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Fans hoping to score Montreal Canadiens playoff tickets, Grand Prix passes or seats to the Olivia Rodrigo concert at the Bell Centre shouldn’t expect a cap on soaring resale prices any time soon. While Ontario passed a law banning above-face-value resales, Quebec’s proposed rules fall short of a price cap, …
Read More »80% of Toronto FIFA FanFest tickets could now be free, Toronto says following $10 admission backlash
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The City of Toronto has now said it can provide the vast majority of tickets to …
Read More »Resale tickets soar for Canada-Bosnia FIFA World Cup game
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Even though Canada’s opponent for its FIFA World Cup opener in Toronto was just determined Tuesday, …
Read More »Here’s what it would take for concert tickets to be accessible again
It doesn’t take long to find echoes of disappointment on the Rosalía subreddit: fan after fan, desperate to see her forthcoming world tour, chronicle how hard it was to secure tickets. According to several posts, tickets for shows in cities like London, Barcelona, Toronto and Mexico City sold out within …
Read More »Ticketmaster vows crackdown on scalper accounts that buy up most tickets
Ticketmaster, the world’s largest online box office, is promising for the first time to crack down on industrial-scale scalpers to bar them from using hundreds — sometimes thousands — of fake Ticketmaster accounts to buy up and resell tickets for concerts, theatre and sporting events. The move, announced in a …
Read More »Jays fans swing — and miss — at securing face-value tickets to the World Series
Toronto Blue Jays fans are already facing an uphill battle even before the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers begins — trying to secure tickets to a home game. Legions of Jays fans queued up on Ticketmaster on Wednesday to try and get tickets, which went on sale at …
Read More »Government accountability watchdog calls for end to free concert tickets for city councillors
A democracy watchdog is questioning the practice of municipal governments receiving free tickets to events hosted at public venues, following a CBC News investigation. Access to free tickets has been under scrutiny after a former federal cabinet minister accepted tickets from a Crown corporation to see Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour. …
Read More »Is your friend selling Taylor Swift tickets? Make sure it’s not a hacker
As Taylor Swift is set to embark on the Canadian leg of her Eras world tour, scammers are taking advantage of the insatiable demand for tickets to the sold-out shows. “It’s just hard to point out who is real,” said Summer Nickel. Nickel, 20, is a long-time fan from Maple Ridge, B.C., …
Read More »Calgary warns tickets coming for those ignoring restrictions as water use continues to be too high
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 30, 2024 6:29 pm Updated August 30, 2024 7:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgarians who are watering their lawns can expect to get tickets in the coming days. The city is reporting another day of …
Read More »City of Saskatoon considers collections for over $6M in parking tickets – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Saskatoon is planning on collecting what is owed from unpaid parking tickets given in the city over the last four years. City administration said it is considering a collections-based approach to get payment for unpaid parking tickets. The city …
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