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The estimated cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has repeatedly increased and is now almost triple an initial estimate by the B.C. government. Here’s how the increases have unfolded.
The B.C. government provided its long-awaited update on the cost of hosting FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver Friday, showing the tournament is either getting more expensive or more affordable, depending on how you look at it.
It’s just two weeks until the World Cup officially kicks off, but many tickets for the paid premium seating at the Hastings Park amphitheatre for the FIFA Fan Festival remain unsold.
Sixteen months ago, Jackson Drum was at Vancouver General Hospital on a ventilator after breaking his neck while participating as a visiting player in a Burnaby hockey tournament.
Canadian singer Michael Bublé and television personality Drew Scott say they have been approached about helping keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver amid uncertainty around the club’s future.
Ongoing work to improve the financial viability of the Vancouver Whitecaps has left B.C. Jobs and Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon “more optimistic” about the team’s future in the province.
Sebastian Berhalter grew up seeing exactly what it took to play in a World Cup.
The Kitchener Rangers opened the Memorial Cup with a 5-0 shutout of the host Kelowna Rockets on Friday.
The British Columbia Hotel Association is blaming flawed “messaging” for vacancies heading into next month’s FIFA World Cup, that has left tourists with the false impression no rooms are available.
Former CFL player Arland Bruce III was awarded $25,000 in damages by an arbitrator earlier this month after suffering a concussion in a 2012 game.
Sophie Jaques of the Vancouver Goldeneyes is one of three players on the shortlist for the PWHL’s defender of the year award.
The Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Adam Foote after a single season.
Athletes are taking the ice at the Richmond Olympic Oval over the weekend to compete in the first-ever provincial blind hockey tournament, as part of a new annual para sport event.
With a come from behind victory on the road in Dallas Wednesday evening, the Vancouver Whitecaps propelled themselves to the top of the standings in Major League Soccer.
The Vancouver Canucks promoted Ryan Johnson to general manager Thursday, while Daniel and Henrik Sedin will share the role of president of hockey operations.
The City of Vancouver, the B.C. government, First Nations and the Crown corporation that owns BC Place say they are working with “private partners” to keep the Whitecaps soccer team in the city.
