Life

B.C. man takes home $35-million lottery prize

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 Jul, 2021 02:36 PM

A semi-retired trucker is British Columbia's newest millionaire, after he claimed a $35-million winning ticket.

Gary Hill, who's 61 and lives in Kamloops, chose all seven numbers correctly in the June 22 Lotto Max draw.

He will split the jackpot with a Toronto-area winner.

Hill says he collapsed on his bed and cried for 15 minutes when he found out, then promptly called his mom to share the news.

He says he wants to use his winnings to travel to Denmark and give some money to family.

The jackpot kept building for weeks until the June 22 draw.

Prev Next

MORE Life ARTICLES

Unemployment Can Change Your Personality

Unemployment could be a vicious cycle. It can change peoples' core personality -- making some less conscientious, agreeable and open -- which may make it difficult for them to find new jobs, says a study.

Unemployment Can Change Your Personality

Check Partner's Fingers As You Kneel To Propose

Have a good look at your partner's fingers during the ring ceremony as men with short index fingers and long ring fingers are nicer towards women, says a study.

Check Partner's Fingers As You Kneel To Propose

'Indo-European' Languages First Emerged 6,500 Years Ago

Using data from over 150 languages, linguists from University of California, Berkeley have found that "Indo-European languages" originated 5,500-6,500 years ago on the Pontic-Caspian steppe stretching from Moldova, Ukraine to Russia and western Kazakhstan.

'Indo-European' Languages First Emerged 6,500 Years Ago

Women Doctors At Higher Divorce Risk

Female physicians are approximately one and a half times more likely to be divorced than male physicians of a similar age, says a study.

Women Doctors At Higher Divorce Risk

How Stress Can Make You Poorer

Stress can make people with high level of anxiety poorer by denting their confidence to compete, suggests a new study. The findings suggest that stress can even be a cause of social inequality rather than just a consequence of it.

How Stress Can Make You Poorer

Why Workplace Bullying Goes Underreported

Bullying at work deteriorates mental health of victims so much that they become anxious, leaving them less able to stand up for themselves and more vulnerable to further harassment, warns a study.