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stadium starting at 10 this sunday morning. And that is our time. Thank you so much for watching the news at 5. I'll be back again at 6:00 with joel and paul to bring up today. There's a look outside. Will be of a . [ ] >> Dawna: on this thursday [ ] >> Dawna: on this thursday night, ticketmaster and live nation accused of suffocating the competition. >> The justice department filed this lawsuit on behalf of fans. >> Dawna: the mission to break up what's being called an illegal monopoly. >>> A warning to atlantic canadians about hurricanes. >> This season is looking to be an extraordinary one. >> Dawna: the worries about insurance. >>> Terrifying moments in mexico. What caused this deadly stage collapse. >>> And jumping on the oilers bandwagon. >> I am a huge canucks fan, but at this point we're rallying behind the canadian team. >> Dawna: is edmonton now canada's team? [ ] >> Announcer: "global national" with dawna friesen. >> Dawna: good evening, thanks for joining us. If you've ever bought a ticket to an event or a concert, you have used ticketmaster. Its parent company, live nation, dominates the market when it comes to concert promotions, tickets, and venues. And now the U.S. justice department says live nation is too big. >> That live nation has illegally monopolized markets across the live concert industry in the united states for far too long. It is time to break it up. >> Dawna: the american attorney general and a number of states have launched a lawsuit accusing live nation of illegally suppressing competition, which has driven up ticket prices and led to poor customer service. Eric sorensen has our top story on a legal battle that could reshape the multibillion dollar live entertainment industry. [ ] >> Reporter: when millions of people could not buy taylor swift eras tour tickets two years ago, public anger coalesced around ticketmaster and its dominance in ticket sales. Ask swifties like halifax's elizabeth o'hanley about the prices she ultimately faced. >> They're $3,600, so unless you're willing to pay that much, you're just not going to get a ticket. >> Reporter: now the U.S. justice department and most U.S. states are suing the parent company live nation. >> Live nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the united states. >> Reporter: washington says live nation ticketmaster controls 80% of primary ticketing at major U.S. concert venues, manages more than 400 artists, and controls the majority of large concert venues and promotions in the U.S. and then there is ticketmaster's additional fees. >> Ticketing fees, service fees, convenience fees. >> Reporter: and the list just went on and on. >> Per order fees, handling fees. >> Reporter: it is a climb down for the U.S. government, which allowed live nation to merge with ticketmaster in 2010. Critics say the government has no choice but to bring more competition into the live concert industry. >> The engine of lower prices is competition. Competition is something that's been absent in this area for decades now. Really the only way to resolve it is to break up the company. >> Ticketmaster learned valuable lessons from this on sale. >> Reporter: live nation's president told a congressional hearing last year that bots and scalpers were responsible for high ticket prices. In a statement, live nation says this lawsuit won't reduce ticket prices or service fees and distracts from real solutions that would decrease prices and protect fans. What could it mean in canada? >> We always say more competition is more choices for canadians. So obviously we're going to be looking at what has been announced in the united states. >> Reporter: any investigation in this country would come from the competition bureau, which reached a settlement with live nation over extra fees in 2018. >> They are most likely watching very carefully what the americans are doing, and then they would have to decide whether they think that they% would like to investigate it. >> Reporter: the case follows years of backlash from concert goers. It could be many more years before it's settled. Eric sorensen, global news, toronto. >> Dawna: there is a dire warning tonight about the atlantic hurricane season, which is about to hit. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration in the U.S. forecasts not only more hurricanes than ever but says they will be unusually intense both along the U.S. and canadian atlantic coast. Jackson proskow takes us through what is predicted and how those with property in storm-prone areas may pay a price in more ways than one. >> Reporter: hurricane otis seemed to come out of nowhere. Decimating acapulco after rapidly intensifying from a category 1 to a category 5 in a single day. That nightmare scenario could happen again and again this year. >> This season is looking to be

