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Two Canadian lotteries change privacy policies to hide winner's last names in press releasesNews Story
Winner stories live on forever : Digital footprint concerns in modern age drive policy change By Kate Northrop The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)'s recent policy change makes it the second provincial lottery in Canada to hide winner's last names in press releases and publications. Although total lottery winner anonymity is not a standard in any Canadian provincial lottery, two of Canada's lotteries have taken steps to conceal and protect winner information. Anonymit
May 8, 2026, 11:16 am - Lottery News

Factory workers share $80.4 million Lotto Max prize, largest payout in Canadian lottery historyNews Story
Factory workers of nearly 30 years to retire as Canada's biggest lottery winners By Kate Northrop Two friends made Canadian Lottery history last week when they split $80.4 million (US$59 million) in Lotto Max winnings, officially making it the largest lottery payout in the nation. There's a new record for the largest lottery payout ever claimed in Canada, set by two friends who immigrated to the country in the 1990's looking for a better life for them and their families. Greg S.
Apr 29, 2026, 6:57 am - Lottery News

Lotto Max game changes will go into effect this weekend, including bigger $90 million jackpotsNews Story
Guaranteed cash prizes to be awarded every drawing, but odds are harder By Kate Northrop This weekend the Canadian multi-province Lotto Max draw game gets its revamp, which promises jackpots capped at $90 million (US$64.7 million) and guaranteed $100,000 (US$71,940) cash prizes with every draw. Canadians will get the chance to try out the new iteration of the multi-province Lotto Max draw game on April 11, which will include a bigger jackpot cap at the cost of a higher ticket price.
Apr 10, 2026, 11:44 am - Lottery News

$5 million Lotto 6/49 win will send Canada couple of 48 years on "delayed" honeymoonNews Story
Not a moment too soon to embark on lifetime trip By Kate Northrop A Canadian husband and wife of 48 years are deciding where they want to go for their delayed honeymoon after winning $5 million (US$3.6 million) in Lotto 6/49. 48 years after saying I do, one Alberta couple is finally going to embark on a dream honeymoon thanks to a $5 million Lotto 6/49 win. Wanda and Slav Rosa of Grande Cache decided to purchase a Lotto 6/49 ticket for the Jan. 17 drawing while visiting Petro Can
Mar 16, 2026, 7:55 am - Lottery News

Family members spanning three generations claim $2.5 million Lotto 6/49 prizeNews Story
Bye-bye, boss! One prize delivers retirement, travel, and a first-time home By Kate Northrop Eight family members spanning three generations won a $2.5 million (US$ 1.8 million) share of the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot with numbers that have lasted them for a very long time. A group claimed one sort of multi-generational wealth when eight individuals from the same family showed up with a winning ticket for half the Lotto 6/49 jackpot. The Bas-Saint-Laurent lottery family is led b
Mar 5, 2026, 8:36 am - Lottery News

$1 million Lotto Max lottery prize will allow Canadian man to fund wife's daycare dreamNews Story
15-year player to remain loyal to his job and his love for the lottery By Kate Northrop A longtime lottery fan will support his wife's dream of opening a daycare after a $1 million (US$733,850) Lotto Max win made it a tangible possibility. A Canadian man also plans on remaining loyal to his job after winning a $1 million lottery prize in a Lotto Max drawing. Sivakangar Siv Shanmuganathan of Ajax, Ontario has been playing the lottery for 15 years, and now he has a win under his be
Feb 13, 2026, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Canadian man charged with theft, fraud after claiming $1M lottery prize meant for three winnersNews Story
Winner claims prize while excluding two co-players from winnings By Kate Northrop A Canadian man was accused of claiming a $1 million Lotto Max prize without including two other lottery players who were part of a group play arrangement. A Toronto man presented a winning $1 million Lotto Max lottery ticket to the Ontario Lottery (OLG) as though he were the sole winner, but there were two other players who argue they were owed a share of the prize. Alex Parucha, 70, was arrested by
Dec 9, 2025, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Lotto Max to undergo significant game changes, price increaseNews Story
Bigger jackpots, but they're harder to win By Kate Northrop The multi-province Lotto Max game is getting an overhaul this spring, which will include a bigger jackpot cap, additional $100,000 prizes with every draw, and a ticket price increase. Lotto Max, the multi-province draw game of Canadian lotteries, is set to deliver higher jackpots, additional prizes, and more lines per play, all at the cost of a ticket price increase and more difficult odds at hitting the jackpot. Last we
Oct 17, 2025, 10:49 am - Lottery News

Would-be lottery winner sues ex who "ghosted" him after she claimed $5 million prize on his behalfNews Story
Winnipeg man blames Western Canada Lottery for allegedly misleading him Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Canadian man filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend for disappearing after he allegedly gave her the go-ahead to claim a $5 million (US$3.6 million) lottery prize on his behalf. One Winnipeg man launched scathing accusations against his former girlfriend for running off with a $5 million prize from a ticket he allegedly purchased on his own. In court documents f
May 28, 2025, 12:59 pm - Lottery News

Canadian man's terrible day turns into $1 million Lotto 6/49 winNews Story
String of bad luck turns into joyous payday By Kate Northrop A Canadian man was having the worst day when one lottery ticket ended his string of bad luck, winning him a $1 million (US$724,795) prize. A lottery ticket instantly turned a Qu bec man's miserable day around after he discovered it had won a $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize. One day in August, Marcel Charette of Mont r gie realized he was out of milk. He got in his car and drove to the D panneur Ste-Rosalie convenience store
Oct 14, 2024, 2:34 pm - Lottery News