The Peak Daily
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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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Sep 25, 2025 • 9min
Tragic mushrooms 🍄- Canada’s mushroom industry gets probed, White House eyes Canadian miner.
Canada’s (legal) mushroom industry is booming, and the U.S. is starting to get a little jealous.
The U.S.’s creep towards state-owned companies is now encroaching on a Canadian firm.
Sep 24, 2025 • 14min
Such great heights 🆙- Canadian stocks are on a tear, Here comes the self-driving truck boom.
No doubt some Canadian investors were happily eyeing their portfolios yesterday.
Truck stops should swap potato chips for microchips to appease their future customers: robot drivers.
Sep 23, 2025 • 8min
Start me up 🏁- Startup studio bags new funding, U.S. offers Argentina an economic lifeboat.
A Toronto startup studio has some new ideas on how to build the next Shopify.
Say what you will about the Trump administration, they’re there when a desperate friend needs a bail out.
Sep 19, 2025 • 10min
CanCon, can do 🇨🇦 - The CRTC plots new content rules, Canada won’t reach its carbon cutting target.
Big Tech companies will spend the next week arguing why they shouldn’t have to bankroll Canada’s music industry.
A new report confirms what we already kinda knew about the feds’ carbon cutting goals: they bit off more than they could chew.
Sep 18, 2025 • 8min
Clock’s ticking ⏰ - CUSMA’s days are officially numbered, Qatar invests in Canadian miner.
Canadian miners are in urgent need of funding to seize opportunities in the critical mineral market. With Chinese investments drying up, there's a significant shift as Qatar steps in with a $500 million commitment to Ivanhoe. The discussion highlights risks for Canadian exporters amid the U.S.-led CUSMA review, while also touching on broader economic trends like rate cuts and advancements in robotics. The hosts keep the tone lively while unpacking these impactful business developments.
Sep 17, 2025 • 10min
Escape hatch ⚜️ - Québec secularism law heads to the Supreme Court, Meta’s new smart glasses.
Québec’s favourite constitutional escape hatch could be sealed shut.
The metaverse might be dead, but Meta’s still betting that people want to strap computers to their faces.
Sep 16, 2025 • 9min
Halved or quartered? ➗ - The push to end quarterly earnings reports, Private sector eyes Ottawa’s chip lab
Call it financial climate change: we could one day see fewer earnings seasons.
The federal government might be quietly sitting on an AI gold mine, and the tech industry is politely asking it to stand up.
Sep 15, 2025 • 8min
Home sweet home 🏠 - Ottawa launches homebuilding agency, Greenwashing probes reach Bay Street
The feds are giving Canada’s housing sector a $13 billion shot in the arm.
Investing with purpose? You might need to watch what you say.
Sep 12, 2025 • 8min
Playing dirty 🧼 - Telus files a complaint against Rogers, Lululemon is on a losing streak.
Telus has accused Rogers of playing dirty and wants Canada’s telecoms regulator to send it to the penalty box.
It’s gonna take more than a new line of yoga pants to fix Lulu’s balance sh
Sep 11, 2025 • 9min
Buy now, worry later 🛍️ - BNPL takes over Wall Street, Canada could have a copper problem
A Swedish fintech has managed to build a US$20 billion business by letting people procrastinate their buyer's remorse.
It’s not a rare mineral, but the humble wiring in your home is about to become a lot more important.
