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The World Cup Promised $3.8 Billion — Here's What Canada Actually Got

       Monday July 13, 2026 FIFA promised Canada a $3.8-billion economic windfall for hosting the 2026 World Cup. Two weeks into play in Toronto, the receipts tell a very different story — and there's a lesson in it for anyone thinking a "big event" boost is coming to their city, their rental property, or their business. The Billion-Dollar Bill Came First Before a single ball was kicked, Canadian taxpayers were already on the hook. According to the Parliamentary Budget Office, governments across the country will spend roughly $1.07 billion hosting the 2026 tournament. Toronto alone budgeted $380 million to host six matches at BMO Field. British Columbia's tab for Vancouver's seven matches at BC Place came in even higher, at about $578 million. Ottawa is chipping in $473 million of that total — including $220 million in direct grants to Toronto and B.C., plus another $145 million earmarked for security costs during the tournament. Net of federal help, Toronto and B...
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Pope Leo XIV Urges Global Action to End ‘Pandemic of Arms’ After Minnesota Tragedy

 

                                            People gather as Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing at the Vatican on Aug. 31, 2025.

 Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to what he described as the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” following a deadly shooting at a Catholic school Mass in Minneapolis. Speaking in English during his Sunday Angelus blessing from St. Peter’s Square, the first U.S.-born pontiff expressed deep sorrow for the victims and condemned the “logic of weapons” that fuels violence worldwide.

The attack, which took place at the Church of Annunciation, claimed the lives of two children and injured 20 others. The shooter fired 116 rifle rounds through the church’s stained-glass windows before dying by suicide.

Pope Leo, who initially offered condolences without political commentary, used his latest address to urge both an immediate ceasefire in global conflicts and a shift toward dialogue and peace. “The voice of weapons must be silenced, while the voice of fraternity and justice must rise,” he said.

The pontiff’s remarks come amid renewed debates over gun violence in the United States and growing calls for international cooperation to curb the spread of arms.


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