(Photo of Keith Ford courtesy of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation)Keith Ford admits it was surreal finding out he had just won $1-million playing Encore.
"The clerk scanned my ticket and told me the OLG would be calling in a few minutes," the Tecumseh man said. "She was dumbfounded!"
Ford, a retail worker, said he always plays Encore. He's bought lottery tickets for the past decade.
He matched all seven numbers in the exact order in the March 25 draw.
Ford plans to travel and invest his winnings.
He purchased his ticket at the Zehrs on Manning Road.
Sarnia's first new mayor in nearly four decades will officially be sworn in on Monday, November 16, when city council convenes for the first meeting of the 2026-2030 term.
Friday, November 13, 2026, marks four years since Dustin Ireson disappeared from Sarnia.
A new report from Stats Canada says that the amount of people entering Canada from the U.S. is still going up, despite ongoing trade tension with the Trump administration.
The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another at-home loss, falling to Minnesota 5-2 on Thursday.
Concerns about a potentially armed individual prompted a brief hold and secure at Petrolia's high school on Thursday.
The Sarnia Sting have traded forward Brenner Lammens to the Owen Sound Attack as the club looks to retool, sitting ninth in the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) 10 team Western Conference.
