All Episodes

Worn down 🥼- ER doctors are dropping out, Wildfire smoke has an unlikely source.

Open season 🚐 - AI labs push to rein in open models, Minivans get back in the driver’s seat.

Gimme your recs 🫵 - OpenAI taps Yelp for recommendations, Chatting edtech with Pascal Siakam.

Breaking containment 🤖 - OpenAI model goes rogue, Village Media proves local news isn’t dead.

Oh look, more tariffs 🛒 - Trump expands his tariff war, Coinbase Canada pursues “Everything Exchange.”

Tapped out 🚲 - Canadian fitness app runs out of steam

Back down to earth 🛰️ - SpaceX’s stock struggles, El Niño threatens to drive up food prices

Neck and neck ♻️ - Chinese AI models are catching up, Lululemon invests in recycling

Better with age 👴 - OpenAI’s first device wants to get personal, Hyundai workers strike over robots.

Drone on 🪰 - Foreign firms land Buy Canadian contracts, Ottawa is all in on drones.

Fusion power 🪫 - Canada’s General Fusion goes public, Ticks aren’t just spreading Lyme disease

Bridging the gap 🚣‍♂️ - The Gordie Howe Bridge gets an opening date, Canadians turn to house swapping for vacations.

Invest in education 🎒 - Canadian universities launch venture fund, The war in Iran drags on.

How to spend it 🛍️ - Ottawa struggles to spend foreign investments, GLP-1 drugs are changing tastes.

The winner takes it all ⚾ - Ottawa selects submarine contract winner, Rogers swallows Toronto sports whole.

Books are back 📖 - Canadians are reading again, World Cup spending dries up, and an exclusive interview with Rizwan Khalfan, EVP and Vice Chair, Strategic Growth, Innovation and Partnerships at TD

Pipe dream 〰️ - Ironing out the West Coast pipeline, StubHub hit with class action World Cup suit.

Extra credit 🏭 - A Canadian carbon capture milestone, The Not-So-Magnificent Seven.

Model behaviour 🚗 - Chinese carmakers put Germany in reverse, open-source AI catches up.

Power trip ⚡ - Alberta mulls new rules to court data centres, Olympic athletes are getting paid.

Window shopping 🪟 -  The food delivery app that doesn’t deliver food, Canada’s new pesticide rules.

The chips are down ↘️ -  Another AI tech sell-off, Meta enters the prediction markets game.

Track star 🛤️  - High-speed rail project looks at new route, Indie films are getting an AI makeover plus an Exclusive Interview with Erin Bury, CEO of Willful

Waste of time 🗑️  - TD cracks down on time wasting, AI might be making us dumber

Place yours bet 🎰  - Canada is getting its first prediction markets app, Get ready for pricier iPhones.

Psych out 🍄  - New bill proposes legalized psychedelics, Lululemon is in hot water in China.

Essential needs 🛒  - Struggling Canadians turn to GoFundMe, A new First Nations drinking water bill

Fine dining 🍽️ - A Canadian cybersecurity acquisition, Credit card companies are all about dining.

Smile for the cameras 😃- Anthropic model shutdown raises concerns in Canada, Digital cameras make a comeback

Business as usual 🤝- Officials downplay Canada-U.S. trade war, The biggest IPO ever.

Nicotine fiends 🚬- Young folks have a nicotine problem, Banks face pressure on small biz loans.

Bridge over troubled water 🌉- The Gordie Howe Bridge is opening soon, BNPL apps come for rent.

Log off 🤳 -   Ottawa preps its youth social media ban, iPhones may have lowered birth rates.

Hot ticket 🎫 -   Toronto scalps its FIFA tickets, Texas beef gets banned in Canada

First class 💺 - Air Canada previews new plane, Nova Scotia brings the seafood biz to schools.

Bidding war ↖️ -   The battle to sell Canada new submarines, A short selling scheme blows up.

Checking in 🏨 -  Ottawa wants more AI startups, A rare office-to-hotel conversion in Vancouver.

University challenge 🎓-  Canadian universities slide in global rankings, Nvidia unveils new laptop chip.

Fishy business 🐡 -  Remote work is hurting young job hunters, Sardines have become big business

All eyes on me 👀 - Ottawa to fine-tune surveillance bill, The CFL inks landmark media rights deal.

Clip show 🎬 - WestJet lobbies against passenger protections, Spotify welcomes clippers

Hit the brakes 🛑 - Canadian share sale startup gets sued, People don’t like Ferrari’s first EV.

Tim-porary foreign workers 🍩 - Tims backpedals on TFWs, New tests cause concern over AI guardrails.

That’s so retro 🍕 - Pizza Hut is cashing in on the ‘90s nostalgia wave, There’s a fight brewing over Canada’s streaming rules

Always watching 👀 - Disney gets dinged for theme park surveillance, PEI potatoes are under attack

Big air 💨 - Airbnb unveils big overhaul, Cottages are the new starter homes.

