The Peak Daily

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 not going to rise from the ashes.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 US$62.4 billion this year. The NFL alone accounts for ~20% of that total.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 page out of our parents’ playbook and threatening to take away driving privileges: A new law will introduce driver's licence suspensions of at least 10 years for some convicted car thieves.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 has attracted more than 16 million views.Movie theatres hope that adding a few bells and whistles will distract you from the fact that they’re not playing anything you actually want to see.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 pattern change you learned about in Grade 8?Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 in Western Canada this year.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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. After a long, mysterious wait, we’ve got some answers.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 Seas for new buys.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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 the dust off their old carry-ons and saying sayonara to their home offices.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO