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Toronto Sun
26-06-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
Scarborough senior celebrates birthday with $1M Lotto Max win: '83 IS MY YEAR!'
'Never in my life did I prepare myself for a win like this. I've never seen such a large amount before!' Virginia Zapanta of Scarborough won a $1 million Maxmillions prize in the April 25, 2025, Lotto Max draw. Photo by OLG A Scarborough senior is the city's latest million-dollar winner — and it couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Virginia Zapanta, who says she has been a loyal lottery player for more than 40 years, checked her tickets on her birthday only to learn she had won the $1-million Maxmillions prize in the April 25 Lotto Max draw. 'I was shopping at the mall and on my way out, I came across a kiosk, so I decided to stop and grab a ticket,' she recounted while collecting her winnings at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. It was on her birthday, a few days after the draw, when she went to get her ticket validated and learned she'd won her first big OLG prize. 'When I saw the prize amount on the screen, I froze,' she recalled. 'My heart started racing as I stood there in shock,' Zapanta continued. 'I turned to the store clerk and asked, 'Is this real? This can't be real!'' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Zapanta said her winnings over the years have consisted of free plays or $5 here and there. 'But $1 million? Wow — it's just crazy,' she said with a laugh. 'Never in my life did I prepare myself for a win like this. I've never seen such a large amount before!' RECOMMENDED VIDEO She added that her friends 'started dancing around me,' when she told them the incredible news. 'They're all so happy for me.' Zapanta, who purchased her winning ticket at Gateway Lotto Centre on Tapscott Rd., said she plans to share the jackpot with her family, pay off her mortgage, and treat herself to a well-deserved shopping spree — perhaps at the mall where she bought the ticket. Read More 'This win lets me cross one of the last few things off my bucket list,' she added. 'This is hands down one of my favourite birthdays ever. 83 is my year!' Toronto Raptors CFL Canada Celebrity Sunshine Girls
GMA Network
23-06-2025
- GMA Network
Group vows to work with agencies to maintain truck height requirements
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) vowed to work with concerned agencies in addressing the persisting problem of trucks in maintaining clearance height requirements. According to CTAP President Mary Zapata, trucks have not been able to meet the requirements for vertical clearance in major roads, which has caused accidents such as what happened at the Marilao Interchange Bridge. 'This problem is widespread. Not just in NLEX, not just in Abad Santos, but even in SLEX. Because the vertical clearance of the bridges is no longer acceptable with the height of the trucks that are passing by. So usually, trucks take the long way round to avoid having to cross those bridges,' Zapanta said in a press release issued Monday. 'We'll have a General Membership Meeting of the members of CTAP by Wednesday and we'll talk about how we'll need to avoid bridges. Even if it will be more expensive, when it comes to toll fees, diesel, a driver's salary, and the turnaround will be longer. Whatever rate we'll have, I'll tell them that we'll need to compute on how we can charge this to our clients. That is the only solution we can think of at the moment,' she added. The CTAP is also pushing for more dialogue with stakeholders, including those from the Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Toll Regulatory Board, NLEX and SLEX, in order to form a more effective solution to the problem. To recall, a truck hit the Marilao Interchange Bridge, killing a 54-year-old passenger of an Asian utility vehicle (AUV). Based on the initial investigation of the Marilao police, the trailer truck passed the Meycauayan exit to go back to Malabon, but it hit the interchange bridge on the northbound lane at Marilao. —Anna Felicia Bajo/RF, GMA Integrated News
