickets using Quick Pick, but this time I replayed the old ones.' Joe claims he already had an inkling they were winners. 'When I heard on the news that the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball ticket was sold in Northern Ontario, I had a premonition that we had the winning ticket,' he told OLG. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It wasn't until later that evening that Lise checked the tickets on her phone with the OLG app. Now that we've won this money, people may want to change the name of our small town — between Sudbury and North Bay — from Cache Bay to CA$H Bay!' Lise said she was in disbelief when she saw the winning message on her phone. 'I almost had a heart attack. I kept saying 'Joe! Joe! Joe!' At first, he thought we had won $34,000 and I kept telling him to look at the all the zeros!' The retired couple, who met when Joe took Lise to her high school prom, have worked hard all their lives and watched their money carefully but admit that this win will now make life a little easier for their family. 'The big thing for us was to take care of the kids the best way we can,' Lise told OLG. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Now my kids will be taken care of — no more worries. When someone needs something, we will be there to help.' The couple plan to travel across Canada visit each coast and stop at all the great Canadian cities in between. Joe also wants to fulfil a promise he made to Lise all those times they were driving home from their date nights. 'I've always wanted to give her a dream home, and now she's going to get it,' he told OLG. 'I've always dreamed of having a big harvest table so we can all sit together for family meals and entertain more during the holidays,' added Lise. 'No more sitting all over the house — now we'll be all together.' As a retired mechanic, Joe still loves working on vintage cars and will be making a special purchase. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Since I was 16 years old, I have been dreaming of hot rods, and now I'm going to get one!' he told OLG. Joe also vows to replace a large fake diamond ring that he gave Lise as a joke gift for their 15th wedding anniversary, crafted from a steel nut welded on to a big novelty crystal. Read More 'She's going to get a real diamond ring now for putting up with me all those years,' he told OLG. Added Lise to OLG: 'Joe's favourite saying is 'What Momma wants, Momma gets.' Even though we didn't have much, he's always given me what I wanted and has never shied away. He's my best friend, and he will always be.' The Menards bought their winning ticket at Arrowhead Gas Bar on Osprey Miikan Road on Nipissing First Nation, near North Bay. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Sunshine Girls Toronto & GTA Sunshine Girls World Columnists
Cision Canada
5 days ago
- General
- Cision Canada
ONTARIO'S NEWEST MULTI-MILLIONAIRES CREDIT WEEKLY DATE NIGHT FOR MASSIVE LOTTO WIN Français
TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2025 /CNW/ - After 36 years of marriage, Joe and Lise Menard of Cache Bay, Ontario still cherish their regular Friday date night, which includes dinner out, a stop at the store to buy their weekly lottery tickets and spending the rest of the drive home talking about their hopes and dreams. A recent date night and lottery purchase transformed this loving couple into Ontario's newest multi-millionaires. Joe and Lise won the $34 million jackpot in the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball draw on June 21, 2025. During an exciting winner celebration in Toronto, Joe and Lise, who held hands throughout the festivities, recounted the events leading up to their incredible windfall. "We always buy our lottery tickets on Friday as part of our date night," Lise explained. "We happened to stop at a gas station, and I had some old tickets in my purse, so I asked Joe to check them after he finished pumping the gas." "When I went in to pay for the gas, I asked the clerk to check the tickets," said Joe. "After seeing they weren't winners, the clerk asked if I wanted to replay them. I usually get new tickets using Quick Pick, but this time I replayed the old ones." "When I heard on the news that the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball ticket was sold in Northern Ontario, I had a premonition that we had the winning ticket," he continued. "It wasn't until later that evening that Lise checked the tickets on her phone with the OLG app." Lise recalled she was in disbelief when she saw the winning message on her phone. "I almost had a heart attack. I kept saying 'Joe! Joe! Joe!' At first, he thought we had won $34,000 and I kept telling him to look at the all the zeros!" The retired couple wanted to share the news with their grown children right away. "They couldn't believe what we were telling them," said Lise. "They thought we were playing a joke on them, but when I sent them a screenshot of the $34 million message from the OLG app, they started screaming. They were so excited for us." Joe and Lise met when Joe took Lise to her high school prom, and they've been inseparable ever since. Though they have both worked hard all their lives, they say they have always watched their pennies carefully. Both admit that this win will now make life a little easier for their family. "The big thing for us was to take care of the kids the best way we can," said an emotional Lise. "Now my kids will be taken care of — no more worries. When someone needs something, we will be there to help." Traveling across Canada is dream that is about to come true for Joe and Lise, as they plan to visit each coast and stop at all the great Canadian cities in between. Joe also wants to fulfil a promise he made to Lise all those times they were driving home from their date nights. "I've always wanted to give her a dream home, and now she's going to get it." Lise says there's one very special thing she wants in that new dream home: "I've always dreamed of having a big harvest table so we can all sit together for family meals and entertain more during the holidays. No more sitting all over the house — now we'll be all together." As a retired mechanic, Joe still loves working on vintage cars and will be making a special purchase. "Since I was 16 years old, I have been dreaming of hot rods, and now I'm going to get one!" Joe also vows to fulfill another longtime promise to his wife. Lise proudly wears a large fake diamond ring that Joe made as a joke gift for their 15 th wedding anniversary, crafted from a steel nut welded on to a big novelty crystal. "She's going to get a real diamond ring now for putting up with me all those years," Joe said with a twinkle in his eye. As the Menards began to settle into the reality that this lottery win will help improve their way of life, they both admit