A Richmond woman is the province's latest millionaire after winning five-million-dollars from Lotto 6/49.
Yvonne Sinclair matched all six numbers in a draw in early December but says she wasn't in a rush to claim her prize.
She now plans to buy a house for her family, take a tropical vacation and help her children with tuition.
Last year, B-C lottery players won more than 113-million-dollars from Lotto 6/49.
Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley has reopened after one person died in a crash involving several commercial vehicles. Police say it happened yesterday afternoon in the eastbound lanes just west of Hope.
“Everyone was so happy!” The Surrey resident purchased and validated the winning ticket at the lottery kiosk at Scottsdale Centre in Delta. Khangura plans to bring her family to Mexico for a vacation.
Bridgitte Anderson hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday headlined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The discussion included about 20 delegates from both Germany and Canada.
Former Liberal MP Navdeep Bains was the minister of industry for more than five years until he left government for the private sector in 2021. He was among several new appointments made to Rogers executive leadership team last week after Bains cleared his new job with both the lobbying and ethics commissioners in Ottawa.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this week Canada had a C-17 military plane in the region to help airlift Canadians out but so far has relied on other countries to find space on their planes or boats. On Tuesday Joly told Parliament 1,700 people had registered and 550 had asked for help.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says in a written statement today that she wants to make an agreement quickly, but the government won't sign an agreement that Canadians can't afford. The parties remain at the negotiating table while the strike continues.