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Toronto Sun
14-05-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
$5M lottery mystery ends as winner steps forward before expiry date
Connie Christie of Beachville staked her claim just two weeks before it was set to hit its one-year expiry date Lotto 6/49 winner Connie Christie of Beachville came forward with the winning $5-million lottery ticket just two weeks before it was set to hit its one-year expiry date on May 4, 2025. She bought the ticket at the Petro-Canada on Norwich Avenue in Woodstock. (Supplied photo) We have a winner. 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. 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. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The mystery behind the unclaimed $5-million Lotto 6/49 prize sold in Woodstock that almost expired has been solved after a Beachville resident checked the winning ticket. It was April 17 when the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. advised players to review their past tickets before the $5-million prize expired on May 4 – news that Connie Christie heard on the radio while running errands, according to an OLG statement published on Wednesday. 'When I heard the details, I turned to my mom and said, 'I have a feeling that's my ticket,'' Christie is quoted as saying. After dropping off her mother, Christie, a regular lottery player for the past seven years, returned to her home in Beachville – a rural community southwest of Woodstock – and checked her ticket on the OLG app, officials said. 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. 'I saw the 'Big Winner' message and put my phone down to pause for moment,' Christie said, per the OLG statement. 'Then took another look. I managed to stay calm, thinking, 'I did it!' It was a great feeling.' Christie told officials she typically checks her tickets monthly to see if she's won, but 'sometimes forgets,' and had recently found a 'small stack of tickets she hadn't checked yet.' The winning ticket was purchased at Petro-Canada on Norwich Avenue in Woodstock. Christie said she gathered her family to share the 'incredible news' while they speculated about what she wanted to tell them, the statement noted, adding she was smiling and remembering the moment fondly. 'I had the winning numbers pulled up on my laptop when my kids guessed, 'Did you win the lottery?' My answer was, 'Yes, and it's a life-changing prize – $5 million.' We sat there in silence, and I could see the wheels turning in all their heads as I shared proof of my win.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Christie said her plans for the windfall focus on her family, the statement said, adding she plans to retire and wants her husband to do the same. 'I'd also like to treat my husband to a scenic road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway' in California. bwilliams@ @BrianWatLFPress The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada Read More Celebrity Editorial Cartoons NHL Columnists Sunshine Girls
Hamilton Spectator
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
$5M lottery mystery ends as winner steps forward: ‘Great feeling'
We have a winner. The mystery behind the unclaimed $5-million Lotto 6/49 prize sold in Woodstock that almost expired has been solved after a Beachville resident checked the winning ticket. It was April 17 when the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. advised players to review their past tickets before the $5-million winner expired on May 4 – news that Connie Christie heard on the radio while running errands, according to an OLG statement published on Wednesday. 'When I heard the details, I turned to my mom and said, 'I have a feeling that's my ticket,'' Christie is quoted as saying. After dropping off her mother, Christie, a regular lottery player for the past seven years, returned to her home in Beachville – a rural community southwest of Woodstock – and checked her ticket on the OLG app, officials said. 'I saw the 'Big Winner' message and put my phone down to pause for moment,' Christie said, per the OLG statement. 'Then took another look. I managed to stay calm, thinking, 'I did it!' It was a great feeling.' Christie told officials she typically checks her tickets monthly to see if she's won, but 'sometimes forgets,' and had recently found a 'small stack of tickets she hadn't checked yet.' The winning ticket was purchased at Petro-Canada on Norwich Avenue in Woodstock. Christie said she gathered her family to share the 'incredible news' while her family speculated what she wanted to tell them, the statement noted, adding she was smiling and remembering the moment fondly. 'I had the winning numbers pulled up on my laptop when my kids guessed, 'Did you win the lottery?' My answer was, 'Yes, and it's a life-changing prize – $5 million.' We sat there in silence, and I could see the wheels turning in all their heads as I shared proof of my win.' Christie said her plans for the windfall focus on her family, the statement said, adding she plans to retire and wants her husband to do the same. 'I'd also like to treat my husband to a scenic road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway' in California. bwilliams@
Calgary Herald
07-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Suncor production hits record high, but sales volumes slow as inventory builds
