Bob Mackin
Consumer Protection B.C. showed FIFA’s Canadian subsidiary the yellow card over World Cup ticket sales.
On June 15, two days after the first of seven B.C. Place Stadium matches, FWC26 Canada Football Ltd. signed an undertaking with the agency that enforces the province’s event ticketing laws after it inspected FWC26’s business practices.
Canadian fans exit B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver after the 6-0 win over Qatar on June 18, 2026. (Mackin)
“Consumer Protection B.C. alleges Canada Football contravened the Ticket Sales Act by not clearly disclosing information on an event ticket,” the agency announced. “As part of the agreement, Canada Football must display refund guarantees more prominently and clearly to anyone buying a ticket to an event in B.C.”
Also cited: Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC and Vivid Seats LLC.
Ticketmaster signed an agreement on June 12 to provide “contact information and itemizing fees, service charges and taxes more prominently and clearly.”
Vivid Seats signed an undertaking the previous day, to meet a lengthy list of Ticket Sales Act requirements.
“This includes displaying and disclosing the face value, itemizing service fees and taxes, seating location, refund guarantees, the terms and conditions of the ticket, restrictions on sale or transfer of ticket and the secondary ticket seller contact information.”
On May 28, theBreaker reported on the joint New York-New Jersey investigation of FIFA’s high ticket prices and allegedly misleading seat locations.
“Being honest about ticket sales is not complicated. But FIFA has turned buying a ticket to the World Cup into a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices – all at the expense of consumers and hardworking New Jerseyans,” New Jersey attorney general Jennifer Davenport said in the announcement.
Around the Rim
Taichung Liuchuan Canal Waterfront (Taichung.Travel)
Taichung, Taiwan is positioning itself as the island nation’s drone capital.
Taiwan News reports that its mayor, Lu Shiow-yen, is planning a drone forum with the American Institute. Lu points to her city’s semiconductor, precision machinery, optics and aerospace sectors. The newspaper said she emphasized uses beyond warfare, such as agriculture.
Another answer to the age-old question, which came first, chicken or the egg?
Neither.
Australia’s biggest meat customer, Papua New Guinea, briefly stopped buying them both due to bird flu, reports ABC News Australia. Then it reversed the ban.
The H5N1 virus was found in two wild birds in Western Australia, but authorities say there is no evidence the virus has spread. Australia processed 1.4 million tonnes of chicken meat in 2024-2025.
More tension between Japan and China. Two Japanese citizens were detained in May, accused of smuggling items banned from import or export, according to Kyodo News.
One of the detainees is an employee of an electric machinery maker and rare earths are likely involved.
“China dominates the global supply of rare earths, which are essential for manufacturing high-tech products ranging from electric vehicles to weapons.”
Cascadia Calling
What to do with Moda Center, home of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers?
Mayor Keith Wilson is fighting back against critics of a $120 million, taxpayer-funded renovation proposal, reports the Oregonian.
Bosnian World Cup fans were jonesing for java at Seattle Center.
The Seattle Times reports fans of Bosnia Hercegovina set-up the Guinness World Records-recognized world’s largest coffee pot near the Space Needle. They gave away 8,000 cups of coffee.
Ending this week’s Cascadia Calling with a bang.
The 250th Independence Day is around the corner and Whatcom County politicians sent proposed fireworks regulations back to a committee.
The Cascadia Daily News reports that one of the councillors, Kaylee Galloway, proposed stricter rules because of the environmental damage and safety concerns around 4th of July and New Year’s Eve fireworks.
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