SEASON OF GIVING GLOBAL NEWS MORNING CONTEST RULES

SEASON OF GIVING GLOBAL NEWS MORNING CONTEST RULES

THE SEASON OF GIVING GLOBAL NEWS MORNING CONTEST (THE “CONTEST”) WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAW. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. ENTRANTS MUST BE OF THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID IN WHOLE OR PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”).

1. ELIGIBILITY.

1.1 To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must:

(a) be a legal resident of the province of British Columbia;

(b) be of the age of majority in the province of British Columbia or older at time of entry;

(c) include the correct Code Word (as defined in Section 3.1 below) in their entry form on the Contest Microsite (as defined in Section 3.1 below); and

(d) if selected as the winning entrant of the Trip (as defined in the December 24, 2024 column of Section 4.1 below) be legally able to travel internationally and have any and all necessary documentation that may be required for presentation to Canadian and/or International customs and airport personnel.

1.2 The following people are not eligible to enter the Contest:

(a) Employees of Corus Television Limited Partnership by its general partner Corus Television G.P. Inc. its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and assigns (collectively “Corus”);

(b) Employees of Quadreal Property Group Limited Partnership, dba Willowbrook Shopping Centre, its affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and assigns (collectively, “Quadreal”);

(c) Employees of Vancouver Christmas Market, its affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and assigns, advertising and promotional agencies (collectively, “VCM”);

(d) Employees of Visions Electronics, its affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and assigns, advertising and promotional agencies (collectively “Visions”, collectively with Quadreal and VCM, the “Sponsors”);

(e) Any person who has been confirmed as a winner of two (2) Corus administered contests within six (6) months preceding the Contest start date indicated below; and

(f) The household members of any of the parties listed in Section (a) to (e) above.

1.3 The Sponsors shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsors for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply information that does not meet these requirements.

2. CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 5:00 am Pacific Time (“PT”) on December 1, 2024 and ends at 11:59 pm PT on December 24, 2024 (the “Contest Period”) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted.

3. HOW TO ENTER.

3.1 There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. To enter, tune into Global News Morning, airing from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. PT during the Contest Period and watch for the word of the day to be displayed on air (the “Code Word”). Then go online to complete and submit the entry form located at https://globalnews.ca/bc/contests (the “Contest Microsite”) and include the correct Code Word in your entry form. No entries will be accepted by any other means.

3.2 Limit of one (1) entry per person, per e-mail address, per cellular phone number, per household per day. In the case of multiple entries, only the first eligible entry will be considered.

3.3 All entries become the sole property of the Sponsors and will not be returned for any reason. Entries must be received no later than the end of the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced. Unless otherwise set out herein, no communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with those selected as a potential winner.

3.4 Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the entry. For the purpose of the Contest Rules, “authorized account holder” of an e-mail address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any entrant may be required to provide the Sponsors with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with their entry.

4. PRIZE.

4.1 There are twenty-four (24) daily prizes (each, a “Prize”, collectively the “Prizes”) available to be won by the Prize winners (each a “Winner”, collectively the “Winners”) consisting of the following:

