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The Peak Daily
Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three biggest Canadian and global business stories in less than 10 minutes.
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Dream big 💤 - Marty Supreme meets the movie marketing moment, Bombardier is flying high. 23.12.2025 6:38
We could finally be done with the stale Hollywood marketing cycle of Jimmy Kimmel appearances, sleepy podcast circuits, and forced red carpet smiles. Bombardier is heading into 2026 flying higher than a tricked-out private jet
GunAmerican 🔫 - American guns are flooding into Canada, Ottawa tackles money laundering 22.12.2025 5:20
Lax U.S. gun laws are flooding Canada’s black market for firearms. One of Canada’s 2026 resolutions is to crack down on money laundering, and this year they’re actually going to do it for real, okay?
Friend of the pod 🎙️ - YouTube and Netflix battle over podcasts, Aviation startup bets on odd plane. 19.12.2025 19:04
The unexplainable desire to watch our favourite podcast hosts talk into a microphone has created a new frontier in the streaming wars. Is this weird-looking jet the future of air travel?
Pop drop 📉 - Canada sees largest population dip on record, Oracle shares slide. 18.12.2025 7:13
Ottawa has pulled off a tire-squealing U-turn on immigration. It’s a rough time to be an Ellison-run company.
Put it in reverse ⚙️ - Ford gives up on electric F150s, Buy Canadian Policy comes into effect. 17.12.2025 16:37
Even an electric version of the world's best-selling truck couldn’t get people to give up the gas pump. The federal government's new Buy Canadian Policy officially came into effect yesterday, as Ottawa looks to turn grocery aisle sloganeering into a concrete national investment strategy
Let a hundred qubits bloom 🌼 - Ottawa tries to retain quantum companies, The PM’s dictionary dispute. 16.12.2025 16:14
If there’s one thing more painful than seeing Canada lose to the Americans in hockey , it’s seeing promising Canadian companies pull up stakes and move south of the border. Canadian editors are in a dictionary dispute with the Carney government.
Touching grass 🌱- U.S. warms up to weed, Prediction markets grapple with corruption. 15.12.2025 6:11
About 45 years after Ronald Reagan called it the most dangerous drug in America, the U.S. government seems to be warming up to weed. We are quickly discovering that “financializing everything” through prediction markets also creates endless opportunities for corruption.
Wish upon a star 💫- Disney and OpenAI join forces, Major Projects Office looks for workers. 12.12.2025 7:47
The U.S. is pursuing another measure that makes it seem like it no longer cares about international tourism as a GDP contributor. Canadians might be feeling pinched, but a steady diet of live entertainment seems to be a non-negotiable.
Social snooping 👀- U.S. proposes invasive travel measures, Canadians spend big on entertainment. 11.12.2025 7:49
The U.S. is pursuing another measure that makes it seem like it no longer cares about international tourism as a GDP contributor. Canadians might be feeling pinched, but a steady diet of live entertainment seems to be a non-negotiable.
No scrolling 📵- New defence agency awards first contract, Australian social media ban begins. 10.12.2025 8:13
Like all of us this time of year, Canada is looking for ways to buy new stuff for less. There are going to be some extremely irritable Australian kids this morning. Spare a thought for their parents.
I’m melting 🍦- Biggest ice cream company makes market debut; Canada lures foreign doctors. 09.12.2025 11:08
The classic chant “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream” may no longer be a totally accurate observation. Canada is asking “what’s up doc?” to foreign-trained physicians looking to plant roots.
Sun or strike 😎- Air Transit cancels flights as strike looms, CRA objections soar. 08.12.2025 5:20
Just three months after the last Canadian airline strike brought travel plans to a halt, we’re on the verge of an untimely sequel. A record number of Canadian taxpayers are having to correct the CRA’s work.
Slop bowl slump 🥗 - The lunch crowd is falling out of love with bowls, Hims & Hers enters Canada. 05.12.2025 8:25
Young people are starting to sour on the idea of a $17 lunch bowl that looks like a burrito was hit by a bus and thrown in a cardboard container. There’s a new entrant in the race to offer Canadians generic Ozempic.
