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.
Latest episodes
May 1, 2025 • 20min
Wexit strategy 👋- Alberta flirts with separatism, Canadian deep-sea miner seeks approval
The separatist movement in Québec may be dying down, but in Alberta, the idea of a divorce from Canada is picking up steam.
A two-decade-old movie was the second-highest-grossing film in North America this past weekend.
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Apr 30, 2025 • 7min
100 long days 💯 - Trump spats with Amazon at 100-day mark, Old movies do new business.
Yesterday marked President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term.
A two-decade-old movie was the second-highest-grossing film in North America this past weekend.
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Apr 29, 2025 • 7min
Cheat at everything 🤞- Can AI really help you cheat at life?, Blackout in Europe
New AI tech promises to make acing interviews or closing sales calls easier. Unfortunately, that convenience may come at the cost of rotting your brain.
A massive power outage left much of Spain, as well as Portugal, cloaked in darkness.
Apr 24, 2025 • 7min
Secret stash 🤫 — Canada plays safe haven for Chinese goods, Tesla has an Elon Musk dilemma
Like squirrels storing nuts for the winter, Chinese e-commerce sellers are turning to Canada to hoard goods in response to frosty conditions.Tesla investors are hoping Elon Musk is finally giving his bureaucracy chainsaw a breather.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Apr 23, 2025 • 8min
Not-the-best seller 📚- Amazon flooded with AI-generated politics books, B.C. foresees tourism boom.
Election AI slop isn’t just flying around on Facebook pages — it’s coming for your Kindles. Vancouver restaurants, Victoria breweries, and Tofino beaches might be a tad more crowded this summer. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Apr 22, 2025 • 9min
Conclave incoming 👏 — Who will be the next pope?, Buy Canada is tough for Big Tech.
Catholics — and fans of the Oscar-winning hit Conclave — are awaiting a big decision.When it comes to tech, breaking up with U.S. suppliers is hard to do.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Apr 18, 2025 • 8min
Holy grail 🙌 — Eli Lilly closes in on weight-loss pill, Strava acquires upstart competitor.
We are one big step closer to a weight-loss pill that actually works.Social media fitness app Strava isn’t able to give great workout advice - but that’s about to change.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Apr 16, 2025 • 8min
Still for sale 🏘️ — Home sales slow, Canadian pension funds turn on the US
Amid recession worries, a global trade war, and a softening job market, Canadians aren’t buying homes.Just like shoppers at the grocery store, Canada’s pension funds are feeling a little uneasy about buying American at the moment.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Apr 15, 2025 • 8min
Breaking up is hard to do 💔 — Farmers have a weed problem, Meta changes relationship status
Farms around the world could lose their go-to weed-fighter any day now.Antitrust regulators want Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to block and unfollow each other.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3T
Apr 2, 2025 • 8min
Liberation Day 🇺🇸 — The world prepares for Trump’s tariffs. Rogers is all in on sports.
“Liberation Day” is here — we wish you could see how hard we just rolled our eyes — with the U.S. ready to enact sweeping tariffs.Rogers will spend $11 billion to hold onto one of the country’s most cherished pastimes: watching hockey.