that their love for each other and their family has always been strong and will remain that way. Lise became very emotional when describing their lives together. "Joe's favourite saying is 'What Momma wants, Momma gets.' Even though we didn't have much, he's always given me what I wanted and has never shied away. He's my best friend, and he will always be." Joe, who likes to joke around, said, "Now that we've won this money, people may want to change the name of our small town — between Sudbury and North Bay — from Cache Bay to CA$H Bay!" The Menards purchased their winning ticket at Arrowhead Gas Bar on Osprey Miikan Road on Nipissing First Nation, near North Bay. For the video and photos of Joe and Lise's exciting and emotional Winner Celebration, please click the link below: Winners Celebration Video and Photos: (Link good for 30 days – no password needed) Link contains: File 1 – Media Edit with: Winners' Video - Broadcast ready version Winners' Video - Web ready version Broll and Clips of Winner celebration and interviews File 2 – Winners' Photos File 3 – Social Media Post LOTTO 6/49 offers players a chance to win two multi-million dollar jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday, for the same $3 per play. The Classic Draw offers a fixed $5 million jackpot for every draw, while the Gold Ball Draw guarantees a $1 million prize, or the growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can exceed $60 million. Click here for more information about the new LOTTO 6/49. OLG supports safe play and wants to keep the fun in the game. That's why OLG is proud to be a leader in promoting responsible gambling with our globally recognized PlaySmart program. Celebrating 50 years of wins and giving back! OLG is a crown agency that contributes to a better Ontario by delivering great entertainment experiences for our customers. Acting in a socially responsible way, OLG conducts and manages land-based gaming facilities; the sale of province-wide lottery games; Internet gaming; and the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres. OLG is also helping support the horse racing industry in Ontario. OLG has been giving back to Ontario since 1975, generating approximately $62 billion for the people and the Province to support key government priorities like health care; the treatment and prevention of problem gambling; and support for amateur athletes. Each year profits from OLG's operations also support host communities, Ontario First Nations, lottery retailers and local charities across the province. SOURCE OLG Winners
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Credit Agricole's Asset Servicing Unit Backs Tokenized SME Exchange in Europe
CACEIS, the asset servicing arm of Credit Agricole, has acquired a minority stake in French fintech Kriptown to support the launch of Lise, a blockchain-based exchange aimed at SMEs and mid-cap companies. Lise, short for Lightning Stock Exchange, is set to be Europe's first tokenized exchange focused on streamlining equity financing and public listings for smaller firms, CACEIS said in a press release on Monday. Lise is currently awaiting regulatory approval as a DLT Trading and Settlement System (DLT TSS) under the European pilot regime. If approved, it would allow companies to issue, trade, and settle financial instruments directly on a distributed ledger, cutting down the time and costs associated with traditional IPO processes. Lise would allow investors to trade shares on a secondary market that operates around the clock, without the bottlenecks of standard clearing houses, or lengthy coordination of multiple intermediaries. The move aligns with CACEIS's broader push into digital assets, which saw it receive MiCA approval earlier this year. Founded in 2018, Kriptown develops infrastructure for tokenizing financial instruments, integrating both market and post-trade operations. Lise's first IPO is planned for 2025, contingent on receiving the necessary while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Finextra
04-08-2025
- Business
- Finextra
Caceis acquires a stake in asset tokenisation firm Kriptown
CACEIS announces the acquisition of a minority stake in Kriptown, the French fintech specialising in asset tokenisation. 0 This investment coincides with the upcoming launch of Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange), its subsidiary, which will be the first European tokenised exchange dedicated to SMEs and mid-cap companies. With this move, CACEIS reaffirms its commitment to driving transformation in the financial sector and fostering digital ecosystems that promote innovation. Kriptown's subsidiary Lise is developing a market infrastructure designed to simplify equity financing and listings for SMEs. Lise has applied for approval as a DLT Trading and Settlement System (DLT TSS) under the European pilot regime, which permits the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for issuing, trading, and settling financial instruments on the blockchain. CACEIS's backing marks a strategic milestone for Lise's parent company, reinforcing its governance and enhancing the project's credibility among stakeholders. The investment is in line with CACEIS long-term strategy for digital assets, which it has been pursuing for several years to support the transformation of market infrastructure. This commitment was demonstrated more recently with the granting of MiCA approval, which reinforces the group's belief that technological innovation and regulation must go hand in hand.
LeMonde
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- LeMonde
The friends who cement their platonic relationships through marriage
With a trembling voice, Lise, 29, recalled every detail of her wedding ceremony with Elfée. They spent weeks preparing, from writing their vows to choosing the essential pièce montée, a confectionary centerpiece. "When we said 'I do' and exchanged our rings, everyone was very moved," said the young Belgian woman. "Our loved ones gave beautiful speeches; it was truly a wonderful moment." It was a wedding much like any other, except for one detail: The two inseparable women, who met as children, are not a couple but friends. "Elfée and I have always been incredibly close," Lise explained. "With this wedding, we wanted to celebrate the powerful bond that unites us." To avoid being prosecuted for fraud, the two women decided not to marry at the town hall but instead held their ceremony at Lise's family home with nearly 100 friends and relatives in attendance. Unlike a civil marriage, their "amiriage" (a combination of "ami" for friend and "marriage") remains purely symbolic. "But that's not what matters," insisted Lise. "What's important is that we celebrated the strength of our friendship, which has lasted for so many years, unlike romantic relationships, which come and go."
