2026 World Cup

• $25 million World Cup training field upgrades head to Vancouver Park Board

  In July, the City of Vancouver announced Killarney Park and Memorial Park South would undergo upgrades to serve as official training grounds for the 2026 tournament.

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  Dec 9
  
• Toronto World Cup costs go up again, will property taxpayers be on the hook?

  The cost estimates for hosting the 2026 World Cup have increased again, according to the City of Toronto. The figure now sits at $380 million with the competition two years away.

  Sports

  Feb 26
  
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• World Cup to boost Toronto, Vancouver tourism, but how much is unclear

  Toronto and Vancouver are set to get a tourism boost from the World Cup, but one expert says to be wary of rosy projections.

  Sports

  Feb 5
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• Ontario agrees to pitch almost $100M to Toronto’s FIFA World Cup hosting plan

  The Ford government has agreed to pay almost $100 million towards Toronto's plans to host matches as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

  Sports

  Feb 1
• BC Place will need a FIFA facelift, but the price tag remains unclear

  B.C. PavCo, the Crown corporation that owns the stadium, has released a request for proposals seeking a construction manager to oversee a list of a dozen upgrades.

  Sports

  Dec 12, 2023
• Will Ontario fund Toronto’s World Cup plan? Inside the provincial deliberations

  Plans to host five 2026 FIFA World Cup games in Toronto could be in jeopardy if the Ford government decides not to chip in and cover one third of the total cost for the event.

  Politics

  May 24, 2023
• Toronto shows off its look and hopes for staging the 2026 FIFA World Cup

  For Sharon Bollenbach, appointed in February as executive director of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto, Thursday was "the first milestone of many to come."

  Sports

  May 18, 2023
• Toronto taps MLSE to lead World Cup project, without responsibility for cost overruns, delays

  Questions around how Toronto's plan to host five World Cup 2026 matches will be funded are still up in the air as the city waits for other levels of government.

  Sports

  Apr 12, 2023
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• Goal! B.C. businesses cheer addition of more games to 2026 World Cup

  FIFA confirmed Tuesday that the tournament will see the number of participating countries expanded from 32 to 48.

  Sports

  Mar 14, 2023
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• Saskatchewan soccer fans gearing up to watch Team Canada play in the FIFA World Cup

  For the first time since 1986, the Canadian men's soccer team is competing in the FIFA World Cup tournament, and one Regina resident is heading to Qatar to watch in person.

  Sports

  Nov 21, 2022