The Peak Daily

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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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The Peak Daily episodes:

05.31.2024
Hanging up
With the promise of cheap housing and good jobs filling subway and billboard ads across the country, herds of young people have moved to Alberta’s comparatively cheaper pastures. Canadian lenders are still feeling the effects of high interest rates on earnings,...
05.29.2024
Movie hangover
This past weekend, Canadian and U.S. box office numbers were down 40% compared to last year, after disappointing new releases by both Furiosa and Garfield. In fact, it was one of the weakest Memorial Day weekends seen at the movies...
05.28.2024
Movie hangover
This past weekend, Canadian and U.S. box office numbers were down 40% compared to last year, after disappointing new releases by both Furiosa and Garfield. In fact, it was one of the weakest Memorial Day weekends seen at the movies...
05.24.2024
No baggage ✈️ – WestJet rolls out cheap seats, Shein and Temu imports are overwhelming.
Air travel is starting to feel more and more like building a Chipotle bowl: If you want the good stuff, it’s going to cost you. Online bargain bin giants like Shein and Temu have benefitted from long-standing tax breaks forgoing duties...
05.23.2024
Low risk
Tariffs recently announced by the U.S. on a slew of Chinese imports have forced Canada to answer some tough questions about its climate plans. Western Canada has seen an early start to the wildfire season, but some new high-tech cameras are...
05.22.2024
Trade tribulations
Tariffs recently announced by the U.S. on a slew of Chinese imports have forced Canada to answer some tough questions about its climate plans. Western Canada has seen an early start to the wildfire season, but some new high-tech cameras are...
05.17.2024
Up in flames
Jumping on the train might seem like a nice alternative to a traffic jam… until you realize your train is also sitting in a traffic jam. Unlike the mythological bird of the same name, the federal government’s Phoenix payroll system is...
05.16.2024
High fashion
Canada Goose — the iconic Canadian brand that began by making jackets for park rangers before pivoting to making status symbols for Bay Street traders — is getting even bougier. The value of global sports TV contracts is set to reach...
05.15.2024
Northern lights
A powerful solar storm over the weekend created more than a brilliant light show for people across the country — it also caused technological headaches for farmers. To curb rising auto theft in the province, the Ontario government is taking a...
05.14.2024
Encoure
GameStop shares surged ~72% yesterday after Keith Gill, the man best known for driving the meme stock mania of 2021 under the name “Roaring Kitty,” came back onto social media after a three-year hiatus. As of writing, the X post...
05.10.2024
Business students
Despite glaring labour shortages in sectors like healthcare, education and skilled trades, Canada has long favoured business students when granting international student visas. On the docket for this summer: worship the sun, rediscover that you have a personality, and… the weather...
05.09.2024
Lethal lemonades
Don’t do illicit drugs in public in B.C. It’s, once again, illegal. And also, ya know, dangerous. Once crowned the world’s coolest street, a bustling stretch of Montreal’s Wellington Street will be off-limits to cars this summer. Celebrating something? Let us know...
05.08.2024
Fired up
If you’re having a bad start to the work day, at least be grateful you don’t have to deal with Molotov cocktails at the workplace. Intact, a property insurer, is launching a pilot program to reduce wildfire the damage to homes...
05.07.2024
Dirty laundry
After filling doctors' prescription pads in the U.S., Wegovy is taking its talents north of the border. For well over a year, Bay Street wondered what TD had done to find itself at the heart of a U.S. money laundering probe....
05.02.2024
Don’t snooze on cruises
Ontario is hoping the promise of less time sitting in the classroom will convince more students to swap their notebooks for hard hats. As post-IPO performances from shoe brands and vanity social media platforms disappoint, investors are looking to the Seven...
05.01.2024
Ready to roll — Trans Mountain expansion opens, Businesses are jet-setting, Saying bye to coal.
For the last decade, the Trans Mountain pipeline has been like the kid that just keeps asking their parents for more money. Today, it finally has something to show for all that cash. After a three-year hiatus, business travellers are wiping...
04.30.2024
Fed-up grocers
For thousands of Canadians, their relationship with Loblaws has reached the breaking point. Many of us feel like we work too many hours, though almost none of us are told this by the federal government. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
04.29.2024
Prime time
Amazon is spending billions of dollars to make sure fans have to get Prime to watch the Raptors lose. Now might be a good time to book that trip to Japan you’ve been dreaming of because your loonie is going to...
04.26.2024
Productivity problems
Like a rapper officially releasing a leaked diss track, Honda has dropped a long-awaited project that’s making waves throughout the industry. Even with AI tools, highly caffeinated beverages, and a roster of podcasts eager to tell us all how to work...
04.25.2024
Healthy pop
Just like a space probe hurtling through deep space, Indigenous investing is only going up. The way things are trending, a nice fizzy drink could soon replace your morning vitamins. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
04.24.2024
Grocers wanted
Things coming to Canada this year: Shake Shack, the Eras Tour, and… a unionized Amazon warehouse? A group of delegates will spend the week in the nation's capital comparing notes on why plastic is, in fact, not so fantastic. Celebrating something? Let...
04.23.2024
Grocers wanted
Things coming to Canada this year: Shake Shack, the Eras Tour, and… a unionized Amazon warehouse? A group of delegates will spend the week in the nation's capital comparing notes on why plastic is, in fact, not so fantastic. Celebrating something? Let...
04.22.2024
Tesla slashes prices in major markets. The world’s top-selling EV maker is again cutting prices on popular models by nearly US$2,000 in the U.S., China and Germany as it tries to keep pace in the acce
Québec workers reject Airbus contract offer. The roughly 1,300 unionized workers at the Mirabel, Québec Airbus plant have rejected a third contract offer from the plane manufacturer, with almost 70% of members voting against the agreement. The Québec plant manufactures...
04.19.2024
Mob ties
You think La Casa Nostra don’t have a piece of da pie in da Great White North? Ayyy, fuhgeddaboudit The only thing more impressive than the player's soon-to-be-grown playoff beards is the total at the bottom of the NHL balance sheet...
04.18.2024
Retro kicks
