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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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RIP global order 🪦- Carney gives blunt speech at Davos, Heated Rivalry heats up NHL ticket sales.
We’re guessing it was a pretty awkward afternoon at Davos for the White House delegation.
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov aren’t real-li...
Cold hard cash 🏦- Arctic defence startup nets big funding round, Speeding up drug approval times.
With anxiety over Arctic sovereignty at an all-time high, a Canadian startup is pitching itself as Ottawa’s solution.
Like a student who’...
Rising tensions 🎢- Trump sets his sights on Canada, Surgeons start working remotely
Like a nasty gossip, it’s basically never good news when the U.S. president starts bringing you up in conversations.
Remote work has evol...
Closing the book 📖 - B.C. ends its drug decriminalization experiment, Another sports betting scandal.
B.C. is closing the book on its experiment with drug decriminalization.
We hate to say it, but all of those “crazy” sports fans complain...
Alright, alright, alright 🤙 - François Legault resigns as premier, Matthew McConaughey trademarks himself.
Quebec’s premier is bidding adieu to the Hôtel du Parlement.
Matthew McConaughey has had enough, enough, enough with the AI deepfakes.
The McVibes are off 🍟 - McDonald’s cuts meal deal prices, Meta’s smart glasses are a certified hit.
It looks like McDonald’s has seen all the posts about how fast food prices are too damn high.
After losing tens of billions of dollars ma...
Winging it ✈️ - Airlines avoid new fee for passenger complaints, Nvidia gets into gene editing.
Getting compensated for your delayed flight from two years ago isn’t getting any easier.
Recent Grok-y headlines have been upsetting, so...
Down round 📈 - Canadian VC struggles, Kepler launches satellite network
Consider taking a moment today to check in on any venture capitalists in your life, because (in Canada, at least) there’s a good chance they just went...
📈 Avert your eyes kids
Rogers is worried about kids’ screen time and cottage cheese is having a moment. Plus, a new underwater cable is on the way connecting an Ontario powe...
📈 It’s not easy being Greenland
As the US explores annexation of Greenland they continue their plans to extract and sell Venezuelan oil. Plus, the future of air travel is both bumpie...
📈 Let’s get AI physical
Nvidia unveils self-driving car system at CES which might be a good thing, because you can apparently by illicit drug on Instagram and Facebook. Plus,...
📈 Chill pill - Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill has arrived
Novo Nordisk launches weight-loss pill while the Feds look into earthquake insurance. Plus, Maduro’s (first) day in court, Christia Freeland’s new job...
From Caracas to Calgary - Why what’s happening in Venezuela matters to Canada
Plus, DeepSeek boasts a new AI breakthrough and another Chinese company, BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world’s largest EV seller.
Dream big 💤 - Marty Supreme meets the movie marketing moment, Bombardier is flying high.
We could finally be done with the stale Hollywood marketing cycle of Jimmy Kimmel appearances, sleepy podcast circuits, and forced red carpet smiles.<...
GunAmerican 🔫 - American guns are flooding into Canada, Ottawa tackles money laundering
Lax U.S. gun laws are flooding Canada’s black market for firearms.
One of Canada’s 2026 resolutions is to crack down on money laundering...
Friend of the pod 🎙️ - YouTube and Netflix battle over podcasts, Aviation startup bets on odd plane.
The unexplainable desire to watch our favourite podcast hosts talk into a microphone has created a new frontier in the streaming wars.
Is...
Pop drop 📉 - Canada sees largest population dip on record, Oracle shares slide.
Ottawa has pulled off a tire-squealing U-turn on immigration.
It’s a rough time to be an Ellison-run company.
Put it in reverse ⚙️ - Ford gives up on electric F150s, Buy Canadian Policy comes into effect.
Even an electric version of the world's best-selling truck couldn’t get people to give up the gas pump.
The federal government's new Buy...
Let a hundred qubits bloom 🌼 - Ottawa tries to retain quantum companies, The PM’s dictionary dispute.
If there’s one thing more painful than seeing Canada lose to the Americans in hockey, it’s seeing promising Canadian companies pull up stakes and move...
Touching grass 🌱- U.S. warms up to weed, Prediction markets grapple with corruption.
About 45 years after Ronald Reagan called it the most dangerous drug in America, the U.S. government seems to be warming up to weed.
We a...
Wish upon a star 💫- Disney and OpenAI join forces, Major Projects Office looks for workers.
