They said they had no idea that trip organizer Heather Abbey received a substantial grant from the province of Saskatchewan for the trip. WATCH | Heather Abbey's Wheel of Fortune win:Heather Abbey on Wheel of Fortune 0:16 Saskatoon entrepreneur Heather Abbey won $21,500 on Wheel of Fortune. The two failed projects included a trade mission to Japan for Indigenous artists from Saskatchewan and a retail space for Indigenous artists in a Saskatoon shopping mall. "I plan to repay every debt I have," Abbey told CBC News in January, when asked about her outstanding debts. Abbey, who recently won big on Wheel of Fortune, said she made rookie mistakes when she organized a trade mission to Tokyo for Indigenous artists.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2020 19:43 UTC