Vancouver Games said on budget
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Construction of venues at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver remains on budget, and deals with sponsors in Canada are generating more revenue than expected, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Two Vancouver businessmen are set to  buy the Vancouver Canucks National Hockey League team, a  newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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The Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, has pledged to keep an 'iron grip' on the cost of the London games after MPs warned that the project might run over budget and out of time.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are having an easier time than expected raising revenue from domestic sponsorship deals, officials said on Friday.
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The final cost of the Athens Olympics soared to about $11.6 billion -- at least $3.1 billion more than originally estimated. The figure did not include transportation projects such as the new tram line, suburban
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British Columbia cut its provincial sales tax by half a percentage point to 7 percent after the government forecasted a fiscal 2005 budget surplus of C$865 million ($694 million) that has risen with an expanding economy.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 8--Gov.
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Organizers of the  2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver hope to have a deal with the  International Olympic Committee on sharing broadcast revenues  by the end of February, officials said on Tuesday.
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EDMONTON (CP) - An 800 per cent increase in the Alberta legislature's budget for hosting parties, dignitaries and events is a betrayal to taxpayers, says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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The final cost of the Athens Olympics has soared to about â¬9bn (Â£6.2bn), at least â¬2.4bn more than estimated, the Greek government said yesterday.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman acknowledged Thursday that one segment of the latest proposal from the players&#39; union was significant, but stressed that much more lies ahead in solving the league&#39;s fiscal problems.
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By Thomas Ryll, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep.
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The expense of securing the Olympic Games has become so daunting for host cities and nations that it is now time for Olympic officials to consider international cost-sharing
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ATHENS, Greece - Costs for the Athens Olympics are climbing again, expected to top $8.5 billion because of the massive security and overruns in the last-minute scramble to get venues ready.
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The city of Washington could still land the Montreal Expos if it plays its cards right. EmpirePoker.com says it wants to ante up the $150 million in private funds the DC City Council is seeking for a Major League Baseball stadium.
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The Athens Olympics will cost a total of  almost 10 billion euros ($12.09 billion), more than double the  original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU  limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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It was the best Martin Gaucher could do, earning $8.34 an hour ($10.30 Canadian) making pucks and packaging souvenirs for the National Hockey League. His bonus was watching his NHL idols compete with the pucks he helped produce.