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.
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Oct 31, 2024 • 11min
Up in the air 🛫 — U.S. economy stays strong ahead election. Canada welcomes back Chinese flights.
As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump gear up for election day, one factor could decide the race. To quote the legendary political strategist James Carville: “It's the economy, stupid.”After a year of talks, China and Canada have made progress on increasing flights between the two countries as pandemic-era restrictions and political spats fade.
Oct 30, 2024 • 7min
Big fish 🐠 — Shopify is trawling for bigger fish. Robots may help Canada's housing crisis.
The Canadian e-commerce company that got its start selling snowboards online is expanding beyond mom-and-pop shops. Could the solution to Canada’s housing shortage lie in robots picking up the slack?
Oct 29, 2024 • 9min
Sick day 🤒 — Doctors are sick of sick notes, Canada Post strike
The only people who hate sick notes more than under-the-weather employees? The family docs who have to sign them. Rain, hail, and sleet might not stop mail couriers from delivering letters, but a strike could.
Oct 25, 2024 • 8min
Doors Closed 🚪 — Ottawa slows its roll on immigration, Everybody wants to know about the weather
For the first time in over a decade, Ottawa is planning to reduce the number of new immigrants entering Canada.New numbers from The Weather Network confirm what we already knew to be true: everybody is obsessed with checking the weather.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 24, 2024 • 8min
Québec vs. Goldman ⚜️ — A fight over Northvolt money, The return of the house hippo.
Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt is — to use a highly technical financial term — in deep doo-doo.The federal government convened 200 leaders from the public and private sectors at Hotel Bonaventure in Montréal this month to share ideas on strengthening the country’s workforce.The friendly house hippo that taught Canadians not to trust everything they see on TV has found itself a new gig.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 23, 2024 • 8min
Deciding factor 🗳️ — Democrats campaign in Canada, Soccer fandom goes international.
With the U.S. presidential election less than two weeks away gulp, canvassers are busy going door-to-door to get the word out in… Windsor, Ontario?The Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs kicked off last night, but the league was already popping champagne after notching the best regular season in its 27-year history.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 22, 2024 • 19min
Edible Content 🍗 — Restaurants get into streaming and digital duties.
There’s a (very slight) chance that the next series you binge will be a Chick-fil-A original.Canada is trying to bring the system responsible for collecting $40 billion a year in tax revenue into the 21st century, but a new digital portal is causing confusion for shippers.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 21, 2024 • 9min
Race day 🏃♀️ — Running boom and presidential predictions.
Marathons are becoming so popular that race bibs are starting to get resold like they’re Oasis reunion tour tickets.Opinion polls may show a tight race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, but on upstart prediction markets, Trump has suddenly become a heavy favourite.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 18, 2024 • 8min
Out at sea 🌊 — BRP is letting its boat biz drift out to sea , Inuktut finds a home on Google Translate
The company behind Ski-Doo wants to burn more rubber, shred more pow, and ride fewer waves.The language spoken by over 39,000 Inuit people across Canada has been added to the world’s go-to translator.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Oct 17, 2024 • 20min
Spilled Milk 🥛 — Canada is spilling billions of litres of milk, The feud over bike lanes heats up.
Canada has been wasting more milk than a toddler refusing to use their sippy cup.Ontario has a new idea to cut down on traffic in case plans to build the world's biggest highway tunnel don’t pan out.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
