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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Jan 9, 2026 • 7min
📈 Avert your eyes kids
Rogers is worried about kids’ screen time and cottage cheese is having a moment. Plus, a new underwater cable is on the way connecting an Ontario power plant to Toronto.
Jan 8, 2026 • 7min
📈 It’s not easy being Greenland
The U.S. is considering annexing Greenland, raising alarms among Denmark and NATO. Meanwhile, air travel is evolving with the development of eVTOLs, potentially revolutionizing urban transport. Joby Aviation's new Ohio facility is ramping up production of air taxis. There are also implications for Canada as a joint regulatory roadmap with the U.S. could simplify future approvals. On the energy front, the U.S. plans to take control of Venezuelan oil sales, which could impact both nations significantly.
Jan 7, 2026 • 7min
📈 Let’s get AI physical
Nvidia unveils self-driving car system at CES which might be a good thing, because you can apparently by illicit drug on Instagram and Facebook. Plus, just how big was Taylor Swift Eras Tour effect on Toronto’s economy?
Jan 6, 2026 • 7min
📈 Chill pill - Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill has arrived
Novo Nordisk launches weight-loss pill while the Feds look into earthquake insurance. Plus, Maduro’s (first) day in court, Christia Freeland’s new job and one very, very expensive tuna.
Jan 5, 2026 • 7min
From Caracas to Calgary - Why what’s happening in Venezuela matters to Canada
Plus, DeepSeek boasts a new AI breakthrough and another Chinese company, BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world’s largest EV seller.
Dec 23, 2025 • 8min
Dream big 💤 - Marty Supreme meets the movie marketing moment, Bombardier is flying high.
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
Dec 22, 2025 • 7min
GunAmerican 🔫 - American guns are flooding into Canada, Ottawa tackles money laundering
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?
Dec 19, 2025 • 20min
Friend of the pod 🎙️ - YouTube and Netflix battle over podcasts, Aviation startup bets on odd plane.
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?
Dec 18, 2025 • 8min
Pop drop 📉 - Canada sees largest population dip on record, Oracle shares slide.
Ottawa has pulled off a tire-squealing U-turn on immigration.
It’s a rough time to be an Ellison-run company.
Dec 17, 2025 • 18min
Put it in reverse ⚙️ - Ford gives up on electric F150s, Buy Canadian Policy comes into effect.
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