Fighting shape  🥊 - Cohere breaks into the biotech biz, Canada’s army is getting a makeover.

Boo birds  🐦 - Young people are turning on AI, The proxy battle for Lululemon heats up.

Electric feel  ⚡ - New plan to double Canada’s electricity generation, A $20 hearing aid is for sale

Dude, where’s my carbon price?  🏭 - Alberta carbon pricing deal clears for new pipeline, MBAs are on sale.

Tokenmaxxing  🪙 - Amazon employees fudge AI tool usage, Dunkin’ returns to Canada.

Case (un)closed 🚓- Police corruption threatens to derail prosecutions, Fertilizer shortages are stoking food inflation.

Out of stocks 📊 - Can AI pick stocks? And people are very upset about Kevin O’Leary’s giant data centre.

Boomerang generation 🪃 - Young adults aren’t leaving the nest, Ontario preps for big nuclear plant.

Another Canadian EV plant bites the dust, Landlines make comeback for kids.

Regulators, mount up 🙅‍♂️ - The U.S. wants to regulate AI after all, Meta turns to facial scans for age checks.

Stable condition 🪙 - A loonie-pegged stablecoin has arrived, Canadian cattle ranchers got beef

Big Flex 🚘 - North American automakers left behind at world’s largest auto show, a tax change that could change business ownership in Canada

Goblin mode 👺- Canada takes on financial crime, ChatGPT won’t shut up about goblins.

Elevator pitch 🛗- Proposed merger rattles the elevator industry, Canada banks on defence.

Do the robot 🤖 - OpenAI misses revenue targets, Canada needs to get serious about robots

Spread the wealth 🏦 - Canada gets a sovereign wealth fund, Spotify and Peloton team up.

Slow your scroll 🖱️ - Manitoba rolls out youth social media ban, Ottawa is on the hunt for infrastructure projects

It’s all coming back to me now 🤑 - Foreign cash returns to Canada, Chinese phonemaker wants a piece of the action.

We’ll take it from here 🤖 - Meta workers are training their AI replacements, A new Canadian startup lobby.

Running interference 🖥️ - YouTubers push U.S. annexation, Silicon Valley builds its own media sphere.

One man’s trash 🗑️- Canadian startup scoops Big Pharma rejects, Canada’s military gets recruit boost.

Where’s the beef? 🥩- Beef prices are soaring, Sam Altman’s human ID startup gains traction

Feature presentation 📽️- Cineplex is for sale, Canadian health food spot expands across the border.

New playbook 📖 - The boardroom playbook comes for pro sports, Anthropic laps OpenAI.

Custom cars 🚘 - Canada cracks down on crypto fraud, Rolls-Royce rolls out one-of-a-kind EVs.

Take the wheel 🛞- Waymo eyes Toronto expansion, Discount grocery stores are multiplying.

Not So Straight 🚢- US blockades Hormuz , annoyance economy is costing you

We’re so back-berry 🫐- BlackBerry is profitable again, BDC puts the life back into life sciences.

The Robot, The Myth 🤖 - Anthropic holds back model release, Air Canada's new dispute

Flock together 🎼- Bill Ackman pursues Universal Music, Canada’s first virtual gated community.

Time to unplug 🔌- Alberta’s separatist movement hits a snag, Bars and cafes get patrons off their phones

Long goodbye 👋 - The U.S. considers leaving NATO, Nicotine pouches are everywhere.

Game over 🕹️ - Sophisticated new scam causes panic, Montreal video game company cuts staff.

One small step for man 🌑 - NASA readies for lunar launch, The energy crisis is about to get worse.

Left turn ⬅️ -The NDP elects a new leader, Chatbots are fuelling our delusions.

Hitting the mark 🎯 - Canada reaches its defence spending goal, Indigenous procurement is under fire.

Predict this 🎰 - Wealthsimple wants in on prediction markets, OpenAI’s Disney deal blows up.

Turning the page 📖- Canadian indie bookstores unite on new website, Cricket Canada is in shambles

AI CEO 🤖- Mark Zuckerberg builds personal AI assistant, Staged car crashes are on the rise.

AI Hurdle 🤖 - Iran war could slow AI boom, Banff is getting crowded

📈 Turn that frown upside down

📈 No more side quests — Shopify wants to lend you money, OpenAI shuts down side quests

Memory hole 🧠: RAM Crunch, PE Slump and Canada's Space Race

Under the microscope 🔬- Honda posts historic annual loss, Manitoba mulls ban on paying for plasma.

Let the oil flow 🛢️ - : Iran war sparks historic oil reserve release, Luxury hoodies come to Costco.

Big old jet airliner 🛩️- OpenAI faces civil suit over Tumbler Ridge, Drama at Toronto’s island airport

Cafe hog ☕- The Yukon is luring miners, Are remote workers ruining cafes?