A strong performance from Suncor Energy Inc.'s downstream operations, including record refinery throughputs and refined product sales, helped it beat analysts' first-quarter earnings expectations. Article content Article content The Calgary-based oilsands major 's adjusted operating earnings of $1.6 billion in the three months ending March 31 were down from $1.8 billion a year ago, but still beat analysts' expectations. Article content Article content Boasting about Suncor's ability to capture margin opportunities in the refining business relative to its peers, chief executive Rich Kruger said the company has emphasized running facilities at full capacity, driving down unit costs and trusting marketing teams to sell the product rather than throttling throughputs to meet anticipated demand. Article content Article content 'Last time I checked, I can never sell a barrel that I don't produce or refine,' he said on a conference call on Wednesday. 'We've turned that around and said, 'Get after it and we'll find valuable homes.' And I think our teams have risen to that opportunity.' Article content Suncor achieved record refined product sales of 604,900 bbls/day in the first quarter, compared to 581,000 bbls/d in the same period last year, driven by higher refinery throughputs and fuel sales across the company's retail Petro-Canada network. Article content For the third consecutive quarter, the company's refining utilization was above 100 per cent, with Suncor's refineries processing a record 483,000 bbl/d during the quarter, compared to 455,300 bbls/d a year ago, equating to a 104 per cent utilization rate. Article content Article content The company also had record upstream production of 853,200 barrels per day (bbls/d), marking a new high for the company, in part due to record-setting bitumen production at its Firebag in-situ mining facility and the resumption of offshore production at its White Rose facility in Newfoundland and Labrador. Article content Article content Capital spending was $1.09 billion, which was below analysts' estimates for the first quarter, but in line with Suncor's 2025 guidance that targeted a midpoint capital spending program of $6.2 billion, according to RBC Capital Markets. Article content Despite the upbeat tone on Wednesday's earnings call with investors, the company acknowledged there are headwinds on the horizon, with prices currently bouncing around US$60 per barrel for benchmark West Texas Intermediate. Suncor said WTI averaged around US$71.40/bbl during the first quarter of 2025. Article content 'I'm very pleased that the significant strides we've made over the last two years to improve our operational and financial performance significantly reduce our WTI break-even and strengthen our balance sheet,' chief financial officer Kris Smith said on the call.
Toronto Sun
25-04-2025
- Toronto Sun
$50Gs reward offered for man accused of gunning down woman at Mississauga gas station
Dharam Dhaliwal, a 32-year-old man who is wanted for first-degree murder in the December 3, 2022 shooting of Pawanpreet Kaur, a 21-year-old woman from Brampton. A $50,000 reward is being offered for a limited time for information that leads to the arrest of one of Canada's most-wanted on charges of first degree murder. 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. 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. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Dharam Dhaliwal, 32, has been sought since a Dec. 3, 2022 shooting at a Petro-Canada gas station at Creditview and Britannia Rds. in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say the victim, Pawanpreet Kaur, 21, of Brampton, was working at the station when she was shot multiple times around 10:40 p.m. and died at the scene. Pawanpreet Kaur, a 21-year-old woman from Brampton, was fatally shot on Dec. 3, 2022 while working at a Petro-Canada station in Mississauga. Photo by BOLO Handout Cops say that in the months leading up to the murder, Dhaliwal had been charged with domestic-related offences against Kaur, an international student from India, and investigators allege he even staged his suicide in September 2022 prior to the shooting in order to evade police. His last known residence was Brampton and police note he also has connections in the Greater Toronto Area, Winnipeg, Vancouver/Lower Mainland, B.C., and India. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Peel Regional Police released the image of a suspect wanted for killing Pawanpreet Kaur, 21, of Brampton, at a Mississauga gas station on Dec. 3, 2022. Photo by HANDOUT / PEEL POLICE Dhaliwal is described as South Asian, 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos on his left hand and forearm. It's possible that he may have black facial hair as well, they say. The public are advised to not approach or confront Dhaliwal directly, but to contact local authorities as police say he may be armed and dangerous. The Be On The Lookout (BOLO) Program is offering the $50,000 reward until June 3. Tipsters will have one year from the date of the arrest to claim the reward. Contact the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau at 905-453-3311 ext. 3205 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) with information. Police note that two people — his mother and his brother — have already been charged with accessory after the fact to murder and advise no one to assist Dhaliwal with evading arrest. https:/ The killer who shot Pawanpreet Kaur at a Mississauga gas station on Dec. 3, 2022 rode this bike to the murder scene. Photo by Supplied / Toronto Sun jstevenson@ Ontario Toronto Maple Leafs Canada Toronto & GTA Toronto Maple Leafs