It’s a tough day for people who bet on themselves. Business at Adidas is booming this year. If you’re wondering why, just go for a walk around town and count how many pairs of Sambas you see walking the street. Celebrating something?...
04.17.2024
Wealth tax
With so many plans already announced, we were left wondering what the feds would actually unveil at this year’s budget meeting. The answer? A tax to pay for all those plans. Canadians' favourite spot for a double-double and an Old Fashioned...
04.16.2024
Budget day
It’s Budget Day 2024, and the theme for this year is "generational fairness.” While that’s not as exciting a theme as “year of efficiency” or “murder mystery,” it does sound like a nice idea. Everybody knows that Canada needs more healthcare workers,...
04.15.2024
Self-driving sale
Violence in the Middle East escalated over the weekend with an Iranian attack on Israel. Tesla is hoping that a good old-fashioned sale will get more customers to buy into the whole self-driving car thing. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
04.12.2024
Stadium revamp
Much like a lazy student tired of writing essays, the federal government loves using AI. The Jays might have a losing record right now, but their stadium is turning into a real winner. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
04.11.2024
Lies and statistics
New hardest way to earn 50 grand just dropped: winning the Olympic 400-metre hurdles. When it comes to inequality, Canada may not be so different from our southern neighbours after all. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
04.10.2024
Crabby
Crab fishers in Newfoundland and Labrador are sick and tired of being pinched — not by crabs, but by what they feel are unfair industry pricing practices. The federal government sees your $20 per month ChatGPT subscription and raises it by...
04.10.2024
Firepower
After catching flack for not spending enough on defence, the feds fished around their proverbial couch cushions and came up with a hefty chunk of change. While RBC has been focused on formalizing its new relationship with HSBC, a secret relationship...
04.05.2024
Throwing shade
Total Solar Eclipse 2024: A once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness the celestial event, and a great excuse to stick an Oreo on a doughnut and charge extra for it. With Canada rushing to build housing, it should be no surprise that some...
04.04.2024
Walking back
Disney can return to making magic after showing its critics that Bob Iger is here to stay. In the era of AI, remember this maxim, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Celebrating something? Let us know here:...
04.03.2024
EV slowdown
Like a deadbeat dad missing his child’s softball game, Tesla’s sales numbers were a massive disappointment. For many students, getting into med school feels like winning the lottery. And soon, for some of them, it will literally be like winning the...
04.02.2024
Makeover
If you spotted an RBC on your commute this morning you could have sworn was an HSBC, don’t worry, you’re not going crazy… The fight to get kids to stop scrolling on TikTok has gone from the classroom to the court. Celebrating...
03.28.2024
Sentencing day ⛓️ — It’s SBF sentencing day. Canada takes a work trip to Vietnam.
Place your bets, folks. Will the fallen crypto wunderkind spend his life behind bars or have a brief stop-over in the big house? Canada is hoping to take its relationship with Vietnam to the next level. Celebrating something? Let us know here:...
03.27.2024
Watch and learn
Warning: the Easter Bunny might be dropping off fewer chocolate eggs than usual this year. There could be a new category for your Spotify Wrapped this year: number of new skills and concepts mastered. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
03.26.2024
Record breaking port
The Port of Vancouver: It’s huge, it’s salty, it’s not very efficient, and it can teach us a thing or two about the state of Canada’s economy. Canada’s top court is hearing a case about an oh-so-common travel nightmare: flight cancellations. Celebrating...
03.25.2024
Light speed
A drastic Donald Trump campaign promise has got the feds in a frenzy (and no, it’s not about building a really big border wall). We’re one step closer to being able to fly from Vancouver to Tokyo in 6 hours —...
03.22.2024
Apply lawsuit
This budget season, provinces are primed to rack up more debt than us during the holidays. Apple just got thrown into a real-life game of Monopoly that it probably wants absolutely no part of. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
03.21.2024
Election reform
Canadians who say they don’t have the time to vote on election day could soon be left looking for a new excuse. We tried to avoid this, we really did. But it’s gotten to the point that it can’t be ignored. Celebrating...
03.20.2024
No more ice cream
Like a vanilla cone on a scorching July day, Unilever’s faith in its ice cream biz is melting. One of Canada’s top biotech prospects has been called up to the big leagues. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
03.19.2024
LinkedIn’s next play
Attention all you jobseekers and headhunters out there: invest in a headset, a gaming chair, and a whole bunch of Mountain Dew Code Red — because LinkedIn is for gamers now. Canada is buddying up with its pilsner-drinking, schnitzel-eating allies to...
03.18.2024
Measles is back
File this story under “diseases you thought you could stop worrying about”: Experts are worried that a recent surge in measles cases could soon get worse as kids return from the March break holidays. The odds that Boeing’s quality control issues...
03.15.2024
Athleisure
As the situation worsens in Haiti, some Canadian diplomats are getting out. As ‘athleisure’ and ‘quiet luxury’ continue to dominate fashion trends, one Canadian menswear store that made its name with formalwear is trying to keep up with the times. Celebrating something?...
03.14.2024
Canadian pensions love India
Canadian-Indian relations might be, shall we say, testy right now. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at the investments Canadian pension funds are making. While Alberta formally ended its “Alberta is Calling” advertising campaign last year meant to attract workers...
03.13.2024
American meat
Encrypted messaging app Telegram is mulling a U.S.-listed IPO, its owner Pavel Durov told the Financial Times, after surpassing 900 million monthly active users and projecting it will hit profitability within the next year thanks to newfound ad dollars. Some new...
03.12.2024
How open banking works
In next month’s federal budget, the feds are poised to put forward a framework legislation to bring open banking to the financial system. What is that, exactly? We’re glad you asked. Niagara Falls, the CN Tower, and even the world’s largest...
03.11.2024
Gold rush
Sure, it’s easy to poke fun at cheesy cash-for-gold infomercials, but maybe the Russell Olivers of the world knew something we didn’t about where gold prices were heading. The plan to bring the excitement of day trading to the experience of buying a...

