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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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Jul 9, 2025 • 8min
AI goes Hollywood 🎞️ - Canadian startup brings AI to the big screen, Anti-government militia charged.
A Canadian company seems to have found a way to use AI in Hollywood without getting anyone sued.
An ideologically motivated violent plot that had been in the making for at least four years was shut down by a series of arrests this week.

Jul 8, 2025 • 8min
Meeting minutes 🤝 - Ottawa has a new AI tool, Canadian copper thefts are skyrocketing.
AI is being given the tall order of deciphering what exactly happens in those long meetings on Parliament Hill.
As the price of copper rises, so has the number of thieves snipping it from power lines.

Jul 7, 2025 • 8min
Stampede deals 🤠 - Business leaders gather in Calgary, An update on “Liberation Day” tariffs.
The Calgary Stampede is the only place in the world where you’ll catch business leaders flipping pancakes in the morning and chasing deals into the evening.
It has probably never been more important to make a deal with the U.S., and it has probably never been more difficult either

Jul 4, 2025 • 8min
Union drivers 🚦 - Uber drivers unionize, Automakers push back on EV mandate.
Uber drivers in Victoria are forming Canada’s first rideshare union.
The feds want more electric cars. Automakers want more people to actually buy them. Right now, neither side is getting what it wants.

Jul 3, 2025 • 9min
Another round 🔔 - Gen Z heads back to the bar, China catches up in the AI race.
It turns out Gen Z’s anti-alcohol reputation might have been overblown.
China is beginning to do to the AI industry what it has done in nearly every other major area of the global economy

Jul 2, 2025 • 8min
Still waiting 🥵 - It’s hard to break down provincial trade barriers, Saunas are a booming industry.
Yesterday was Canada Day, which this year was also the federal government’s promised deadline for achieving internal free trade.
Saunas are steamy, Ice baths are freezy. Combine the two, and you’ve got a business that's dreamy.

Jun 27, 2025 • 15min
Ship happens ⛴️- Federal money helps buy Chinese ferries, youth unemployment is a big deal.
Ever loan a friend some cash just to see them splurge on some questionable purchases a week later? The federal government has found itself in a similarly awkward situation.
We knew that the growth in Canadian youth unemployment was bad, but we didn’t realize it was ‘worst among the world’s biggest economies’ bad.

Jun 25, 2025 • 18min
Can’t beat the heat ☀️ - Schools struggle without air conditioning, Central bankers don’t like stablecoins.
Being inside with no air conditioning during a heat wave sucks.
The world’s top central bankers are warning everyone that stable coins are not-so-stable.

Jun 24, 2025 • 7min
Check your socials 📱- A homegrown social media platform, Thames Water drowns Canadian investors.
Buy Canada has come for scrolling and posting.
You wouldn’t think the financial meltdown of a U.K. utility would inflict billions in losses for some of the largest Canadian investors, but that’s exactly what the demise of Thames Water is doing.

Jun 20, 2025 • 8min
Boarding call 🛩️- Competition watchdog looks at airlines, Canadian dairy tariffs are here to stay.
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to fly in some international reinforcements to shake up the country’s airline duopoly.
Critics are worried that Canada’s newest law will lay an egg.