The U.S. is pursuing another measure that makes it seem like it no longer cares about international tourism as a GDP contributor.
Canadia...
Social snooping 👀- U.S. proposes invasive travel measures, Canadians spend big on entertainment.
The U.S. is pursuing another measure that makes it seem like it no longer cares about international tourism as a GDP contributor.
Canadia...
No scrolling 📵- New defence agency awards first contract, Australian social media ban begins.
Like all of us this time of year, Canada is looking for ways to buy new stuff for less.
There are going to be some extremely irritable Au...
I’m melting 🍦- Biggest ice cream company makes market debut; Canada lures foreign doctors.
The classic chant “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream” may no longer be a totally accurate observation.
Canada is asking “...
Sun or strike 😎- Air Transit cancels flights as strike looms, CRA objections soar.
Just three months after the last Canadian airline strike brought travel plans to a halt, we’re on the verge of an untimely sequel.
A reco...
Slop bowl slump 🥗 - The lunch crowd is falling out of love with bowls, Hims & Hers enters Canada.
Young people are starting to sour on the idea of a $17 lunch bowl that looks like a burrito was hit by a bus and thrown in a cardboard container.
Keep it in cheque 💳 - Big banks cut chequing account fees, Switzerland votes down tax reform.
A silent but deadly budget killer is starting to be reined in.
For Switzerland, luring wealthy foreigners is as proud a part of its cultu...
Code red 🔴 - Google has OpenAI in a panic, Scholastic turns a new page with office sale.
OpenAI started the AI race in a full sprint while its competitors were still lacing up their shoes.
Scholastic is making big changes to e...
Judge ye not 👨⚖️ - Courts are tossing out criminal cases, Canada and the EU get defensive.
A bottleneck of cases in Canadian courtrooms is leading to thousands of violent crimes going untried.
After a period of flirtation, Canad...
Holiday splurge 🛍️ - Canadians nab Black Friday deals, Honda’s space ambitions are taking off.
Black Friday splurges may leave many Canadians in the red come the new year.
One small step for man, one giant leap for automakers moonli...
Pinky promise 🤝 - Ottawa and Alberta reach pipeline deal, Molson Coors sues alleged embezzler.
Facing an oil pipeline conundrum, Ottawa is trying to kill two birds with one stone.
One of Canada’s top purveyors of watery beers is acc...
In the soup 🥫 - Gifts cards are this year’s hottest gift, Campbell’s says its chicken isn’t 3D-printed
It’s the classic gift you buy your nephew when he grows out of his dinosaur phase. It might also be the hottest holiday present of the year.
Citation needed 📄 - AI hallucinations invade government reports, Landlord software gets reined in.
Just because a study has a long, jargon-filled title, that doesn’t mean it’s real.
The company accused of driving up your rent is quietly...
Dupe duels 👬 - Quince faces a dupe lawsuit, Cigarettes are staging a cultural comeback
The king of the holiday gift guide is taking on the (alleged) king of the dupes.
Hollywood A-listers are convincing Gen Z that cigarettes...
Wheelin’ and dealin’ ♠️ - Carney plays Let's Make a Deal, Montreal rides pension cash to a transit win
Canada’s foreign policy is now all about the Benjamins — or in this case, the Bordens.
Torontonians, look away: Montreal’s new train upgr...
Loosen up 🤙- Canada’s lending regulator wants to loosen up loans, Questrade adds new tools.
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) — the supervisor of our federally regulated lenders — wants to free up more credit f...
Coming down the pipe 👆- Halal investing is going mainstream, Ottawa and Alberta to reach pipeline deal.
A Canadian startup is throwing its hat in the ring of the $5.4 trillion halal financing market.
Things haven’t exactly been peachy betwee...
Burst into tiers 😢- Alberta pursues two-tiered healthcare, Canada has a research problem.
Alberta’s government has drafted legislation that would allow doctors to work at both private and public institutions simultaneously.
For...
Hook, line, and sinker 🎣- Investment scammers target Gen Z, Apple speeds up CEO succession plan.
The most digitally savvy generation is now falling for online financial scams at a higher clip than their grandparents.
After over 14 yea...
AI Hackers 🤖- AI is automating cyberattacks, Labubu’s are going Hollywood
Spare a thought today for the latest workers to be displaced by AI: hackers.
Sony might’ve just landed one half of the next Barbenheimer.