What's The Peak Daily about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Peak Daily episodes:

Hanging up

Movie hangover

Movie hangover

No baggage ✈️ – WestJet rolls out cheap seats, Shein and Temu imports are overwhelming.

Low risk

Trade tribulations

Up in flames

High fashion

Northern lights

Encoure

Business students

Lethal lemonades

Fired up

Dirty laundry

Don’t snooze on cruises

Ready to roll — Trans Mountain expansion opens, Businesses are jet-setting, Saying bye to coal.

Fed-up grocers

Prime time

Productivity problems

Healthy pop

Grocers wanted

Grocers wanted

Tesla slashes prices in major markets. The world’s top-selling EV maker is again cutting prices on popular models by nearly US$2,000 in the U.S., China and Germany as it tries to keep pace in the acce

Mob ties

Retro kicks

Wealth tax

Budget day

Self-driving sale

Stadium revamp

Lies and statistics

Crabby

Firepower

Throwing shade

Walking back

EV slowdown

Makeover

Sentencing day ⛓️ — It’s SBF sentencing day. Canada takes a work trip to Vietnam.

Watch and learn

Record breaking port

Light speed

Apply lawsuit

Election reform

No more ice cream

LinkedIn’s next play

Measles is back

Athleisure

Canadian pensions love India

American meat

How open banking works

Gold rush