Sobering up 🍺- Canadians aren’t drinking, Oil prices set to hit $100 a barrel

Legal eagles 🦅- Canadian legaltech gets some spending cash, AI medical assistant makes a mess.

Putting down Roots 🍃- Roots explores a possible sale, Auctions for dinosaur bones are heating up.

When the chips are down 🎰- Ontario sees surge in gambling problems, AI is giving accountants headaches

Edge of escalation 🚀- Iran war escalates across the Middle East, AI gets blamed for more layoffs.

Whopper wiretap 🍔- American nurses flock to B.C., Burger King tests Big Brother AI assistant.

Wake me up inside ⏰- Canada’s IPO market comes back to life, A Canadian billionaire’s grand folly.

Bearish blogging 🐻-  Viral Substack post is market mover, TikTok and the MLB join forces.

Panic in Jalisco 🇲🇽 - Cartel violence hits Mexico after leader’s death, Aritzia revs up U.S. expansion.

Hot water 🥵 - OpenAI is under fire for Tumbler Ridge shooting, Batteries become very cheap

Tamago sando 🥪 - 7-Eleven plans Canadian reinvention, AI might finally be impacting productivity.

Criss-cross 🚷 - Another Conservative MP crosses the aisle, Hollywood bites back at ByteDance.

Persistence pays off 😵 - Warner Bros. will hear out Paramount’s offer, Canada pitches nuclear to Poland.

Up in arms 💪 - Carney plans new trade block, Canada is getting armed.

Market trend of the year 📉 - AI scare trades dominate the market, Toronto transit prepares for the World Cup

Arctic education 🎓 - Canada's Arctic is getting its first Inuit university, Trump might want out of CUSMA.

Brought to you by 📺 - Targeted advertising comes to sports bars, A $42 billion bitcoin blunder.

The Depart-eh’d 🇨🇦 - Ontario police are under the microscope, GM bets on EV battery breakthrough.

Private property 🏠 - Indigenous group challenges private land ownership, Ottawa courts Chinese EV makers

EVolution 🚗 - Ottawa re-jigs its EV strategy, Spotify gets bookish.

Sell sell sell 💸- AI agents spark software sell-off, Ottawa and Washington talk critical minerals.

Let the games begin ❄️- The Winter Olympics kick off in Italy, Netflix goes to Washington.

C-suite scapegoat 🐐- AI isn’t taking as many jobs as it seems, Science looks for a road salt alternative.

📈 AI’s only

📈 Separate ways

📈 Beep beep

📈 Can't get started

📈 Peak Food

Deep freeze 🥶 - Canada-U.S. relations get icy, Youth sports are turning into big business.

Keep scrolling 🤳- TikTok and the the U.S. are making a deal, A Chinese automaker eyes Canada.

Pick me ✋- Submarine suitors woo Ottawa, Social media algorithms are going on trial.

RIP global order 🪦- Carney gives blunt speech at Davos, Heated Rivalry heats up NHL ticket sales.

Cold hard cash 🏦- Arctic defence startup nets big funding round, Speeding up drug approval times.

Rising tensions 🎢- Trump sets his sights on Canada, Surgeons start working remotely

Closing the book 📖 - B.C. ends its drug decriminalization experiment, Another sports betting scandal.

Alright, alright, alright 🤙 - François Legault resigns as premier, Matthew McConaughey trademarks himself.

The McVibes are off 🍟 - McDonald’s cuts meal deal prices, Meta’s smart glasses are a certified hit.

Winging it ✈️ - Airlines avoid new fee for passenger complaints, Nvidia gets into gene editing.

Down round 📈 - Canadian VC struggles, Kepler launches satellite network

📈 Avert your eyes kids

📈 It’s not easy being Greenland

📈 Let’s get AI physical

📈 Chill pill - Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill has arrived

From Caracas to Calgary - Why what’s happening in Venezuela matters to Canada

Dream big 💤 - Marty Supreme meets the movie marketing moment, Bombardier is flying high.

GunAmerican 🔫 - American guns are flooding into Canada, Ottawa tackles money laundering

Friend of the pod 🎙️ - YouTube and Netflix battle over podcasts, Aviation startup bets on odd plane.

Pop drop 📉 - Canada sees largest population dip on record, Oracle shares slide.

Put it in reverse ⚙️ - Ford gives up on electric F150s, Buy Canadian Policy comes into effect.

Let a hundred qubits bloom 🌼 - Ottawa tries to retain quantum companies, The PM’s dictionary dispute.

Touching grass 🌱- U.S. warms up to weed, Prediction markets grapple with corruption.

Wish upon a star 💫- Disney and OpenAI join forces, Major Projects Office looks for workers.

Social snooping 👀- U.S. proposes invasive travel measures, Canadians spend big on entertainment.

No scrolling 📵- New defence agency awards first contract, Australian social media ban begins.

I’m melting 🍦- Biggest ice cream company makes market debut; Canada lures foreign doctors.