Prize Date Prize Description Prize Value
December 1, 2024 b. One (1) DRx SpectraLite FaceWare Pro Masque LED, approximate retail value seven hundred and fifty Canadian dollars (CDN$750.00); and
c. One (1) Vancouver Christmas Market package for the 2024 season (the “VCM Package”), which shall include the following:
i. two (2) Christmas Market season passes; and
ii. Four (2) drink vouchers. (total VCM value CDN$90) CDN$840
December 2, 2024 a. A YETI prize pack, which includes: one (1) YETI Roadie 24 Hardcase and two (2) twelve ounce (12oz) YETI rambler bottles, approximate retail value of four hundred and twenty Canadian dollars (CDN$420); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$510
December 3, 2024 a. One (1) Gucci Horsebit Bracelet, courtesy of Golden Tree Jewelers, approximate retail value of six hundred and ninety-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$699); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$789
December 4, 2024 a. One (1) Kate Spade purse, approximate retail value of two hundred and fifty Canadian dollars (CDN$250);
b. One (1) pair of BOSE Headphones, with an approximate retail value of four hundred and seventy-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$479); and
c. One (1) VCM package. CDN$819
December 5, 2024 a. One (1) Kids Land Rover Ride-On Toy, approximate retail value of three hundred Canadian dollars (CDN$300); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$390
December 6, 2024 a. One (1) Bedard Jersey, approximate retail value of two hundred twenty Canadian dollars (CDN$220);
b. One (1) Ninja Creami, with an approximate retail value of two hundred and forty-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$249); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$559
December 7, 2024 a. Two (2) hiking rucksacks and two (2) water bottles, approximate retail value of three hundred and thirty Canadian dollars (CDN$330); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$420
December 8, 2024 a. One (1) Nintendo Switch OLED, approximate retail value of five hundred and five Canadian dollars (CDN$505); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$595
December 9, 2024 a. One (1) Sound Burger and T. Swift Album, approximate retail value of three hundred sixty-four Canadian dollars (CDN$364); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$454
December 10, 2024 a. One (1) SMEG mixer, approximate retail value of six hundred ninety-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$699); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$789
December 11, 2024 a. One (1) queen comforter and sheet set from QE Home, approximate retail value of two hundred fifty Canadian dollars (CDN$250);
b. One (1) Command Start Car Starter, with an approximate retail value of six hundred and seventy-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$679.00); and
c. One (1) VCM package. CDN$1,019
December 12, 2024 a. One (1) Body Shop Gift Pack, approximate retail value of three hundred one Canadian dollars (CDN$301); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$391
December 13, 2024 a. A five hundred Canadian dollar (CDN$500) Willowbrook gift card; and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$590
December 14, 2024 a. One (1) his and hers Dolce & Gabbana fragrance gift set, approximate retail value of three hundred and eighteen Canadian dollars (CDN$318); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$408
December 15, 2024 a. One (1) Wonder Puff Long Jacket, approximate retail value of three hundred eighty-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$389); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$479
December 16, 2024 a. One (1) pair of Rayban Meta Smart Sunglasses, approximate retail value of three hundred and seventy-five Canadian dollars (CDN$375); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$465
December 17, 2024 a. One (1) Nespresso Coffee Machine and coffee pods, approximate retail value of two hundred seventy Canadian dollars (CDN$270); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$360
December 18, 2024 a. One (1) Thrasher Skateboard, approximate retail value of one hundred ninety-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$199);
b. One (1) Hisense TV, with an approximate retail value of five hundred and forty-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$549); and
c. One (1) VCM package. CDN$838
December 19, 2024 a. One (1) diamond bolo bracelet, approximate retail value of one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$1,999); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$2,089
December 20, 2024 a. One (1) Bluetooth Party Speaker, approximate retail value of one hundred fifty Canadian dollars (CDN$150);
b. One (1) Shark Stick Vacuum, with an approximate retail value and five hundred and forty-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$549); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$789
December 21, 2024 a. One (1) GShock watch, approximate retail value of two hundred twenty Canadian dollars (CDN$220);
b. One (1) MSI 49” Gaming Monitor, with an approximate retail value of one thousand five hundred and thirty-nine Canadian dollars (CDN$1,539); and
c. One (1) VCM package. CDN$1,849
December 22, 2024 a. Two (2) pair of diamond and emerald earrings, approximate retail value of six hundred Canadian dollars (CDN$600); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$690
December 23, 2024 a. One (1) turkey carving set & cutting board, approximate retail value of three hundred forty-eight Canadian dollars (CDN$348); and
b. One (1) VCM package. CDN$438
December 24, 2024 a. One (1) Tracker luggage set, approximate retail value of four hundred sixty Canadian dollars (CDN$460);

and

b. A trip for two (2) to Erding, Germany (the “Trip”) which shall include the following:
i. Round-trip economy airfare for the Winner and one (1) guest (the “Guest”) leaving together from the same gateway, on the same itinerary, from Vancouver International Airport, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion;
ii. Seven (7) nights hotel accommodation at a hotel or such other venue to be selected by the Sponsor in its sole discretion for the Winner and guest based on double occupancy unless otherwise indicated;
iii. Ground transportation between the Munich airport and Erding, Erding and Salzburg, Austria and Salzburg to the airport;
iv. A guided tour of the Stiegl Brewery for two (2) people; and
v. A guided tour of the Erdinger Brewery for two (2) people. CDN$10,380

