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Hosting costs for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver double, may hit $581M

VANCOUVER — Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years.

VANCOUVER — Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. 

The latest estimates put the price tag at between $483 million and $581 million, including costs for the city, the province and stadium upgrades.

However, the B.C. government says the event is expected to generate enough revenue to result in a net cost of between $100 million and $145 million.

Minister of Tourism Lana Popham said Tuesday the event will bring about 350,000 fans to the province and generate more…


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Hosting costs for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver double, may hit $581M

VANCOUVER — Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years.

VANCOUVER — Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. 

The latest estimates put the price tag at between $483 million and $581 million, including costs for the city, the province and stadium upgrades.

However, the B.C. government says the event is expected to generate enough revenue to result in a net cost of between $100 million and $145 million.

Minister of Tourism Lana Popham said Tuesday the event will bring about 350,000 fans to the province and generate more…


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No (spray) tan lines for brazen Limerick motorists who parked on double yellow while having beauty procedure

IT HAS been a terrible summer for sun worshippers but gardai weren’t going to let the bad weather excuse two drivers illegally parking to get a spray tan.

The @GardaTraffic twitter handle shared a photo of two cars on double yellow lines on Wickham Street in Limerick city.

“Gardaí in Roxboro came upon these two vehicles blocking pedestrians and cyclists. And all for a spray tan.

“An expensive one at that. Both vehicles were seized and court will follow,” read the tweet from an official garda account.

At least they will be looking suitably sun-kissed for the judge.

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Leaseweb’s five-year growth exceeds double the market average

Leaseweb, a leading hosting cloud company, has announced that the growth in its global hosting infrastructure and related network capacity has grown twice the market average. The accomplishment is attributed to a focused approach to grow the company’s global presence over five years and has seen Leaseweb achieve a 22% increase in data centre locations worldwide. The result is a 55% increase in network capacity and a leap in bandwidth from 5.5 to 10Tbps, enabling Leaseweb to successfully adapt to international market change and meet customer demand for local and global cloud infrastructures. 

Following the launch of new locations in London and Sydney at the end of 2017, Leaseweb opened a data centre facility in Miami last year, providing a springboard into South America and…


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