Sun or strike 😎-  Air Transit cancels flights as strike looms, CRA objections soar.

Slop bowl slump 🥗 -  The lunch crowd is falling out of love with bowls, Hims & Hers enters Canada.

Keep it in cheque 💳 -  Big banks cut chequing account fees, Switzerland votes down tax reform.

Code red 🔴 -  Google has OpenAI in a panic, Scholastic turns a new page with office sale.

Judge ye not 👨‍⚖️ -  Courts are tossing out criminal cases, Canada and the EU get defensive.

Holiday splurge 🛍️ -  Canadians nab Black Friday deals, Honda’s space ambitions are taking off.

Pinky promise 🤝 -  Ottawa and Alberta reach pipeline deal, Molson Coors sues alleged embezzler.

In the soup 🥫 - Gifts cards are this year’s hottest gift, Campbell’s says its chicken isn’t 3D-printed

Citation needed 📄 - AI hallucinations invade government reports, Landlord software gets reined in.

Dupe duels 👬 - Quince faces a dupe lawsuit, Cigarettes are staging a cultural comeback

Wheelin’ and dealin’ ♠️ - Carney plays Let's Make a Deal, Montreal rides pension cash to a transit win

Loosen up 🤙- Canada’s lending regulator wants to loosen up loans, Questrade adds new tools.

Coming down the pipe 👆- Halal investing is going mainstream, Ottawa and Alberta to reach pipeline deal.

Burst into tiers 😢- Alberta pursues two-tiered healthcare, Canada has a research problem.

Hook, line, and sinker 🎣- Investment scammers target Gen Z, Apple speeds up CEO succession plan.

AI Hackers 🤖- AI is automating cyberattacks, Labubu’s are going Hollywood

Wish list 💫- Ottawa unveils new nation-building projects, Digital billboards are watching.

Fast and cheap 🏎️- AI faces another DeepSeek moment, Airbnb wants to be an everything app.

Digital Sovereignty 🇨🇦- Buy Canadian comes to AI, The U.S. wants Canada to pay more for drugs.

Break it off 💔- The end appears near for Sonder, Clio nets a $5 billion valuation.

Talent show 🎤- Ottawa looks to poach U.S. talent, OpenAI floats government backstop

Making friends 👬- Canada and Saudi Arabia cozy up, Scam ads make big money for Meta.

Time to pay up  💸- Tesla shareholders vote on Musk pay package, Investors float AI bubble concerns.

Here comes the budget 🏧- Carney drops his first federal budget, Coke ushers in the age of AI ads.

Quantum IPO 💻- Xanadu plans blockbuster IPO, ChatGPT is done giving you advice.

Touch-ups 💄- Cosmetic treatments blow up, Trump's tariffs get their day in court

Travel bug 🪲- Canada records all-time summer tourism numbers, Carney meets with Xi.

Zombie Zellers 🧟- Nvidia inaugurates the $5 trillion club, Zellers returns from the dead (again).

Simple as that 🤑- Wealthsimple is a $10 billion company, OpenAI finalizes its restructuring.

Stablecoin FOMO 💰- Ottawa opens up to stablecoins, Powerful Alzheimer’s drug gets green light.

Dupe defence 👬- International travel gets invasive, Lululemon trademarks its dupes

Let’s go Blue Jays 🐦- Businesses cash in on Jays run, Alberta needs more juice for data centres

On ice 🧊- NHL signs Polymarket licensing pact, Canada could get its first whale sanctuary.

Don’t dream it’s over 💤- Another Ontario EV plant ceases operations, The NYT TikTok-ifies the news.

Longest trial ever ⚖️- Canada’s longest trial rattles B.C. landowners, Ottawa cracks down on fraud.

Secondhand status 👐 - Tariffs take a bite out of U.S. auto sector, Luxury brands lose sales to themselves

Call and answer 🤙 - Toronto’s tech talent is luring companies, Canadian Tire brings back HBC blankets.

Next exit 🚘 - Stellantis moves Canadian Jeep production, Netflix dips its toes into podcasting.

Reach for the stars 💫 - Michelin wants to rank everything, Mejuri sees potential in abandoned gold mines

Fly me to the moon 🌚 - Canada looks to power the moon, Strava is ready to go public

Come aboard 🚉 - Vancouver might have figured out public transit, Strava sues Garmin.

Feeling drained 😴 - Google rolls out new shopping tool, big money moves

Getting serious 🤬 - Ottawa hands out temporary foreign worker fines, How to lobby the feds.

Economic espionage 🕵️ - Landmark Canadian spy trial begins, Regulator looks into FIFA ticket scheme

Caffeine crisis ☕ - AI boom drives up electricity bills, Coffee prices keep on climbing

Cracking up 🧨 - B.C. pipeline proposal sows disagreement, Bell to launch satellite cell service.

Spilled milk 🥛 - Dairy on the negotiating table with U.S., Meta monetizes its AI.