Globe and Mail
28-01-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Save money on your next road trip with these loyalty program tips
Whether you're driving your own vehicle or picking up a rental car, a road trip with family or friends is one of the best travel experiences since it offers flexibility, scenic routes and a bonding experience. But even though driving is usually cheaper than flying, the costs can add up when you factor in gas, parking fees, and in some cases, rental costs. To contain these costs, there are ways to leverage credit cards and loyalty points. Here's how. Every major gas station in Canada has a loyalty program. If you stick to a single chain you can rack up those points quickly. In addition, many gas stations have loyalty partners, so you could potentially double up on points by adding to two programs with one purchase. Petro-Canada/Petro Points is partnered with Canadian Tire/Triangle Rewards. If you link your accounts, you can earn CT Money and 20 per cent more Petro Points at Petro-Canada and participating Gas+ locations with every fill up. You also have the option to link your Petro-Points account to an RBC credit card, which can earn you up to 7 cents per litre in value. Link your RBC Avion account, and you earn points for both and get 20 per cent more points when paying at the pump with the RBC card. Petro-Points can be redeemed for immediate savings at Petro-Canada gas stations, while RBC Avion points can be used for travel-related redemptions, such as car rentals and hotels. Alternatively, Aeroplan, Air Canada's loyalty program, is partnered with Journie Rewards, so you can earn Aeroplan points at gas station brands such as Pioneer, Chevron and Ultramar. While Aeroplan points are typically used for flights, you can also use them for car rentals and hotel stays, offsetting some of your road trip costs. Admittedly, when road tripping, it may be hard to stick to a single gas station brand. However, there are credit cards that offer extra points or cash back on gas fill ups and electric vehicle charging, which is money you can put back in your pocket. Two popular cards for gas include the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Card, which gives you 5 BMO Rewards per dollar spent on gas. One BMO Rewards point has a value of 0.67 cents when used for travel, so for gas fill ups, you're getting a return of 3.35 per cent in points. You can use those points for future travel or to book any remaining hotels for your current trip. Additionally, the Tangerine Money-Back Card offers 2 per cent cash back if you select gas as one of your money-back categories. The cash back earned with Tangerine can be applied to your monthly credit card statement. Whether you collect TD Rewards, Air Miles or CIBC Rewards, most travel loyalty programs allow you to use your points on car rentals. This redemption option can save you money, but there is a risk involved. Most travel credit cards include insurance for car rental theft and damage, but it typically requires the full amount of the rental be charged to your card. That means if you pay for your rental on points, you won't get the free coverage from your credit card, so you will have to purchase additional insurance or check your home auto insurance policy in advance to see if you're covered for car rentals. You're better off paying for your rental car in full with a credit card that provides insurance and using your points on a hotel stay you need during your trip instead. Having a roadside assistance plan is essential when driving since it provides access to help if you run into any car issues along the way. Even though roadside assistance plans are relatively inexpensive, many people opt to pass on it due to the added cost. However, there is a way to get it for free. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard comes with a free roadside assistance plan for travel in North America (and has no annual fee). Opt to cover the cardmember instead of a specific vehicle, and you're covered even when renting a car. Other credit cards that offer free roadside assistance include the TD Cashback Visa Infinite Card and BMO CashBack World Elite Mastercard. These roadside assistance plans generally cover you in Canada and the continental United States. However, since each policy varies, it's essential to read the fine print. There are a few cards that offer discounts on car rentals. Scotiabank Scene+ Visa Cardholders can save up to 25 per cent off base rates at participating AVIS and Budget locations in North America. There's also the BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard, which offers up to 20 per cent off National and Alamo car rentals and up to 5 per cent on Enterprise car rentals worldwide. If you're a Visa Infinite cardholder, you get up to 30 per cent off with Auto Europe rentals. Car rental prices fluctuate based on supply and demand and are typically fully refundable, so it's wise to book early. After making a reservation, check back every couple of weeks to see if prices have dropped. If they have, rebook right away for the lower rate. With a bit of planning, you can save on car rentals, insurance, and gas, leaving more room in your budget for fun. All you need is the right combination of credit card benefits and loyalty programs to help reduce your costs and make your adventure more affordable.
