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 forei

Low risk 📊— Troubling times for Lululemon, Pension plans are lowering risk.

3 days ago 7m 57s

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 pro

Trade tribulations 🚙— Canada has a tariff dilemma. AI cameras notch assist in wildfire fight.

4 days ago 7m 56s

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

9 days ago 8m 39s

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

High fashion 🧥 — Canada Goose gets creative. Netflix gets into the NFL.

10 days ago 7m 3s

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 bi

Northern lights 🌌 — Solar storm exposes risks for farmers. Ontario will start banning car thieves from driving.

11 days ago 8m 5s

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 p

Encoure 📈 — Meme stocks vie for an encore. Cineplex leans into premium experiences.

12 days ago 7m 52s

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 m

Business students 👩‍💼 — The business of international students. El Niño is ending soon, but summer is still looking hot.

16 days ago 8m

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

Lethal lemonades 🍋 — B.C. re-criminalizes public drug use. Canadian cities tease car-free summer.

17 days ago 8m 1s

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 so

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

18 days ago 7m 37s

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

Dirty laundry 🧺 — Wegovy comes to Canada, TD embroiled in U.S. investigation

19 days ago 9m 12s

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, myste

Don’t snooze on cruises 🚢 — Ontario tries to bolster the trades, Cruise IPO sets sail, Houthis expand attacks.

24 days ago 7m 34s

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

Ready to roll — Trans Mountain expansion opens, Businesses are jet-setting, Saying bye to coal.

25 days ago 7m 35s

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

Fed-up grocers 🛒 — Fed-up shoppers plot Loblaw boycott. Feds impose new cap on foreign student work hours

26 days ago 23m 35s

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:

Prime time 🏀 — Amazon locks up NBA deal, the Yen keeps falling.

27 days ago 18m 36s

Amazon is spending billions of dollars to make sure fans have to get Prime to watch the Raptors lose.Now might be a good time to book that trip to Japan you’ve been dreaming of because your loonie is going to go a lot further than it used to.

Productivity problems 📉 — Honda’s $15 billion EV bet, The GDP per capita dips.

30 days ago 19m 21s

Like a rapper officially releasing a leaked diss track, Honda has dropped a long-awaited project that’s making waves throughout the industry.Even with AI tools, highly caffeinated beverages, and a roster of podcasts eager to tell us all how to

Healthy pop 🥤 — Indigenous investing rises, Healthy pop is popping off.

Apr 25th, 2024 8m 53s

Just like a space probe hurtling through deep space, Indigenous investing is only going up.The way things are trending, a nice fizzy drink could soon replace your morning vitamins.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typef

Grocers wanted 🛒 — Feds lure global grocers, A new inflation theory.

Apr 24th, 2024 7m 45s

Things coming to Canada this year: Shake Shack, the Eras Tour, and… a unionized Amazon warehouse?A group of delegates will spend the week in the nation's capital comparing notes on why plastic is, in fact, not so fantastic.Celebrating somethi

Grocers wanted 🛒 — Feds lure global grocers, A new inflation theory.

Apr 23rd, 2024 7m 59s

Tesla slashes prices in major markets. The world’s top-selling EV maker is again cutting prices on popular models by nearly US$2,000 in the U.S., China and Germany as it tries to keep pace in the accelerating EV price war.

Apr 22nd, 2024 8m 7s

Québec workers reject Airbus contract offer. The roughly 1,300 unionized workers at the Mirabel, Québec Airbus plant have rejected a third contract offer from the plane manufacturer, with almost 70% of members voting against the agreement. The

Mob ties 🚔 — The NHL is breaking records. Mob gets busted in Canada.

Apr 19th, 2024 9m 11s

You think La Casa Nostra don’t have a piece of da pie in da Great White North? Ayyy, fuhgeddabouditThe only thing more impressive than the player's soon-to-be-grown playoff beards is the total at the bottom of the NHL balance sheet this year.

Retro kicks 👟 — Raptors scandal highlights worries about sports betting. Retro sneakers are all the rage.

Apr 18th, 2024 8m 59s

It’s a tough day for people who bet on themselves.Business at Adidas is booming this year. If you’re wondering why, just go for a walk around town and count how many pairs of Sambas you see walking the street.Celebrating something? Let us kno

Wealth tax 📈 — Tim Horton’s gets into pizza. Feds announce new tax rate.

Apr 17th, 2024 8m 46s

With so many plans already announced, we were left wondering what the feds would actually unveil at this year’s budget meeting. The answer? A tax to pay for all those plans.Canadians' favourite spot for a double-double and an Old Fashioned gla

Budget day 💸 — Happy Budget Day, one and all. Canada says 'bienvenue' to Francophone immigrants.

Apr 16th, 2024 7m 23s

It’s Budget Day 2024, and the theme for this year is "generational fairness.” While that’s not as exciting a theme as “year of efficiency” or “murder mystery,” it does sound like a nice idea.Everybody knows that Canada needs more healthcare wo

Self-driving sale 🚗 — Middle East conflict ratchets up with Iran attack. Tesla slashes prices for self-driving software.

Apr 15th, 2024 7m 5s

Violence in the Middle East escalated over the weekend with an Iranian attack on Israel.Tesla is hoping that a good old-fashioned sale will get more customers to buy into the whole self-driving car thing.Celebrating something? Let us know her