What’s next? ➡️ - Alberta’s travelling town halls conclude, A Ponzi scheme in cottage country.

Movie tax 🍿 - Trump wants tariffs on foreign movies, Telus opens all-Canadian AI data centre.

Power play 🔌 - Rogers eyes standalone sports biz, Old school tech drives a market rally

Best of Free Lunch: What The Heck Is Productivity, Anyway?

Best of Free Lunch: A Disturbing conversation about AI

Is Canada Post toast? 📬 - Ottawa tells Canada Post to end home delivery, Spotify goes after AI slop.

Hasta-la-Visa 👋- U.S. adds $100,000 fee for visas, Canadians are bullish on entrepreneurship

Tragic mushrooms 🍄- Canada’s mushroom industry gets probed, White House eyes Canadian miner.

Such great heights 🆙- Canadian stocks are on a tear, Here comes the self-driving truck boom.

Start me up 🏁- Startup studio bags new funding, U.S. offers Argentina an economic lifeboat.

CanCon, can do 🇨🇦 - The CRTC plots new content rules, Canada won’t reach its carbon cutting target.

Clock’s ticking ⏰ -  CUSMA’s days are officially numbered, Qatar invests in Canadian miner.

Escape hatch ⚜️ -  Québec secularism law heads to the Supreme Court, Meta’s new smart glasses.

Halved or quartered? ➗  -  The push to end quarterly earnings reports, Private sector eyes Ottawa’s chip lab

Home sweet home 🏠  -  Ottawa launches homebuilding agency, Greenwashing probes reach Bay Street

Playing dirty 🧼  -  Telus files a complaint against Rogers, Lululemon is on a losing streak.

Buy now, worry later 🛍️  -  BNPL takes over Wall Street, Canada could have a copper problem

Air time 📱-Canadian companies take on scammers, Apple rolls out iPhone Air.

Liquid loonie 💲- National Bank bets on Canadian stablecoin, Alternative sports leagues rake in cash

Hollywood gamers 🎮  -  The big screen embraces games, Canada’s EV mandate on life support

Protein Craze 🍗 - Starbucks gets in on the protein trend, Trade talks inch forward.

The slump continues 📉  -  Canadian labour productivity falls, Top illegal sports streamer shut down.

Divorce in aisle five 💔  -   Kraft Heinz is breaking up, Ottawa calls on the CRA to shape up.

Off the air 🔌  -   Pulling the plug on Family Channel, The world just can’t quit coal.

Tough talk 😠  -   ChatGPT to bolster mental health safeguards, It’s a hot bank earnings season.

Build me up, buttercup 🌼  -   Ottawa announces two new nation-building projects, Wages slow for job hoppers.

What’s in store? 🏬  -    Simons expands its retail footprint, Meta chatbots have a safety problem

Hit the slopes 🎿  -   Vail cuts prices for its ski passes, New Yorkers are returning to the office.

Keep your shirt on 👕  -   Canada looks northward for trade, AI legaltech is a booming business.

Separate ways 💔 - Open Text fires its CEO, Senior housing demand is soaring.

Breaking the ice 🧊  -   Canada looks northward for trade, AI legaltech is a booming business.

AI North 🤖  -   Cohere rolls out a homegrown AI agent, The U.S. pulls vaccine research funding.

Dairy dumping 🐮  -   Canada and U.S. dairy disputes escalate, Canada slips on generic drug approvals.

15.6 billion hours ⏳  -   People are using AI every day, Australia lifts longtime Canadian beef ban.

Fees and bees 🐝  -   DoorDash defends drip pricing, New study about bees causes big buzz.

Unproductive 📉  -   AI hasn’t made Canadians more productive, Staycations are saving tourism.

Fighting fires 🔥  -   Feds launch wildfire research group, investigating the Sydney Sweeney Effect.

Big in Japan 🇯🇵  -   Japan and the U.S. agree to trade deal, Meme stock frenzy has returned.

Shopping spree 🛒  -   Canadian investors head south for stocks, Microsoft lets hackers walk in.

Make or break 📬  -   Canada Post workers vote on contract offer, Ikea bets big on smarthome tech.

Prices get personal 💵 - Delta uses AI to price airfare, Alberta bets big on sovereign wealth fund.

Cold shoulder 🥶  -    Couche-Tard abandons 7-Eleven takeover, A new report on UFO research.

ShopGPT 🛒  -    OpenAI courts online shoppers, American REIT eyes a Canadian IPO.

Endless breadsticks 🥖 -    Canadian restaurant giant snaps up Olive Garden, AI comes for Wall Street.

Creeping up 📈 -   Nearly a third of Canadians are obese, Carney recuses corporate interests.

$200M pay package 🤑 -  The world’s highest paying jobs, Shutting down a small town.