an extraordinary one in a number of ways. >> Reporter: never have american forecasters been so certain of a violent hurricane season, calling for eight to 13 hurricanes with four to seven major storms of category 3 or higher. All fueled by record warm ocean temperatures in the atlantic. >> They are equivalent to what we would normally see during august, and they are dramatically warmer than in 2005. >> Reporter: 2005 was the year that brought katrina, which killed over 1800 people and caused upwards of $125 billion in damage. Since then, climate change has supercharged the ingredients for hurricanes. >> The most intense hurricanes will become more intense. That was a projection of the last ipcc report. At the same time, the rainfall associated with hurricanes is also projected to become more intense. >> Reporter: canada's hurricane centre warns storms could also be stronger as they make their way north, like 2022's hurricane fiona. The costliest weather event in atlantic canadian history. The risks haven't stopped people from flocking to the coast. Places like florida have witnessed a population boom in the last decade even as some home insurance providers pull out entirely. >> Some insurers are cutting back, and that's making it challenging for some homeowners to find coverage in these high-risk states. >> Reporter: that will all but certainly raise the costs of the next major hurricane to make landfall, making the dire forecast a wake-up call about our vulnerability to more frequent and more extreme storms. Jackson proskow, global news, washington. >> Dawna: the president of france says he will not force through controversial electoral reforms that have sparked deadly riots in the french pacific territory of new caledonia. Emmanuel macron flew to the main island to deliver his message in person, hoping it will restore calm. Mike armstrong reports. >> Reporter: after 24 hours in the air travelling from france to new caledonia in the south pacific, one of the first things the french president did was take to the air again. Emmanuel macron flew over some of the areas hit by riots and roadblocks. He then promised that within days, peace would be restored. Macron says police will go street by street, roadblock by roadblock, and reopen every neighbourhood. The deadly riots that have gripped new caledonia for 11 days have left hundreds of people injured and at least six dead. Major thoroughfares are still closed, blocked by protesters. While part of macron's message @thursday was about toughness. He's moved in more than 1300 extra police officers and soldiers as well as extra judges. More than 260 people have been arrested. But the other side of macron's visit is one of diplomacy. He spent much of the day meeting with political leaders from both sides of the conflict with, he said, a spirit of openness. Macron now says he will delay the controversial voting reforms adopted last week in paris. They would expand the electoral roles in new caledonia, making anyone who's lived in the territory for at least ten years eligible to vote. But change is strongly opposed by indigenous groups, who say it would dilute their political power. The kanac people make up just over 40% of new caledonia's population. >> The government [indiscernible] the ministers. They're bringing back the war here in new caledonia, the civil war here. >> Reporter: now macron's trip is meant to quell tensions, but he's also firmly admitting that in the coming days there will be massive police operations. He says the state of emergency won't be lifted until the barricades are moved out, and the extra police may be sticking around long after that. Mike armstrong, global news, montréal. >> Dawna: ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, was pounded by russian missiles today. At least seven people were killed. The attack destroyed a large printing facility, which publishes about one-third of ukraine's books. Troops are struggling to hold off russian soldiers fighting an intense cross-border offensive. Ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says the attack shows russia is taking advantage of ukraine's lack of air defences, and he begged world leaders to be more decisive with military support.

>>> The U.S. is expected to announce another $275 million in ammunition and artillery for ukraine tomorrow. It will be the fourth installment of military aid since congress passed the long-delayed foreign defence bill last month. >>> Here in canada, the federal government is planning an important change to how second generation children born abroad to canadian citizens gain citizenship. Former conservative prime minister stephen harper's government changed the law so that canadian parents who were born abroad could not pass down their citizenship unless their child was born in canada. McKENZIE gray explains what's changing and its potential impact. >> Reporter: a new move from ottawa to bring home so-called lost canadians. >> There's no doubt that canadian citizenship is highly valued and recognized around the world. We want a citizenship to be fair, accessible, and clear and transparent rules. >> Reporter: currently if someone is born to a canadian outside the country, they couldn't pass on their canadian passport to their child if that child was also born abroad. With the change, citizenship could be passed along as long as their parent spent a total of three years in canada before their kid was born or adopted. >> I love you guys. >> Reporter: that will allow the kids of boston resident katherine burton to become canadian. >> They want to come here, they want to learn language, they want to go to school here, they want to do so many things here because this is what they consider home. >> Reporter: the liberals forced to make the modification after an ontario superior court ruled the law limiting citizenship was unconstitutional. >>it will be the first time that the citizenship act is actually charter compliant. >> Reporter: the old rules imposed in 2009 by the then conservative government after they spent $94 million repatriating around 14,000 canadian citizens during the war in lebanon. Evacuees, many in the harper government, viewed as canadians of convenience. A part of an estimated group of over 4 million canadian citizens living outside the country who can access canadian social services like health care and reduced university tuition while paying little to no taxes. >> We don't have the same system as in the U.S. where if you're an american citizen, regardless of where you live, you have to fill your income tax report every year. >> Reporter: the immigration minister was unable to say how many new canadians there would be from these changes, but dawna, a report released from the senate estimated 2 million canadians living abroad obtained their citizenship by descent. >> Dawna: McKENZIE gray in ottawa, thanks.

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