The Peak Daily

Apr 16 2025 759 ep. 8 mins 125

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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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Still for sale 🏘️ — Home sales slow, Canadian pension funds turn on the US

Apr 16 2025 8 mins

Amid recession worries, a global trade war, and a softening job market, Canadians aren’t buying homes. Just like shoppers at the grocery store, Canada’s pension funds are feeling a little uneasy about buying American at the moment. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Breaking up is hard to do 💔 — Farmers have a weed problem, Meta changes relationship status

Apr 15 2025 8 mins

Farms around the world could lose their go-to weed-fighter any day now. Antitrust regulators want Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to block and unfollow each other. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3T

Liberation Day 🇺🇸 — The world prepares for Trump’s tariffs. Rogers is all in on sports.

Apr 02 2025 7 mins

“Liberation Day” is here — we wish you could see how hard we just rolled our eyes — with the U.S. ready to enact sweeping tariffs. Rogers will spend $11 billion to hold onto one of the country’s most cherished pastimes: watching hockey.

Zombie brands 🧟‍♀️ — Napster sale is a blast from the past, AI flexes its medical talents.

Mar 26 2025 7 mins

In our best Milhouse from The Simpsons voice Remember Napster? It’s back! In metaverse form. It may not have a lab coat or indecipherable handwriting, but AI is starting to make waves in the healthcare space. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

100% bankrupt 💵 — Canada won’t be let off the tariff hook, 23andMe files for bankruptcy.

Mar 25 2025 6 mins

The game plan for what U.S. President Donald Trump has dubbed “Liberation Day” is being flipped on its head. The maker of 2017’s hottest holiday gift is in dire straits.

The race is on 🗳️ — Carney calls an election, WestJet searches for pilots.

Mar 24 2025 5 mins

The campaign to determine who will form the next government (and whether poor Charles Tupper will lose his spot as Canada’s shortest-tenured Prime Minister) is officially on. You can add pilots to the list of national shortages Canada needs to solve.

Staying put 🇨🇦 — Canadians don’t want to fly to the U.S., Generic Ozempic is coming.

Mar 12 2025 8 mins

Canadians who swore off U.S. travel in response to tariffs are evidently quite serious about their pledge, and airlines are starting to feel the impact. Drug makers like Aspen Pharmacare, Sandoz Group, and Hikma Pharmaceuticals are racing to put out cheaper, generic versions of popular drugs used for weight loss. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com

Retaliation 🥊 — Canada responds to U.S. tariffs, Montréal looks to boost biotech biz.

Mar 05 2025 7 mins

The federal government took the phrase “an eye for an eye” to heart, wasting no time responding to the U.S.’s 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% on Canadian energy. One of Canada’s biotech hot spots is hoping a shiny new research hub will help bring more of the [US$2.8 trillion](https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/canadas-biotech-reboot-how-to-keep-the-vital-life-sciences-

NHL goes global 🏒 — The NHL returns to the global stage. Airlines bet on summer in Canada.

Feb 12 2025 6 mins

The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament begins tonight, with Canada taking on Sweden at Montréal’s Bell Centre. Canadian airlines are probably hoping that the “Buy Canadian” movement includes travel.

Deregulation 🤖 — Tariffs come for Canadian steel. AI shifts from regulation to innovation.

Feb 11 2025 6 mins

Just when we thought we were safe, a fresh round of U.S. tariffs is on the way. The third annual AI Action Summit wraps up today in Paris as global leaders and AI industry big-wigs chat about innovation over croissants and cafe au laits.