Cutting classes 🧑‍🎓 -   Canadian colleges face financial troubles, Bank salespeople are pushing

AI goes Hollywood 🎞️ - Canadian startup brings AI to the big screen, Anti-government militia charged.

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

Stampede deals 🤠 - Business leaders gather in Calgary, An update on “Liberation Day” tariffs.

Union drivers 🚦 -   Uber drivers unionize, Automakers push back on EV mandate.

Another round 🔔 -   Gen Z heads back to the bar, China catches up in the AI race.

Still waiting 🥵 -   It’s hard to break down provincial trade barriers, Saunas are a booming industry.

Ship happens ⛴️-  Federal money helps buy Chinese ferries, youth unemployment is a big deal.

Can’t beat the heat ☀️ - Schools struggle without air conditioning, Central bankers don’t like stablecoins.

Check your socials 📱- A homegrown social media platform, Thames Water drowns Canadian investors.

Boarding call 🛩️-   Competition watchdog looks at airlines, Canadian dairy tariffs are here to stay.

Celebrity mobile 📶- Celebs get into the wireless biz, Canadian population growth nears zero.

In the driver’s seat 🚗 -  Investors bet big on self-driving cars, Welcome to the infinite workday.

Ooh la la 🇫🇷 - A French automaker is coming to Canada, BNPL loans are growing

Aviation disaster ✈️ - The deadliest plane crash in a decade, Meta goes to the Supreme Court.

What’s the deal? 🏦 - China plays trump card against Trump, Starbucks is now high in protein.

Pre-fab and fabulous 🏠-Big Canadian developer bets on prefab homes, The end of the Search era.

One Economy 🇨🇦 - Feds table economic reform bill, Untether AI bites the dust.

Recipe for succession 🙅 - invests in Indigenous small business, Amazon has humanoid robots.

That’s your opinion 💭 - : Washington Post courts amateurs with AI, B.C. is looking to build

Down and out 💅 - OECD forecasts Canadian GDP downturn, High fashion gets hacked.

Advertising intelligence 🪧 Meta pursues fully automated advertising, Concerts are drying up.

Double trouble 👬 - U.S. tariffs target Canadian manufacturing, The Bay is officially closed.

This isn’t over 🏁 - What’s next for Trump’s trade war?, Carney takes aim at infrastructure red tape.

Sovereign AI 🤖 - Bell is building AI data centres, Corporations are buying up bitcoin.

Out of control(lers) 🛩️ -  Canada faces airline controller shortage, Consumers can’t keep up with bills.

Ran so far away 🏃‍♂️ -  Foreign investors flee Canadian markets, BYD bests Tesla in Europe.

Temu tariff 💰 - G7 countries tackle cheap Chinese products, Ostriches stir controversy in B.C.

No- job summer 🙅‍♂️ - Young Canadians can’t find summer jobs, D-Wave Quantum pops off.

You’ve got mail 📬 - Canada Post may end daily delivery, Armed Forces are losing recruits

Tuning in 📻 - Cancon could get a new definition, B.C. First Nations scoop up pipeline stake

Big spender 📈 NATO could boost defence spending target, Robinhood comes to Canada.

Meet the new cabinet 👋 -  Mark Carney announces his cabinet, Canada’s EV ambitions sputter.

Proper chuffed 😊 - The U.S. and the U.K. strike a tariff deal, Why you shouldn’t pay hackers.

When Carney met Trump 🤝 The PM visits the White House for talks, EB Games returns from the dead.

Shot on location 🎥 - The U.S. could implement a movie tariff, A sneaky $9 billion sale.

New ownership 💲- Canada Tire could buy The Bay, Delivery gets autonomous.

Wexit strategy 👋- Alberta flirts with separatism, Canadian deep-sea miner seeks approval

100 long days 💯 - Trump spats with Amazon at 100-day mark, Old movies do new business.

Cheat at everything 🤞- Can AI really help you cheat at life?, Blackout in Europe

Secret stash 🤫 —  Canada plays safe haven for Chinese goods, Tesla has an Elon Musk dilemma

Not-the-best seller 📚- Amazon flooded with AI-generated politics books, B.C. foresees tourism boom.

Conclave incoming 👏 —  Who will be the next pope?, Buy Canada is tough for Big Tech.

Holy grail 🙌 —  Eli Lilly closes in on weight-loss pill, Strava acquires upstart competitor.

Still for sale 🏘️ —  Home sales slow, Canadian pension funds turn on the US

Breaking up is hard to do 💔 — Farmers have a weed problem, Meta changes relationship status

Liberation Day 🇺🇸  —  The world prepares for Trump’s tariffs. Rogers is all in on sports.

Zombie brands 🧟‍♀️  —  Napster sale is a blast from the past, AI flexes its medical talents.

100% bankrupt 💵 — Canada won’t be let off the tariff hook, 23andMe files for bankruptcy.

The race is on 🗳️ — Carney calls an election, WestJet searches for pilots.

