The Peak / Curiouscast

The Peak Daily

News EN ↓ 1032 episodes

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.

Author

The Peak / Curiouscast

Category

News

Podcast website

anchor.fm

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Air time 📱-Canadian companies take on scammers, Apple rolls out iPhone Air. 10.09.2025

Some of Canada’s biggest companies are building the Avengers equivalent of a fraud-fighting team. At this rate, the 2027 iPhone lineup will be able to fit in your wallet.

Liquid loonie 💲- National Bank bets on Canadian stablecoin, Alternative sports leagues rake in cash 09.09.2025

We could soon have a new loonie that can’t get lost in the couch cushions.  If you’ve been hoarding a brilliant idea for a new sports league, now’s the time to pitch it. 

Hollywood gamers 🎮  -  The big screen embraces games, Canada’s EV mandate on life support 08.09.2025

Hollywood wants to give video games a big screen update. Hook up that IV and get out Tylenol because Canada’s EV mandate isn’t looking all that healthy.

Protein Craze 🍗 - Starbucks gets in on the protein trend, Trade talks inch forward. 05.09.2025

All those fitness influencers telling everyone to eat protein may have more influence than you think. Sometimes even small things can feel like big victories…

The slump continues 📉  -  Canadian labour productivity falls, Top illegal sports streamer shut down. 04.09.2025

If you thought Canada’s economy couldn’t get any worse, then you haven’t seen the latest labour productivity numbers. The NFL season kicks off today with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Dallas Cowboys.

Divorce in aisle five 💔  -   Kraft Heinz is breaking up, Ottawa calls on the CRA to shape up. 03.09.2025

After 10 years together, the marriage of two snack food giants has gone bad, like a bottle of expired mayo, or a moldy bowl of KD. Having trouble reaching someone at the CRA? The good (and bad) news is you’re not alone.

Off the air 🔌  -   Pulling the plug on Family Channel, The world just can’t quit coal. 29.08.2025

The channel you likely watched High School Musical on for the first time will soon be gone. Like Halloween ’s Michael Myers, no matter what you do, coal just won’t go away.

Tough talk 😠  -   ChatGPT to bolster mental health safeguards, It’s a hot bank earnings season. 28.08.2025

ChatGPT is being trained to get better at handling delicate mental health situations. Some say summer is the best season. Others, winter. For Canadian bankers? This year, it’s earnings season

Build me up, buttercup 🌼  -   Ottawa announces two new nation-building projects, Wages slow for job hoppers. 27.08.2025

With the U.S. playing hard to get, Canada is laying the foundation to have a lot more Europe in its life. The key to securing better pay might no longer be cavorting with LinkedIn headhunters, but hanging on to your current role for dear life instead.

What’s in store? 🏬  -    Simons expands its retail footprint, Meta chatbots have a safety problem 15.08.2025

On the bloody retail battlefield, one of Canada's oldest family-owned businesses is fighting to be the last department store standing. A new Reuters investigation has confirmed troubling details about how Meta has designed its AI chatbots to behave, particularly with minors.

Hit the slopes 🎿  -   Vail cuts prices for its ski passes, New Yorkers are returning to the office. 14.08.2025

Skiing costs an arm and a leg, but after a season of slumping sales, Vail is willing to let customers keep at least one limb. In a troubling sign for the remote work revolution, briefcase-carrying Manhattanites have fully returned to their natural habitat.

Keep your shirt on 👕  -   Canada looks northward for trade, AI legaltech is a booming business. 13.08.2025

In a bid to take over dresser drawers across North America, one of Canada’s largest clothing brands is ready to cut a big cheque. If you know a canola farmer, give them a hug today. They could really use it.

Separate ways 💔 - Open Text fires its CEO, Senior housing demand is soaring. 12.08.2025

Life comes at you fast. One day, you’re chatting with BNN Bloomberg about how swell your company is performing; the next, you’re in the unemployment line. Senior housing has quietly become the hottest play in Canada’s real estate market, but for anyone who wants to actually live in one, the situation is looking a bit grim.

Breaking the ice 🧊  -   Canada looks northward for trade, AI legaltech is a booming business. 08.08.2025

The polar bear capital of the world could very well be the answer to Canada’s trade woes. An AI company is planting its flag in Canada with a mission to make lawyers’ workdays more efficient, giving them more time to save the world and chase ambulances — we kid, we kid

AI North 🤖  -   Cohere rolls out a homegrown AI agent, The U.S. pulls vaccine research funding. 07.08.2025

Canada’s got a new homegrown AI tool that minds its own business… and yours. The U.S. continues to stray farther away from the global health consensus.

Dairy dumping 🐮  -   Canada and U.S. dairy disputes escalate, Canada slips on generic drug approvals. 06.08.2025

The newest wedge driving Canada and the U.S. apart? Skimmed milk powder, apparently. Like a straight-A high schooler whose grades drop at university, Health Canada is struggling with an increased workload.

15.6 billion hours ⏳  -   People are using AI every day, Australia lifts longtime Canadian beef ban. 31.07.2025

We now spend over 15 minutes a day using AI as our meal planner, personal assistant, and deeply unqualified therapist. Canadian beef is back on the menu Down Under.

Fees and bees 🐝  -   DoorDash defends drip pricing, New study about bees causes big buzz. 30.07.2025

DoorDash is fighting for its right to charge you $25 to have a $12 burger delivered to your door. Newly published research has the beekeeping world abuzz — but not in a good way.

Unproductive 📉  -   AI hasn’t made Canadians more productive, Staycations are saving tourism. 29.07.2025

With the worst productivity crisis in the G7, Canada is banking on AI to turn things around. So far, it hasn’t gone to plan. More Canadian travellers are content to roam at home.

Fighting fires 🔥  -   Feds launch wildfire research group, investigating the Sydney Sweeney Effect. 25.07.2025

Ottawa wants to bring together the best and brightest from around the world to tackle one of Canada’s most pressing challenges. The favourite mall store of 14-year-olds in 2009 is popping off thanks to one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars — call it the “Sydney Sweeney Effect.”

Big in Japan 🇯🇵  -   Japan and the U.S. agree to trade deal, Meme stock frenzy has returned. 24.07.2025

The framework for potential U.S. trade deals is starting to shape up. The retail investing craze that inspired a predictably mediocre Hollywood movie is vying for a sequel.

Shopping spree 🛒  -   Canadian investors head south for stocks, Microsoft lets hackers walk in. 23.07.2025

Many Canadians are happy to swap their California Cabernet for a Niagara Pinot Noir, but when it comes to their portfolios, they’re not bailing on the U.S. Microsoft may have accidentally left a hacker-sized door open to hundreds of thousands of organizations.

Make or break 📬  -   Canada Post workers vote on contract offer, Ikea bets big on smarthome tech. 22.07.2025

It’s high noon for Canada’s national postal service. Having already mastered the arts of furniture building and meatball making, Ikea has set its sights on a new chapter.

Prices get personal 💵 - Delta uses AI to price airfare, Alberta bets big on sovereign wealth fund. 21.07.2025

Airlines are turning to AI to figure out just how much we’re willing to splurge on our summer vacations. Look out Norway and Saudi Arabia — Alberta is back in the sovereign wealth fund game.

Cold shoulder 🥶  -    Couche-Tard abandons 7-Eleven takeover, A new report on UFO research. 18.07.2025

After nearly a year of getting ghosted by 7-Eleven, Canada’s convenience store king has gotten the message that it’s time to start seeing other people. Flying saucer research is no longer just the domain of the tin-foil hat crowd, as the federal government could soon be watching the skies.

Listen to the The Peak Daily podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.