Keep it in cheque 💳 - Big banks cut chequing account fees, Switzerland votes down tax reform. 04.12.2025 7:12
A silent but deadly budget killer is starting to be reined in. For Switzerland, luring wealthy foreigners is as proud a part of its cultural heritage as Alpine skiing, masterfully made timepieces, and Toblerone.
Code red 🔴 - Google has OpenAI in a panic, Scholastic turns a new page with office sale. 03.12.2025 8:07
OpenAI started the AI race in a full sprint while its competitors were still lacing up their shoes. Scholastic is making big changes to ensure that its book fairs aren’t just a relic of Zillenial memories.
Judge ye not 👨⚖️ - Courts are tossing out criminal cases, Canada and the EU get defensive. 02.12.2025 16:07
A bottleneck of cases in Canadian courtrooms is leading to thousands of violent crimes going untried. After a period of flirtation, Canada and Europe are making their defence relationship official.
Holiday splurge 🛍️ - Canadians nab Black Friday deals, Honda’s space ambitions are taking off. 01.12.2025 6:53
Black Friday splurges may leave many Canadians in the red come the new year. One small step for man, one giant leap for automakers moonlighting as rocket scientists.
Pinky promise 🤝 - Ottawa and Alberta reach pipeline deal, Molson Coors sues alleged embezzler. 28.11.2025 5:49
Facing an oil pipeline conundrum, Ottawa is trying to kill two birds with one stone. One of Canada’s top purveyors of watery beers is accusing an ex-employee of skimming some foam off the top.
In the soup 🥫 - Gifts cards are this year’s hottest gift, Campbell’s says its chicken isn’t 3D-printed 27.11.2025 7:49
It’s the classic gift you buy your nephew when he grows out of his dinosaur phase. It might also be the hottest holiday present of the year. Campbell’s is on the defence after some soup-er incriminating leaked audio.
Citation needed 📄 - AI hallucinations invade government reports, Landlord software gets reined in. 26.11.2025 8:40
Just because a study has a long, jargon-filled title, that doesn’t mean it’s real. The company accused of driving up your rent is quietly settling a price-fixing lawsuit.
Dupe duels 👬 - Quince faces a dupe lawsuit, Cigarettes are staging a cultural comeback 25.11.2025 8:58
The king of the holiday gift guide is taking on the (alleged) king of the dupes. Hollywood A-listers are convincing Gen Z that cigarettes — while they may kill you — are still cooler than puffing on a vape that looks like a portable phone charger.
Wheelin’ and dealin’ ♠️ - Carney plays Let's Make a Deal, Montreal rides pension cash to a transit win 24.11.2025 6:22
Canada’s foreign policy is now all about the Benjamins — or in this case, the Bordens . Torontonians, look away: Montreal’s new train upgrade is going to make your morning streetcar delay feel even worse.
Loosen up 🤙- Canada’s lending regulator wants to loosen up loans, Questrade adds new tools. 21.11.2025 7:15
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) — the supervisor of our federally regulated lenders — wants to free up more credit for your next business venture. One of Canada’s first online trading platforms is rolling out new tools to attract the booming hordes of Canadian daytraders (or at least people who lurk in r/WallStreetBets).
Coming down the pipe 👆- Halal investing is going mainstream, Ottawa and Alberta to reach pipeline deal. 20.11.2025 6:50
A Canadian startup is throwing its hat in the ring of the $5.4 trillion halal financing market. Things haven’t exactly been peachy between Ottawa and Alberta over the past few years, but the two are willing to put differences aside in pursuit of a common goal: moving more oil.
Burst into tiers 😢- Alberta pursues two-tiered healthcare, Canada has a research problem. 19.11.2025 8:08
Alberta’s government has drafted legislation that would allow doctors to work at both private and public institutions simultaneously. For a country so rich in brainpower, Canada is having an oddly hard time figuring out how to use it.
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