B.C. tourism minister defends rising cost of hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup

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On Tuesday, the B.C. government announced that the cost of hosting seven World Cup matches in Vancouver next year could rise beyond $620 million. Tourism Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert defended the cost to taxpayers, saying that the province had to “spend a penny to make a pound” and that it couldn’t ask for a better tourism advertisement for all of B.C.

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