Pink-Slipped Canadian Tech Workers Win Lottery
A group of Canadian technology workers won a CAN$7 million ($7.1 million) lottery this week on the same day they lost their jobs at an Ottawa manufacturing plant.
The 18 workers won the Lotto 6/49 prize on Wednesday, the same day their company, Smart Technologies, announced massive layoffs, starting in September, a company official told Agence France Presse.
The Calgary-based company said it is shifting its manufacturing to Mexico.
Ten of the 18 who will share in the lottery prize received pink slips.
Source: Agence France Presse
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