Staying put 🇨🇦  —  Canadians don’t want to fly to the U.S., Generic Ozempic is coming.

Retaliation 🥊  —  Canada responds to U.S. tariffs, Montréal looks to boost biotech biz.

NHL goes global 🏒 — The NHL returns to the global stage. Airlines bet on summer in Canada.

Deregulation 🤖 — Tariffs come for Canadian steel. AI shifts from regulation to innovation.

Buy Canadian 🇨🇦 — Savvy shoppers look for alternatives, Canadian tech startups grow up.

Tariffs averted (for now) 🏭 — Tariffs delayed until March 1. Tims brings back classic Roll Up to Win cups.

Down 16.86% 📉 — AI stock rally takes a turn. The ski business is on thin ice.

Postal dis-service 📬 — Canada has a drug problem. Canada Post needs a helping hand.

Dr. Internet 👩‍⚕️ — Public sector lay-offs are on their way. MEC is back on the market.

Not today 💸 — Trump puts a pause on tariffs, Cricket goes mainstream in Canada.

Jumping ship 🚢 — TikTok users flock to a new home. Natural disasters spike insurance prices.

Still friends 🇺🇸 — Ghost listings flood LinkedIn. Float is floating higher after its latest raise.

Where’s the beef? 🛒 — Canadian grocers caught overcharging for meat. Canadians face new U.K. travel rules

Tit-for-tat 🇺🇸 — Trump gears up for tariff war. The B.C. startup fighting diabetes with 3D printers

Tru-done 👨‍💼 — Trudeau calls it quits, Scotiabank says adios to Latin America.

Lord of the ring 💍 — Canadian caught up in encryption crimes. Oura ends banner year with a bang.

Money, crime, tariffs 💵 — What you missed in the economic update, Tow truck turf wars spark violent crime.

Freeland resigns 👩‍⚖️ — What’s next for the Liberal party, Canada Post gets back to work.

Brain chips 🧠 — Neuralink comes to Canada, Small businesses get a boost.

Cheese heist 🧀 — Thieves keep stealing cheese, Canada and Romania’s nuclear deal.

Uranium money ☢️ — Spotify takes on video content, Canada’s mega-rich in uranium.

Ports in a storm 🚢 — Ottawa puts an end to port strikes. Canada’s hydro exports are drying up.

Climate funds ☀️ — This climate summit is all about the money. Free public transit picks up traction.

Bell’s new buy 📞 — Bell buys its way into the U.S. Big Oil could get an emissions cap.

Bottoms up 🍷 — Winemakers push back on teetotalling. Buffett is stacking his cash.

Loonie lunacy 💵 — The loonie hits a four-year low, Cruise lines invest in private islands.

Up in the air 🛫 — U.S. economy stays strong ahead election. Canada welcomes back Chinese flights.

Big fish 🐠 — Shopify is trawling for bigger fish. Robots may help Canada's housing crisis.

Sick day 🤒 — Doctors are sick of sick notes, Canada Post strike

Doors Closed 🚪  —  Ottawa slows its roll on immigration, Everybody wants to know about the weather

Québec vs. Goldman ⚜️ —  A fight over Northvolt money, The return of the house hippo.

Deciding factor 🗳️ —  Democrats campaign in Canada, Soccer fandom goes international.

Edible Content 🍗 — Restaurants get into streaming and digital duties.

Race day 🏃‍♀️ — Running boom and presidential predictions.

Out at sea 🌊 — BRP is letting its boat biz drift out to sea , Inuktut finds a home on Google Translate

Spilled Milk 🥛 — Canada is spilling billions of litres of milk, The feud over bike lanes heats up.

House of The Rising Sphere 😀 — Spheres Spheres everywhere, investing is extremely online.

Mountain Views ⛰️ — Alberta’s plan to save the view, SpaceX catches a rocket

Looking Up 🌌 — The northern lights economy is booming. TD hit with record money laundering penalty.

Breaking up 💻 — Regulators want Google to split. Couche-Tard bumps up its 7-Eleven bid.

Roaming over 📱 — Regulator cracks down on $16-a-day roaming fees. Algorithms are the new boss.

Island paradise 🏝️ — An affordable island home isn’t a pipe dream. U.S. Indigenous group claims rights to B.C. land.

Gimme shelter 🏠 — Toronto hospital’s radical housing experiment, Starbucks protects its coffee future.

Raising the roof ✈️  — Koho wants to become a real bank. VTOLs take off.

Presidential first 👩‍⚖️  — Mexico gets its first female president, Senators look for doctor shortage solution

Belly-up 🏢  — Canada’s biggest purpose-built concert venue, Businesses are dropping like flies.

Big tunnel 🛣️  — Ontario could be getting a giant traffic tunnel. Canada works to secure vaccine independence.

Basement ban 🌊  — Montréal has a basement problem, Qualcomm flirts with Intel takeover.

Wage gains 💵 — Border smuggles take to TikTok, Get ready for some wage gains.

