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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Mar 5, 2024 • 9min
Expensive tickets 🎟️— It’s pricer than ever to have fun, just ask Raptors fans. Cities are looking for a place to park new homes.
It’s getting more and more expensive to see sweaty men jump really high these days.In the midst of a housing shortage, city officials are looking to build homes on top of some of the country's ~97 million parking spaces.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 4, 2024 • 8min
No more news 🗞️ — Canada looks for answers to mineral slump. Meta’s retiring from the newsroom.
Canadian miners explore new pricing system to compete globally, while Meta bids farewell to news industry. Podcast also discusses challenges in mining industry, Meta's impact on news publishers, and international affairs like Canada's sanctions on Russia and Cairo's ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.
Feb 29, 2024 • 9min
Card games 🃏 — Alberta says “no” to rampant renewables. Sports cards reel in big bucks.
After lifting a seven-month ban on new renewable energy projects, Alberta has introduced rules restricting where future developments can set up shop in order to keep prime agricultural lands for farmers and preserve the province’s “pristine viewscapes.”Sure, trading stocks is cool and all, but have you tried trading your old sports cards?Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 28, 2024 • 8min
Brain drain 🧠 — Banks brace for bad loans, Canadian miners are fleeing.
Scores of Canadian lawyers have fled for the bright lights of New York in recent years, clearly inspired by the undying popularity of Suits.Canadian Bank Earnings Week is underway, and while we admit it’s not as exhilarating as Shark Week, it can teach us some valuable lessons about the murky waters of the economy.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 27, 2024 • 7min
Coming in hot 💻 — Proposed online safety laws come in hot. Germany legalizes recreational cannabis.
Today in news that we’re sure politicians will take in super chill fashion, the federal justice minister unveiled the first draft of a long-awaited Online Harms Act.This year’s Oktoberfest celebrations could have a much chiller vibe, and it’s all thanks to some weed-loving lawmakers in Germany.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 26, 2024 • 8min
Grounded 🛬 — Another budget airline bites the dust. Why chocolate prices are high, and likely going higher.
In what’s probably the most rational decision the company’s made since changing its name from Jet Naked, Lynx Air has decided it’s time to throw in the towel.Got a sweet tooth? Now might be a good time to replenish your personal Strategic Chocolate Reserve, because already-high prices for cocoa-based treats are only going up.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 23, 2024 • 8min
Smoke ‘em 🚬 — Running out of pipeline capacity. Banning menthol cigarettes.
Like us trying to do spreadsheets while also taking a Zoom call, Canada’s pipelines are at full capacity.Menthol cigarette bans are helping make the phrase “smoke ’em if you got ’em” obsolete.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 22, 2024 • 9min
Vintage wine 🍷 — Cold snap lays B.C.’s wine crop to waste. Uber launches delivery robots in Japan
If you stumble across a bottle of 2024 vintage B.C. wine when perusing the liquor store this year, we recommend you pick it up. It could be a collector’s item one day.A new army of robots is coming… but don’t worry, they’re not trying to take over the world, they’re just here to deliver your McDonalds.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 21, 2024 • 9min
Cybercrime setback 💻 — The law locks out LockBit hackers. Alberta’s tourism industry gets new immigration stream.
A shadowy international syndicate of cybercriminals just got a taste of its own medicine.As people keep flocking to Alberta’s picturesque mountains, the province is struggling to find enough workers to staff the businesses needed to keep the tourism industry afloat.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 20, 2024 • 8min
Hat trick 🏒 — Women’s hockey breaks records, Maple Syrup bounces back.
Less than two months after hitting the ice, North America’s new pro women’s hockey league is already breaking records.Unseasonably warm weather isn’t just giving us a headstart on patio season, it's giving our prized maple syrup businesses a head start on their harvest.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
