Tim Hortons says ‘technical errors’ falsely told people they won $55K

Tim Hortons says ‘technical errors’ falsely told people they won $55K boat in Roll Up To Win promo

Coffee chain sent email to contest participants on Wednesday, apologizing for the error

 
A Tim Hortons cup is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 3, 2017. Police say two more people have been arrested in connection with the thefts of several boxes of “roll up the rim to win” cups from a Tim Hortons in Belleville, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise’s Roll Up To Win promotion.

On this day April 18

Today in History

  • 1956 Rainier III marries Grace Kelly

    The wedding celebrations for the Prince of Monaco and the glamorous U.S. actress were broadcast around the world and enthused the population of war-torn Europe.

  • 1951 The European Coal and Steel Community, a precursor of the European Union, is established

    The Treaty of Paris was signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

  • 1949 Ireland becomes an independent republic

    Six counties in the northern part of the island remained in the Commonwealth, leading to a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict that culminated in The Troubles.

  • 1906 A massive earthquake destroys San Francisco

    About 3000 people died in the disaster. Over 80 percent of the city was destroyed by the quake and resulting fires.

  • 1506 Construction of the current St. Peter’s Basilica begins

    St. Peter’s in Vatican City is one of the world’s most important Catholic sites.