The Peak Daily

Montreal's housing by-law fails to produce new social housing units. The global fine art market sees a 14% decrease in sales, with major auction houses experiencing a 20% drop. Tourists are opting for under-the-radar destinations due to the cost of travel.

British Columbia introduced travel restrictions and expanded evacuation orders over the weekend as wildfires continue to rage in the province, but officials expressed optimism yesterday that fire crews were turning the corner in the battle to contain the blazes.Big Tech may not have any interest in complying with Canada’s recent attempts to regulate them, but the European Union is having more luck.Yesterday, Spain beat England 1-0 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final, topping off a tournament that has continued to break records.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Someone call Ramit Sethi from Netflix’s How To Get Rich, because Canadian cities need financial rescuing.Looking to cut back on drinking? There’s an app for that.It’s been about a year since a pair of US laws triggered a flood of incentives for investments in clean energy production and semiconductor manufacturing.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

More Germans could soon be putting down the stein of pilsner in favour of der marihuana-zigarette as the country approaches recreational weed legalization.You’re probably already letting AI autocomplete your sentences or choose what you watch next on Netflix… but would you lean on a chatbot to give you life advice?Are you a lonely heart? Do you have some serious cash burning a hole in your pocket but aren’t famous enough to get on Raya? Well, now you’re in luck.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

With a new mandate to cut billions in federal spending, cabinet members might have to skip the icebreakers and head straight to the whiteboard at their team retreat next week.You can now add ‘higher prices’ to the list of reasons to put off your next visit to the dentist, alongside ‘awkward small talk’ and ‘pointy tools.’We regret to inform you that it’s finally time to talk about Donald Trump’s legal troubles.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Nearly nine months after the release of ChatGPT, Canada is progressing toward increasing safety and transparency around generative AI.With rents hitting record highs and the school year incoming, start-ups are helping students find rooms where they can live, study, and hang posters of Quentin Tarantino movies.Waters in Nova Scotia were glowing pink last Thursday, and no, it wasn’t a viral marketing stunt for Pepto-Bismol or an alien menace that crash-landed into the sea.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Nothing quite says romance in the year 2023 like sending sweet nothings to an AI chatbot.In the past month, Canadians have broken Guinness World Records for the deepest underwater model photoshoot (6.4 metres), most pancakes served in eight hours (17,182 flapjacks) and, most impressively, the largest dinosaur costume dance party (1,187 costumed dinos).The US is stepping up its effort to cripple China’s advanced high-tech sectors.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Good luck, indeed. As we enter the final day of ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Toronto, we wish luck to anyone trying to snag a ticket… but also caution you not to get your hopes up.What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas… unless it's at this weekend’s AI hacking competition in the City of Sin.The US is stepping up its effort to cripple China’s advanced high-tech sectors.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Whom amongst us hasn’t spent a little too much on something we really wanted? The federal government certainly has on its newest pipeline.If you’ve ever wanted to hear Iron Maiden sing Taylor Swift’s “Shake it off,” you may soon be in luck.While here in Canada we contend with eye-popping price increases, on the other side of the world, people in China are facing a different pricing problem: Deflation.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

With one year to go until the 2024 Paris Olympics, the event’s budget has already ballooned to €8.3 billion, up from an estimated €6.8 billion in initial costs.Thinking of extending the long weekend without taking time off work? You’re not alone.There’s nothing like waking up after a long weekend to learn that while you were busy throwing small bean bags onto a wooden board for points, scientists were making history.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO