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  • 📈 Separate ways
    2026/01/30
    In today's episode, we explore how Alberta separatist groups have been secretly meeting with Trump administration officials, seeking massive financial support for a potential independence referendum. We also look at Canada's major banks expanding into the Middle East, with RBC applying for banking licences in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh as Canadian businesses deepen ties with Gulf nations. Plus, we cover General Motors' layoffs at its Oshawa plant, Pierre Poilievre's leadership vote, SpaceX and xAI merger talks, Manulife's use of AI in life insurance applications, and Wealthsimple's partnership with Canada Post for cash deposits.
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    8 分
  • 📈 Beep beep
    2026/01/29
    Neil Young offering free archive access to Greenlanders amid U.S. political tensions. Keep on rocking in a free world. Plus, Toronto-based Waabi secured a $750 million funding round and is partnering with Uber to launch 25,000 robotaxis, marking a major milestone for Canadian tech and Uber's autonomous vehicle ambitions. Beyond Meat pivots from plant-based burgers to protein sodas, Ottawa's negotiations with Meta to restore news on Facebook, the Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady, South Korean automaker deals, Amazon's 16,000-worker layoff, and Starbucks' sales turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol.
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    8 分
  • 📈 Can't get started
    2026/01/28
    In this episode of Peak Daily, Jay discusses Canada's $210 billion opportunity from eliminating internal trade barriers, explore why Canadian tech startups are increasingly relocating to the U.S. despite Canada ranking sixth globally for startup ecosystems, and examine how the federal government's $10-a-day childcare program is falling short of its targets. Plus, updates on PM Mark Carney's response to Trump, BDC's new defense investments, and the latest in tech including Meta's potential paid subscriptions and TikTok's settlement of a social media addiction lawsuit.
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    9 分
  • 📈 Peak Food
    2026/01/27
    In this episode, Jay covers Ottawa's new food inflation rebate providing up to $1,890 for families through an enhanced GST tax credit, along with concerns about food safety following the closure of seven federal research sites including a key facility in Guelph. The big picture roundup includes Ottawa subsidizing a tech firm supplying ICE with wiretapping tools, Chinese miner Zijin's $5.5 billion bid for Allied Gold, Cineplex challenging its drip pricing ruling at the Supreme Court, and Y Combinator no longer accepting Canadian startups unless they relocate. Plus, stay tuned for a conversation with personal finance experts from Meridian and Conscious Economics.
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    25 分
  • Deep freeze 🥶 - Canada-U.S. relations get icy, Youth sports are turning into big business.
    2026/01/26
    It wasn’t just large swaths of the country getting snowed in this weekend — the relationship between Ottawa and the White House also went back into deep freeze. It turns out, parents will pay a lot of money to watch their nine-year-old's soccer game on TV.
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    8 分
  • Keep scrolling 🤳- TikTok and the the U.S. are making a deal, A Chinese automaker eyes Canada.
    2026/01/23
    For a company repeatedly branded a national security threat, TikTok has emerged from its U.S. standoff in remarkably good shape Chinese EV companies are starting their engines to enter the Canadian market.
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    9 分
  • Pick me ✋- Submarine suitors woo Ottawa, Social media algorithms are going on trial.
    2026/01/22
    Like the final two contestants on a Bachelorette season, Hanwha Ocean and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) are pulling out all the stops to win Ottawa’s affections. The algorithms that keep us mindlessly scrolling for hours could soon be in legal peril.
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    11 分
  • RIP global order 🪦- Carney gives blunt speech at Davos, Heated Rivalry heats up NHL ticket sales.
    2026/01/21
    We’re guessing it was a pretty awkward afternoon at Davos for the White House delegation. Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov aren’t real-life hockey players, but the protagonists of the hit Canadian gay hockey romance might just be the NHL’s biggest draws.
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    10 分