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The Peak / Curiouscast
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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Jun 19, 2025 • 8min
Celebrity mobile 📶- Celebs get into the wireless biz, Canadian population growth nears zero.
Podcasting is so last year. These days, anyone who’s anyone has their own phone company.
Like a restaurant with a fresh Michelin star, Canada is suddenly tough to get into.

Jun 18, 2025 • 9min
In the driver’s seat 🚗 - Investors bet big on self-driving cars, Welcome to the infinite workday.
Investors are betting big that autonomous vehicles are here to stay.
Hate to break it to you, Dolly Parton, but these days you’re lucky to be working a 9 to 5.

Jun 17, 2025 • 25min
Ooh la la 🇫🇷 - A French automaker is coming to Canada, BNPL loans are growing
Jay Bromit, General Manager at Microsoft, dives into the exciting entry of French automaker Alpine into Canada's EV market. He discusses how consumer trends are shifting, especially with the rise of Buy Now, Pay Later loans reminiscent of mortgages. Additionally, Bromit highlights the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the workplace, emphasizing the need for adaptability and continuous learning as new job roles emerge. This conversation reveals how curiosity and innovation are shaping the future of work in Canada.

Jun 13, 2025 • 7min
Aviation disaster ✈️ - The deadliest plane crash in a decade, Meta goes to the Supreme Court.
A tragic plane crash in India has cast a dark shadow over the aviation world.
The Supreme Court of Canada is about to decide if clicking “I agree” actually means you read or understood a single word of the terms and conditions.

Jun 12, 2025 • 22min
What’s the deal? 🏦 - China plays trump card against Trump, Starbucks is now high in protein.
The world's two biggest economies have managed to hash out their trade differences… for now.
Why have a macchiato when you can have a jacked-iato?

Jun 11, 2025 • 9min
Pre-fab and fabulous 🏠-Big Canadian developer bets on prefab homes, The end of the Search era.
If one of Canada’s biggest developers gets his way, it might not be long until every new house on your block is assembled in three days like a giant Lego set.
For over a decade, news publishers have basically built their business models around generating traffic on Google Search. Turns out, this may have been shortsighted.

Jun 9, 2025 • 19min
One Economy 🇨🇦 - Feds table economic reform bill, Untether AI bites the dust.
Mark Carney rode promises to unify and grow Canada’s economy all the way to the prime minister’s office. Now comes the difficult part: actually doing it.
One of the rising stars of Canada’s startup scene has slowly burned out.

Jun 6, 2025 • 9min
Recipe for succession 🙅 - invests in Indigenous small business, Amazon has humanoid robots.
With a $2 trillion succession tsunami on the horizon in Canada, Indigenous entrepreneurs are getting their chance to take the reins of mom-and-pop shops across the country.
Amazon’s newest parcel carriers won’t be interested in any small talk when they drop off your package. In fact, they won’t even be capable of it.

Jun 5, 2025 • 9min
That’s your opinion 💭 - : Washington Post courts amateurs with AI, B.C. is looking to build
One of the world’s most storied newsrooms is opening its doors to anyone with an opinion and a laptop.
B.C. now stands for Building infrastruCture. (Okay, that was a stretch, but you get the gist.)

Jun 4, 2025 • 9min
Down and out 💅 - OECD forecasts Canadian GDP downturn, High fashion gets hacked.
Buckle your proverbial seatbelts, because the global economy is heading for a rough patch, and Canada is set to get rocked.
The fashion world’s hottest trend? Getting hacked.