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Publication Date: August 14, 2026 - 07:00
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Calgary Stampede says man too late to cash in on $125K 50/50 ticket
August 14, 2026
Curtis Geiger purchased a Calgary Stampede Showband 50/50 lottery ticket last month but only checked it this week to discover he'd won $125,000 — except he didn't. The organization running the lottery says he missed the 48-hour window to collect his prize money.
August 24, 2026 - 06:10 | | The Globe and Mail
Good morning. “You are at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” the Prime Minister said on Saturday. More on the trade file below, along with investors betting on Canadian banks and a new study about online gambling trends.
August 24, 2026 - 06:08 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
Kath says she and her husband tried their best to resist, but finally did something they never imagined would be part of the parenting experience. The Toronto woman used her own credentials to set up an account for her 16-year-old son on a government-regulated gambling app, allowing him to skirt rules that ban anyone under 19 using the sites. “He would bug us and for the longest time we said ‘Absolutely not. It’s illegal and blah blah blah,” recalls Kath, who asked that her full name not be published. But “every single kid is betting, like everybody … Eventually, I was just worn down...
August 24, 2026 - 06:00 | Tom Blackwell | National Post



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