Episodes

  • Meeting minutes 🤝 - Ottawa has a new AI tool, Canadian copper thefts are skyrocketing.

    Meeting minutes 🤝 - Ottawa has a new AI tool, Canadian copper thefts are skyrocketing.
    Jul 8 2025
    AI is being given the tall order of deciphering what exactly happens in those long meetings on Parliament Hill. As the price of copper rises, so has the number of thieves snipping it from power lines.
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    8 mins
  • Stampede deals 🤠 - Business leaders gather in Calgary, An update on “Liberation Day” tariffs.

    Stampede deals 🤠 - Business leaders gather in Calgary, An update on “Liberation Day” tariffs.
    Jul 7 2025
    The Calgary Stampede is the only place in the world where you’ll catch business leaders flipping pancakes in the morning and chasing deals into the evening. It has probably never been more important to make a deal with the U.S., and it has probably never been more difficult either
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    8 mins
  • Union drivers 🚦 - Uber drivers unionize, Automakers push back on EV mandate.

    Union drivers 🚦 - Uber drivers unionize, Automakers push back on EV mandate.
    Jul 4 2025
    Uber drivers in Victoria are forming Canada’s first rideshare union. The feds want more electric cars. Automakers want more people to actually buy them. Right now, neither side is getting what it wants.
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    8 mins
  • Another round 🔔 - Gen Z heads back to the bar, China catches up in the AI race.

    Another round 🔔 - Gen Z heads back to the bar, China catches up in the AI race.
    Jul 3 2025
    It turns out Gen Z’s anti-alcohol reputation might have been overblown. China is beginning to do to the AI industry what it has done in nearly every other major area of the global economy
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    9 mins
  • Ship happens ⛴️- Federal money helps buy Chinese ferries, youth unemployment is a big deal.

    Ship happens ⛴️- Federal money helps buy Chinese ferries, youth unemployment is a big deal.
    Jun 27 2025
    Ever loan a friend some cash just to see them splurge on some questionable purchases a week later? The federal government has found itself in a similarly awkward situation. We knew that the growth in Canadian youth unemployment was bad, but we didn’t realize it was ‘worst among the world’s biggest economies’ bad.
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    15 mins
  • Can’t beat the heat ☀️ - Schools struggle without air conditioning, Central bankers don’t like stablecoins.

    Can’t beat the heat ☀️ - Schools struggle without air conditioning, Central bankers don’t like stablecoins.
    Jun 25 2025
    Being inside with no air conditioning during a heat wave sucks. The world’s top central bankers are warning everyone that stable coins are not-so-stable.
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    18 mins
  • Check your socials 📱- A homegrown social media platform, Thames Water drowns Canadian investors.

    Check your socials 📱- A homegrown social media platform, Thames Water drowns Canadian investors.
    Jun 24 2025
    Buy Canada has come for scrolling and posting. You wouldn’t think the financial meltdown of a U.K. utility would inflict billions in losses for some of the largest Canadian investors, but that’s exactly what the demise of Thames Water is doing.
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    7 mins