4.2 Winner is not entitled to monetary difference between actual Prize value and stated approximate Prize value, if any.

4.3 Prize will be distributed within two (2) days after Winner has been successfully contacted and notified of their Prize and fulfilled the requirements set out herein.

5. PRIZE CONDITIONS.

5.1 All bookings and/or reservations are subject to availability at time of booking. Winner and their guest must be available to travel by February 28, 2026. Should Winner and/or guest be unable to travel on the dates and times designated by the Sponsors, the Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.

5.2 Winners and guests will be responsible for any other expense not explicitly included in the Prize including but not limited to: transportation to and from originating airport, travel and medical insurance, travel documentation, airport improvement fees, bag check fees, taxes, gratuities, telephone calls, and in-room charges. Winners may be required to present a valid major credit card upon check-in at the hotel to cover any expenses over and above the standard room charge.

5.3 In the case of event tickets, gift cards or gift certificates, the terms by which the event tickets, gift cards or gift certificates may be redeemed are governed by the applicable retailer or service provider. Corus is not responsible for administering or ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the event tickets, gift cards or gift certificates.

5.4 Guest must: *(i) be of the age of majority or older in their province or territory of residence; (ii) be legally able to travel to Erding, Germany and have any and all necessary documentation as may be required for presentation to Canadian and/or International customs and airport personnel; and (iii) comply with the Contest Rules and sign and return the Release (described below).

5.5 Prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. Any unused, unclaimed or declined portion of a Prize will be forfeited, have no cash value and the Sponsors shall have no obligation to provide either an alternative or value-in-kind. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a Prize (or any portion thereof) cannot be awarded for any reason.

5.6 Shipped Prizes shall not be insured and the Sponsors shall not assume any liability for lost, damaged or misdirected Prizes.

6. SELECTION.

6.1 Twenty-Four (24) Winners shall be selected as follows:

Winner Selection Date Number of Winners Selected Prize Date to be awarded
December 2, 2024 One (1) December 1, 2024
December 3, 2024 One (1) December 2, 2024
December 4, 2024 One (1) December 3, 2024
December 5, 2024 One (1) December 4, 2024
December 6, 2024 One (1) December 5, 2024
December 9, 2024 Three (3) December 6, 7, 8, 2024
December 10, 2024 One (1) December 9, 2024
December 11, 2024 One (1) December 10, 2024
December 12, 2024 One (1) December 11, 2024
December 13, 2024 One (1) December 12, 2024
December 16, 2024 Three (3) December 13, 14, 15, 2024
December 17, 2024 One (1) December 16, 2024
December 18, 2024 One (1) December 17, 2024
December 19, 2024 One (1) December 18, 2024
December 20, 2024 One (1) December 19, 2024
December 23, 2024 Three (3) December 20, 21, 22, 2024
December 24, 2024 One (1) December 23, 2024
December 27, 2024 One (1) December 24, 2024

Each entrant shall be eligible to win only one (1) Prize. The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received by the Sponsors. Before being declared a Winner, the selected entrant shall be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered during a pre-arranged telephone call or by e-mail to comply with the Contest Rules and to sign and return the Release (described below).

(a) THE SELECTED ENTRANT WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE AND/OR E-MAIL NO LATER THAN JANUARY 3, 2025 AT 5:00 P.M. PT AND MUST RESPOND WITHIN TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS OF NOTIFICATION. Upon notification, the selected entrant must respond by telephone or e-mail (as specified in the notification) to the contact number or e-mail address provided no later than the indicated deadline set out in the Contest Rules and/or the notification. If the selected entrant does not respond accordingly, they will be disqualified and will not receive a Prize and another entrant may be selected in the Sponsors’ sole discretion until such time as an entrant satisfies the terms set out herein. The Sponsors are not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Sponsors to receive a selected entrant’s response.

