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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 14, 2023 • 8min
Strike over 🪧 — Port strike coming to an end. Blame the Hollywood strike on AI. Canadian car costs are soaring.
After nearly two weeks of striking, the union representing BC port workers reached a tentative four-year deal with employers to re-open Canada’s westernmost ports.For the first time in 63 years, Hollywood actors and writers are striking at the same time. It’s an almost unheard-of event driven by the unprecedented advances of AI and streaming.Looking to buy a car? With prices like these, we’d recommend walking.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 13, 2023 • 9min
Bank for sale 🏦 — What’s next after the latest rate hike. Laurentian throws up the “For Sale” sign. Canadian watchdog launches probe into Nike.
Tiff Macklem and the Bank of Canada (BoC) did what everyone expected and raised Canada’s overnight interest rate by 0.25% up to 5%—the highest since 2001.On this season of The Canadian Bank Bachelorette, 177-year-old Laurentian is looking for that perfect deep-pocketed suitor to give it the final rose.Canada has reportedly launched one of the first-ever probes into Nike’s alleged use of forced labour abroad.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 12, 2023 • 9min
Hiking season 🥾 — To hike or not to hike? The atmosphere is getting too crowded. New epoch just dropped.
Another rate decision brings T-Mack back into the hot seat.What do Earth’s lower atmosphere and Canada’s major highways have in common?Humanity could soon enter a new geological epoch, and it all starts in Canada.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 11, 2023 • 8min
Fire money 🔥 — Postmedia and Nordstar call things off. The US shatters Ukraine’s NATO dreams. The economic cost of wildfires piles up
Like an uncertain bride and groom, Canada’s two biggest newspaper publishers got cold feet and have off called their wedding.The economic costs of Canada’s wildfires are starting to pile up.Today marks the start of a two-day NATO summit where leaders will discuss the day’s most pressing issue: ~~Barbie vs. Oppenheimer … I mean~~ … Ukraine’s odds of joining the alliance.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 10, 2023 • 8min
Cannonball 🏊♀️ — Mercedes joins Tesla charging network. Vision Pro arriving next year—if you don’t mind Apple scanning your face. Canada’s lifeguard industry needs saving.
Tesla’s grip on EV charging is tightening, with Mercedes-Benz reaching a deal to access Tesla’s Supercharger network and adapt its vehicles to its charging standard.Apple’s mixed-reality Vision Pro headset is coming next year, but getting your hands on one will be a bit more complicated than picking up a new iPhone.Somebody should reboot Baywatch, because we need something, anything to motivate people to become lifeguards.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 7, 2023 • 10min
Emoji law 👍 — Stellantis stalemate comes to a close. Threads takes off. Emoji law.
Getting ahead in the green transition doesn’t come cheap… just ask the government.Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and… it’s a hitA Saskatchewan court ruled that a [thumbs-up emoji](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/thumbs-up-emoji-can-represent-contract-acceptance-sask-court-finds-1.1941866#:~:text=court finds,-Ben Cousins%2C BNN&text=A “thumbs up” emoji can,of King's Bench for Saskatchewan.) (👍) can be a valid confirmation of a contractual agreement after finding a farmer liable for breach of contract.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 6, 2023 • 9min
Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.
Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.After only the US, Canada sees more tornadoes than [anywhere else on Earth](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/ntrl-hzrds/trnd-en.aspx#:~:text=Canada probably gets more tornadoes,at any time of year.)… and they might be getting stronger.More and more CEOs are taking notes from the show Undercover Boss as they shed their suits and experience, first-hand, what it’s like working for the companies they manageCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 5, 2023 • 8min
Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.
Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.After only the US, Canada sees more tornadoes than [anywhere else on Earth](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/ntrl-hzrds/trnd-en.aspx#:~:text=Canada probably gets more tornadoes,at any time of year.)… and they might be getting stronger.More and more CEOs are taking notes from the show Undercover Boss as they shed their suits and experience, first-hand, what it’s like working for the companies they manageCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 4, 2023 • 8min
Port strike ⛴️ — BC port strike enters fourth day. Wanted: Construction workers. The low-down on Canada’s new clean fuel rules.
A union representing BC port workers has extended their long weekend until further notice.Hey, want to build houses? Asking for our friends in the construction industry.While you were busy firing up the grill on Saturday, new clean fuel rules quietly came into effect.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jun 30, 2023 • 8min
No more news 📰 — Google bans the news. Cyberattacks come with a high price. It’s all about AI at Collision.
Canada is learning the hard way that when a tech giant makes a threat, you best believe ‘em.A cyberattack on Suncor has left the company and its customers looking for answers.The biggest artificial intelligen…sorry, technology event in Canada has drawn to a close.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO