Nova Scotia couple uses lottery winnings for kindness
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Nova Scotia couple uses lottery winnings for kindness
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Nova Scotia couple uses lottery winnings for kindness
Description
December 1, 2023
Winning $100,000 in the lottery isn't exactly a windfall in this economy. But, for one Nova Scotia couple, it's been enough to set their minds at ease after being renovicted last year. As Heidi Petracek explains, that experience also inspired them to pay something forward.
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Global News at 6 Halifax: Nov. 1123:55 | 3 hours ago -
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Nova Scotia couple uses lottery winnings for kindness01:37 | December 1, 2023
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Global News at 6 Halifax: Nov. 1123:55 | 3 hours ago
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Lives lost at CFB Wainwright remembered at ceremony at Nova Scotia’s oldest cenotaph02:08 | 7 hours ago
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Dartmouthians gathered at Sullivan’s Pond for Remembrance Day service01:53 | 8 hours ago
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Hundreds mark Remembrance Day in Halifax02:21 | 9 hours ago
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Paintings depicting historic battles in display at Dartmouth Legion02:32 | 9 hours ago
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Nova Scotia seniors craft 1,960 poppies for Remembrance Day tribute01:30 | 12 hours ago
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Halifax students honour veterans with No Stone Left Alone ceremony02:02 | November 10, 2026
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Canadian Armed Forces personnel take part in blood drive to honour fellow service members02:03 | November 10, 2026
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New report shows nearly half of Nova Scotians earn less than living wage02:17 | November 9, 2026
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Nova Scotia couple uses lottery winnings for kindness
Description
December 1, 2023
Winning $100,000 in the lottery isn't exactly a windfall in this economy. But, for one Nova Scotia couple, it's been enough to set their minds at ease after being renovicted last year. As Heidi Petracek explains, that experience also inspired them to pay something forward.
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