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The Peak Daily

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6:43

Taking off 🚀– Boeing sends a capsule to space, Gordie...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/06/06

After years of hard work and numerous setbacks, Boeing has sent astronauts into space — and without any windshield cracks or doors blowing off.After nearly six years of construction, the biggest bridge to ever connect Canada and the U.S. is now just 11 metres away from completion. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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8:13

Streamer tax 💵 – Interest rate decision day is here,...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/06/05

With inflation stabilizing below 3% and the economy slowing, Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff “Big Mack” Macklem is expected to finally cut its policy rate today from 5% to 4.75%.Paw Patrol has been doing a great job carrying the Canadian film industry on its back lately, but Ottawa is keen on bringing in some reinforcements. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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6:37

Second wind 💨– An Olympics competitor sprints to the...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/06/04

In track and field, nothing inspires elite athletes more than the chance at eternal glory… though $150,000 could prove even more inspiring. Hydro-Québec should start calling itself Hydro-and-Wind-Québec — on account of all the dang windmills it’s planning to build. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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8:23

Hanging up 📞 – **“Alberta is calling” may have...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/31

With the promise of cheap housing and good jobs filling subway and billboard ads across the country, herds of young people have moved to Alberta’s comparatively cheaper pastures.Canadian lenders are still feeling the effects of high interest rates on earnings, but more deal-making helped offset losses — even as the mean ol’ Bank of Canada waits to cut rates. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:41

Movie hangover 🎥– Barbenheimer box office hangover,...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/29

This past weekend, Canadian and U.S. box office numbers were down 40% compared to last year, after disappointing new releases by both Furiosa and Garfield. In fact, it was one of the weakest Memorial Day weekends seen at the movies since the early 1980s.As cities across Canada grapple with high office vacancy rates, Windsor has rolled out a $3.2 million plan to lure people back into its desolate business district. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:20

Movie hangover 🎥– Barbenheimer box office hangover,...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/28

This past weekend, Canadian and U.S. box office numbers were down 40% compared to last year, after disappointing new releases by both Furiosa and Garfield. In fact, it was one of the weakest Memorial Day weekends seen at the movies since the early 1980s. As cities across Canada grapple with high office vacancy rates, Windsor has rolled out a $3.2 million plan to lure people back into its desolate business district. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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5:54

No baggage ✈️ – WestJet rolls out cheap seats, Shein...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/24

Air travel is starting to feel more and more like building a Chipotle bowl: If you want the good stuff, it’s going to cost you.Online bargain bin giants like Shein and Temu have benefitted from long-standing tax breaks forgoing duties on foreign packages under a certain price threshold, but that might soon end. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:57

Low risk 📊— Troubling times for Lululemon, Pension...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/23

Tariffs recently announced by the U.S. on a slew of Chinese imports have forced Canada to answer some tough questions about its climate plans. Western Canada has seen an early start to the wildfire season, but some new high-tech cameras are proving to be a powerful weapon for fighting the flames. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:56

Trade tribulations 🚙— Canada has a tariff dilemma. AI...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/22

Tariffs recently announced by the U.S. on a slew of Chinese imports have forced Canada to answer some tough questions about its climate plans. Western Canada has seen an early start to the wildfire season, but some new high-tech cameras are proving to be a powerful weapon for fighting the flames. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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8:39

Up in flames 🔥 — Phoenix is burning cash, Via Rail...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/17

Jumping on the train might seem like a nice alternative to a traffic jam… until you realize your train is also sitting in a traffic jam. Unlike the mythological bird of the same name, the federal government’s Phoenix payroll system is not going to rise from the ashes. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:03

High fashion 🧥 — Canada Goose gets creative. Netflix...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/16

Canada Goose — the iconic Canadian brand that began by making jackets for park rangers before pivoting to making status symbols for Bay Street traders — is getting even bougier. The value of global sports TV contracts is set to reach US$62.4 billion this year. The NFL alone accounts for ~20% of that total. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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8:05

Northern lights 🌌 — Solar storm exposes risks for...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/15

A powerful solar storm over the weekend created more than a brilliant light show for people across the country — it also caused technological headaches for farmers. To curb rising auto theft in the province, the Ontario government is taking a page out of our parents’ playbook and threatening to take away driving privileges: A new law will introduce driver's licence suspensions of at least 10 years for some convicted car thieves. Celebrating something? Let us know here:

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7:52

Encoure 📈 — Meme stocks vie for an encore. Cineplex...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/14

GameStop shares surged ~72% yesterday after Keith Gill, the man best known for driving the meme stock mania of 2021 under the name “Roaring Kitty,” came back onto social media after a three-year hiatus. As of writing, the X post has attracted more than 16 million views. Movie theatres hope that adding a few bells and whistles will distract you from the fact that they’re not playing anything you actually want to see. Celebrating something? Let us know here:

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8:00

Business students 👩‍💼 — The business of international...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/10

Despite glaring labour shortages in sectors like healthcare, education and skilled trades, Canada has long favoured business students when granting international student visas. On the docket for this summer: worship the sun, rediscover that you have a personality, and… the weather pattern change you learned about in Grade 8? Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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8:01

Lethal lemonades 🍋 — B.C. re-criminalizes public drug...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/09

Don’t do illicit drugs in public in B.C. It’s, once again, illegal. And also, ya know, dangerous. Once crowned the world’s coolest street, a bustling stretch of Montreal’s Wellington Street will be off-limits to cars this summer. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:37

Fired up 🔥— Northvolt protests get extreme, Intact is...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/08

If you’re having a bad start to the work day, at least be grateful you don’t have to deal with Molotov cocktails at the workplace. Intact, a property insurer, is launching a pilot program to reduce wildfire the damage to homes in Western Canada this year. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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9:12

Dirty laundry 🧺 — Wegovy comes to Canada, TD...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/07

After filling doctors' prescription pads in the U.S., Wegovy is taking its talents north of the border. For well over a year, Bay Street wondered what TD had done to find itself at the heart of a U.S. money laundering probe. After a long, mysterious wait, we’ve got some answers. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:34

Don’t snooze on cruises 🚢 — Ontario tries to bolster...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/02

Ontario is hoping the promise of less time sitting in the classroom will convince more students to swap their notebooks for hard hats.As post-IPO performances from shoe brands and vanity social media platforms disappoint, investors are looking to the Seven Seas for new buys. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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7:35

Ready to roll — Trans Mountain expansion opens,...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/05/01

For the last decade, the Trans Mountain pipeline has been like the kid that just keeps asking their parents for more money. Today, it finally has something to show for all that cash. After a three-year hiatus, business travellers are wiping the dust off their old carry-ons and saying sayonara to their home offices. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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23:35

Fed-up grocers 🛒 — Fed-up shoppers plot Loblaw...

The Peak Daily ·

2024/04/30

For thousands of Canadians, their relationship with Loblaws has reached the breaking point. Many of us feel like we work too many hours, though almost none of us are told this by the federal government. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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