The 1976 Montreal Olympics, which initially had a $300 million budget, ended up with a staggering $1.5 billion deficit, mainly due to poor planning and corruption. It saddled the Canadian city ...

I would argue yes, but many Canadians would argue against me. And those who say we should never host another Olympics like to bring up something from a long time ago — the 1976 Montréal Olympics.

Drayton also set a world record on the track for the 10-mile run in 1970 in 46:37.6, and he was the top Canadian in the men's marathon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. The Canada Sports Hall of ...

Heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has won a contract to help replace the dysfunctional roof at Montreal’s 55,000-seat Olympic ...

TORONTO (AP) — Jerome Drayton, who finished sixth at the Montreal Olympics, won the 1977 Boston Marathon and held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 years, has died. He was 80.

And struggle he did. From his 10th-place finish in the decathlon at the 1972 Games until the 1976 Olympics, he trained, on average, eight hours a day. At Montreal, amid the heat of the Cold War ...