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Ex-VA exec 'astounded' by cost of hospital
DENVER - A former Veterans Affairs Department executive who was harshly criticized by Congress for massive cost overruns at a new Colorado VA medical centre said he was never told the price had balloo...
Jun 15, 2017
Tokyo Olympics cost twice the initial estimate: Why?
TOKYO - Taxpayers beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to nearly twice the initial estimate, even af...
Jun 02, 2017
White powder incidents cost Saskatoon Fire Department $140K
Responses to white powder scares in Saskatoon since November have cost the city's fire department more than $140,000. The department released its latest tally of costs Wednesday for five incidents tha...
Mar 29, 2017
White powder incidents cost Saskatoon Fire Department $140K
Responses to white powder scares in Saskatoon since November have cost the city's fire department more than $140,000. The department released its latest tally of costs Wednesday for five incidents tha...
Mar 29, 2017
Premier League managers counting cost of international games
MANCHESTER, England - The final round of international fixtures in 2016 did no favours for managers of some of the English Premier League’s title hopefuls. Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, in pa...
Nov 17, 2016
Tokyo organizers promise cost-cutting for 2020 Olympics
TOKYO - Hoping to avoid last-minute financial pressures, Japanese officials said Wednesday they are determined to keep total costs of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games below 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) a...
Nov 30, 2016
North Dakota officials borrow $4M, criticize protest cost
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota leaders have agreed to borrow an additional $4 million to cover the escalating costs of policing protests at the Dakota Access pipeline and slammed the federal government...
Nov 02, 2016
Prince Harry, Meghan's home renovations cost taxpayers $3M
LONDON - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's home was renovated with 2.4 million pounds ($3.06 million) of taxpayers' money, royal accounts revealed Tuesday. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's residence ...
Jun 26, 2019
Ford restructuring to cost 12,000 jobs in Europe
FRANKFURT - Carmaker Ford said Thursday it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, part of a global trend of cost cuts by automakers facing shifting consumer tastes and heavy inve...
Jun 27, 2019
Monarchy cost British taxpayers $85.2 million last year
LONDON - Buckingham Palace says the monarchy cost British taxpayers 67 million pounds ($85.2 million) during 2018-19, a 41% increase on the previous financial year. The number rose primarily because o...
Jun 24, 2019