Close X
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
ADVT 
National

Burnaby, B.C. Man Wins $5 Million Lottery, Plans To Spoil His Wife

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 May, 2016 10:42 AM
  • Burnaby, B.C. Man Wins $5 Million Lottery, Plans To Spoil His Wife
VANCOUVER — A newly minted B.C. millionaire says he plans to spend his lottery winnings travelling the world and spoiling his wife.
 
Burnaby resident David O'Brien won $5 million in the May 4 Lotto 6/49 draw.
 
The win didn't even register when O'Brien saw he had all six numbers but when it did, he yelled, 'Yippee!'
 
O'Brien says he'd already won life's lotto when he met his wife, and he will spend some of his winnings treating her.
 
He also wants to travel the world, including Asia and Australia.
 
O'Brien bought his winning ticket at a grocery store.

MORE National ARTICLES

Bell Beats Back Class Action Over Seizure Of Expired Prepaid Phone Card Cash

Bell Beats Back Class Action Over Seizure Of Expired Prepaid Phone Card Cash
The ruling likely puts an end to the $200-million lawsuit involving as many as one million Canadians who saw cash on their expired Bell Mobility, Solo Mobile and Virgin Mobile cards disappear into Bell's pockets.

Bell Beats Back Class Action Over Seizure Of Expired Prepaid Phone Card Cash

Funeral For Pilot In Lapierre Plane Crash To Be Held Saturday

Funeral For Pilot In Lapierre Plane Crash To Be Held Saturday
  The service for Pascal Gosselin will take place in La Prairie, just south of Montreal.

Funeral For Pilot In Lapierre Plane Crash To Be Held Saturday

Former Judge Suggests Another Look Into Allegations About Former Alberta Premier

Former Judge Suggests Another Look Into Allegations About Former Alberta Premier
Frank Iacobucci makes the recommendation in his report, released Monday, into the 2013 investigation by ethics commissioner Neil Wilkinson.

Former Judge Suggests Another Look Into Allegations About Former Alberta Premier

National Energy Board Orders Pipeline Firms To Post Emergency Manuals Online

National Energy Board Orders Pipeline Firms To Post Emergency Manuals Online
Canada's energy watchdog is ordering pipeline companies to post their emergency response plans on websites. The National Energy Board believes it's the first regulator in North America to have that requirement.

National Energy Board Orders Pipeline Firms To Post Emergency Manuals Online

Saskatchewan Hog Company Fined $98,000 After Pleading Guilty In Worker's Death

Saskatchewan Hog Company Fined $98,000 After Pleading Guilty In Worker's Death
Olysky Limited Partnership runs Big Sky Farms in Humboldt.

Saskatchewan Hog Company Fined $98,000 After Pleading Guilty In Worker's Death

Kathleen Wynne Cancels Private Fundraisers For Liberals; Challenges Tories To Do The Same

Kathleen Wynne Cancels Private Fundraisers For Liberals; Challenges Tories To Do The Same
Her call comes one week after Ontario's Liberals raised $2.5 million at a Toronto dinner. 

Kathleen Wynne Cancels Private Fundraisers For Liberals; Challenges Tories To Do The Same