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The Peak / Curiouscast
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 22, 2024 • 7min
Sports shakeup 🏈 — Stock surge could cushion broader downturn. Networks gear up for the live sports streaming era.
If we’re still in a “vibecession,” someone forgot to tell the stock market — over there, things are better than ever.As if supporting Canadian sports teams wasn’t hard enough on its own (please don’t talk to us about the Leafs), broadcasters could soon make it even tougher (and expensive) to tune in to games.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 19, 2024 • 8min
Future pharmacy 💊 — What is the future of Rexall? For our second story, Vision Pro ushers in a new era for Apple
Need a topic for small talk with your pharmacist when they’re refilling your prescription? This story has you covered.Looking to revive the buzz of the early iPhone days, Apple’s hoping its new US$3,499 mixed reality headset will do the trick.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 18, 2024 • 8min
Sandwich showdown 🍞— Sub wars come north. CEBA deadline looms.
If your usually chipper barista seems a little on edge, it might be because today is a very stressful day for many small businesses across the country.In a move that sounds like the plot of a Martin Scorsese mafia movie, U.S. sandwich chains Jersey Mike’s and Jimmy John’s are gearing up for a turf war north of the border.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 17, 2024 • 8min
Bigger King 👑 — Burger King gobbles up franchises. Canada’s sugar industry gets a sweetener.
Restaurant Brands International (RBI) — the very fake-sounding Canadian company that is the very real owner of Tim Hortons and Burger King — just ordered 1,000 juicy franchises.An up-and-coming company is giving ‘Big Sugar’ a run for its money with its newest Canadian expansion.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 16, 2024 • 8min
Broke university 👨🏫 — Can broke universities afford humanities? Alberta dips its toes into nuclear
Add ‘school potentially going bankrupt’ to the list of reasons we’re happy we’re not in college anymore, alongside gruelling mid-terms and questionable dining hall food.New year, new power source: Alberta is now dabbling in nuclear power.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 15, 2024 • 8min
Hard cap 👩🎓 — Feds ponder international student cap, Olympics get 0% beer sponsor.
The federal government will look at capping the number of international students admitted to Canada in the coming months, Immigration Minister Marc Miller told reporters, saying the system “has gotten out of control.”The world’s biggest brewer is hoping that their newest sponsorship deal will capture sports fans who may be considering extending their Dry January’s.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 12, 2024 • 9min
Five stars ⭐️ — Amazon’s illegal best-sellers. Chinese mines in Canada.
Amazon has rightfully earned the title of “the everything store.” Unfortunately, everything happens to include illegal weapons.A year after Canada — Playing the role of the protective dad— told Chinethe Canadian government is deciding who are acceptable suitors for the country’s top mining companies.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 11, 2024 • 8min
Red sea tensions 🚢 — Red Sea tensions escalate, Canada’s first at-home HPV test.
Rebel attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea have been mucking up global trade for weeks, and Western powers have officially had enough.You can work from home, take classes at home, and even exercise at home. And now, in B.C., you can even do your routine medical tests from home.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 10, 2024 • 9min
Trouble in the air 🛬 — Boeing 737 woes. Deloitte workers face the bots.
Boeing shares plummeted ~8% yesterday, which was to be expected after one of its planes blew a freakin’ hole in mid-air. Sorry, we still can’t believe that actually happened.Deloitte is taking the expression “time is **money” to heart with its new AI innovation.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jan 9, 2024 • 9min
Trouble in the air 🛬 — Boeing 737 woes. Deloitte workers face the bots.
Boeing shares plummeted ~8% yesterday, which was to be expected after one of its planes blew a freakin’ hole in mid-air. Sorry, we still can’t believe that actually happened.Deloitte is taking the expression “time is **money” to heart with its new AI innovation.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO