A man from Narol, northeast of Winnipeg, is Manitoba’s latest lottery winner.
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced Thursday that Ronald Bedard hit it big on a scratch ticket purchased at a Co-op in Winnipeg, winning $100,000.
“My only reaction was shock and joy,” Bedard said in a release. “Nothing prepares you.”
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A self-described regular scratch ticket player, Bedard said he intends to use his windfall toward completing the home he’s building.
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