Episodes

  • Belly-up 🏢 — Canada’s biggest purpose-built concert venue, Businesses are dropping like flies.

    Belly-up 🏢 — Canada’s biggest purpose-built concert venue, Businesses are dropping like flies.
    Sep 27 2024
    Concert industry leviathan Live Nation is constructing Canada’s largest purpose-built concert venue. Canadian businesses are shutting their doors at a rate the country hasn’t seen since the start of the pandemic.
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    18 mins
  • Big tunnel 🛣️ — Ontario could be getting a giant traffic tunnel. Canada works to secure vaccine independence.

    Big tunnel 🛣️ — Ontario could be getting a giant traffic tunnel. Canada works to secure vaccine independence.
    Sep 26 2024
    Ontario is kicking the tires on an infrastructure project that will make the province's $16.8 billion GO train expansion look like a cute side project. Like a well-prepared bartender on a Saturday morning, Canada is taking steps to ensure that it won’t run out of shots.
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    17 mins
  • Basement ban 🌊 — Montréal has a basement problem, Qualcomm flirts with Intel takeover.

    Basement ban 🌊 — Montréal has a basement problem, Qualcomm flirts with Intel takeover.
    Sep 25 2024
    Basements are great for pool tables, wine cellars and mini-stick rinks, but renting them out as apartments could soon be a thing of the past. They say it’s always darkest before the dawn — or in beleaguered chipmaker Intel’s case, before the buy-out offer.
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    10 mins
  • Wage gains 💵 — Border smuggles take to TikTok, Get ready for some wage gains.

    Wage gains 💵 — Border smuggles take to TikTok, Get ready for some wage gains.
    Sep 20 2024
    You can buy anything on TikTok these days: galaxy projectors, novelty egg cookers, and detailed instructions on how to illegally enter another country. As wages grow, Canadians could find themselves with a bit more money in the new year.
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    7 mins
  • Sporty and rich 🏒 — Rogers now owns men’s sports, VC investments lose their shine.

    Sporty and rich 🏒 — Rogers now owns men’s sports, VC investments lose their shine.
    Sep 19 2024
    Friends, family, and loved ones, we’re gathered here today to pay our respects to the work-from-home era. Today in predictable news: A province’s decision to let more than 4,000 convenience stores start selling alcohol continues to stir up controversy. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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    7 mins
  • “Reasonable” AI 🤖 — OpenAI releases a better model, Lululemon threatened to leave.

    “Reasonable” AI 🤖 — OpenAI releases a better model, Lululemon threatened to leave.
    Sep 17 2024
    OpenAI’s top-secret AI model (weirdly code-named Strawberry) is finally seeing the light of day. Lululemon says it wants to keep its headquarters in Canada but is keen on continuing to recruit talent from elsewhere. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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    6 mins
  • “Reasonable” AI 🤖 — OpenAI releases a better model, Lululemon threatened to leave.

    “Reasonable” AI 🤖 — OpenAI releases a better model, Lululemon threatened to leave.
    Sep 13 2024
    OpenAI’s top-secret AI model (weirdly code-named Strawberry) is finally seeing the light of day. Lululemon says it wants to keep its headquarters in Canada but is keen on continuing to recruit talent from elsewhere. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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    6 mins
  • Slow build 🏡 — Canada continues China crackdown, Amazon gets into budget groceries.

    Slow build 🏡 — Canada continues China crackdown, Amazon gets into budget groceries.
    Sep 11 2024
    According to Transport Canada, there’s something fishy about the air cargo shipments coming from Europe lately. And no, we’re not talking about crates of Italian sardines. For many years, Rexall has been living in Shoppers Drug Mart's shadow, but the chain’s new ownership could help revitalize its position in the Canadian market. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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    7 mins