New legislation in Ontario makes it illegal to resell tickets to concerts and sporting events above their face value. The aim is to clamp down on a lucrative resale market blamed for high ticket costs. Billboard Canada reporter Richard Trapunski and public-policy analyst Vass Bednar explain why this law is being enacted right now, what it means for the ticket-buying experience going forward and why the scourge of high ticket prices is a problem too complex for any one piece of legislation to solve. 

Plus, with the FIFA World Cup kicking off in just over six weeks in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, it’s an interesting time for the BBC’s ‘Twenty Twenty Six’ to land in North America. The ‘W1A’ spin-off mockumentary series follows a team in Miami helping plan the world’s biggest soccer tournament. CBC Sports’ Shireen Ahmed chats about the satirical show.