(b) If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more selected entrants than contemplated in these Contest Rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest’s closing date to award the correct number of Prizes.

7. RELEASE. Potential Winner and guests will be required to execute a legal agreement and release (“Release”) that confirms potential Winner’s and guest’s: (i) eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (iii) release of each of the Sponsors and each of their employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors, administrators, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional agencies (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) grant to the Sponsors of the unrestricted right, in the Sponsors’ collective or individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, display, publish, convert, post, serve, broadcast, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwise use or re-use the Winner’s and guest’s name, statements, image, likeness, voice and biography, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof. The executed Release must be returned within three (3) business days of the date indicated on the accompanying letter of notification or the verification as a Winner or the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize forfeited.

8. INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT. By entering the Contest, each entrant releases, indemnifies and holds Releasees harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, exposure to the COVID-19 virus, death, or property damage, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from (a) their participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity; (b) the acceptance, use, or misuse of any Prize; or (c) any breach of the Contest Rules. Each entrant agrees to fully indemnify the Releasees from any and all claims made by third parties relating to the entrant’s participation in the Contest, without limitation.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, unintelligible/illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries, notifications, responses, replies or any Release, or for any computer, online, software, telephone, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry. The Sponsors are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest. The Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including reasons beyond the control of the Sponsors, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest and/or the Contest Microsite.

10. CONDUCT. By participating in the Contest, each entrant is deemed to have executed and agrees to be bound by the Contest Rules, which will be posted at the Contest Microsite and made available throughout the Contest Period. Each entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsors, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest and/or the Contest Microsite or any related promotional website; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Corus property or service; and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass the Sponsors or any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE CONTEST MICROSITE OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Winner and guest must at all times behave appropriately when taking part in the Prize and comply with the Contest Rules and any other rules or regulations in force at any other Prize-related locations, including but not limited to any COVID-19 requirements in force. The Sponsors reserve the right to remove from any other Prize-related locations, any Winner and/or guest who breaks such rules and/or fails to behave appropriately and to disqualify such Winner and/or guests. Any disqualified Winner and/or guests will forfeit any un-awarded elements of the Prize.

11. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.

11.1 By entering the Contest, each entrant expressly consents to Corus and its third-party agents and service providers, to collect, use, store, and share any personal information submitted by entrant to enter the Contest, such as name, age of majority confirmation, and contact information, as applicable, only for the purpose of implementing, administering, and fulfilling the Contest as described in these Contest Rules, and in accordance with Corus’ Privacy Policy, available at http://www.corusent.com/privacy-policy.

11.2 Each Winner further consents that: (a) any personal information they have provided in connection with this Contest may be shared with Quadreal or VCM for the purpose of facilitating the delivery or fulfillment of a Prize; and (b) Corus may broadcast, publish, disseminate and otherwise use a Winner’s name, city/town/village and province/territory of residence, image and/or voice in connection with any promotion and/or publicity purposes without further compensation to Winner.

11.3 No communication unrelated to the Contest, commercial or otherwise, will be sent to the entrant unless the entrant otherwise expressly agrees to receive further communications from Sponsors.

11.4 By opting-in online you consent to Corus’ disclosure of your Personal Information to Quadreal so that you may be contacted to: promote draws and contests similar to the Contest, promote opportunities to subscribe to newsletters or promotional clubs, and notify you about related products or services. Quadreal will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and protect the entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with Quadreal’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.shopwillowbrook.com/privacy-policy/.

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations is owned by the Sponsors and/or their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

2. TERMINATION. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to terminate the Contest, in whole or in part, and/or modify, amend or suspend the Contest, and/or the Contest Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.

3. LAW. These are the official Contest Rules. The Contest is subject to applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. The Contest Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsors. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant and the Sponsors in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws.

4. DISCREPANCY. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including but not limited to the Contest entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

5. SOCIAL MEDIA. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any social media platforms on which the Contest may have been promoted and/or publicized. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to Corus.