Sporty and rich 🏒  — Rogers now owns men’s sports, VC investments lose their shine.

“Reasonable” AI 🤖  — OpenAI releases a better model, Lululemon threatened to leave.

“Reasonable” AI 🤖  — OpenAI releases a better model, Lululemon threatened to leave.

Slow build 🏡 — Canada continues China crackdown, Amazon gets into budget groceries.

Degree return 🎓 — Returns on some degrees is shrinking, Torontonians lose to fake taxis.

Suspicious cargo ✈️ — New rules on European cargo, Rexall has a new owner.

Table for one 🍴 — Restaurants react to solo dining, China goes after Canadian canola

Power hungry 💻 — Alberta wants to host Big Tech’s data centers .More than half of Fortune 500 companies say AI poses a risk to their business

Baguette bags 🥖— Scotiabank moves into the U.S., A retail play by fast food brands.

Off the rails 🚞 — Railway workers’ strike could be a runaway train. Bidding war for healthcare workers heats up.

Missing bars 🍫 — Disappearing Melona bars, BYD eyes Canadian market

Treaty settlements 💵 — Ottawa could owe $126B, New movies make millions. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reverses the movie summer slump

Tech tumbles 📉 — Technology stocks take a tumble. Bank of Canada cuts rates again.

A record setting raise 💸 — Investors dust off their chequebooks. Greenwashing needs a clearer definition.

Big ZZZs 💤 — A deal to buy Sleep Country, Airlines aren’t making money.

Potayto, potahto 🗑️ — Ford chooses pick-ups over EVs.

Waste-less 🗑️ — Home construction slows, Grocery giants tackle food waste.

Weekend getaway 🚢 — Speeding up digital payments, New cruise ship focuses on weekend energy.

Target practice 🎯 — Canada promises to hit NATO defence target, AI goals are fuelling layoffs.

Where’s my charge 🚗 — New chargers coming. Etsy pivots away from rivals in e-commerce race.

On the nose 👃 — Walmart introduces sensory-friendly hours.

No wheels 🚗 — Uber wants you to give up your ride. Canadian space tech developer lands $1 billion funding.

Bus business 🚌 — Risky bus-iness. Canada must step up to realize its green hydrogen dreams.

Temporary residents 🇨🇦 — Has Canada reached peak immigration?

Bus business 🚌 — Risky bus-iness. Canada must step up to realize its green hydrogen dreams.

Money bags 💰 — Canadian households got richer last quarter.

Peak oil 🛢️ — How to stop Chinese EVs. Stopping the Chinese EV takeover.

Banana energy 🍌 — Canada Growth Fund makes its next pick. IPO now stands for ‘I’d-rather-go Private, Okay’.

Hollywood treatment 🎥 — Amazon launches an NHL show. Regulators planning AI crackdown.

Taking off 🚀– Boeing sends a capsule to space, Gordie Howe Bridge nears completion.

Streamer tax 💵 – Interest rate decision day is here, Streamers ordered to fund Canadian content

Second wind 💨– An Olympics competitor sprints to the front. A second wind for Canadian power.

Hanging up 📞 – **“Alberta is calling” may have backfired. Banks earnings season comes to a close.**

Movie hangover 🎥– Barbenheimer box office hangover, Windsor’s plan to save its downtown.

Movie hangover 🎥– Barbenheimer box office hangover, Windsor’s plan to save its downtown.

No baggage ✈️ – WestJet rolls out cheap seats, Shein and Temu imports are overwhelming.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Stadium revamp 🏟️  —  **The government has been using AI… a lot. Rogers Centre gets revamped.**

Lies and statistics 📊  —  Track and field to pay its Olympic gold medallists. Canada almost as unequal as U.S. when it comes to wealth

Firepower 🇨🇦 —  Canada ups defence dollars. New RBC CFO.

Crabby 🦀 —  Feds pledge billions for AI. It’s a good day to be a crab.

Throwing shade 🌑 —  The solar eclipse economy is booming. Construction is getting entrepreneurial.

Walking back 🛒 —  Disney wins its boardroom battle, Amazon cancels walk-out check-out.

EV slowdown 🚙 —  Tesla’s nightmarish start to the year. Queens moving to a lottery system for med school.

Makeover 💄 — RBC takes over HSBC. Schools take social media companies to court.

Sentencing day ⛓️ — It’s SBF sentencing day. Canada takes a work trip to Vietnam.

Watch and learn 📺 — Spotify is offering video learning. Cocoa prices are going cuckoo.

Record breaking port 🚢 — The Port of Vancouver had a record-breaking year. Air passenger rights head to Supreme Court.

Light speed 🛫 — Trump’s trade tax. Supersonic travel could be back soon.

Apply lawsuit 🍏 — Why most provinces are in debt, The U.S. is suing Apple again.

Election reform 🗳️ — Election reform bill en route in Ottawa. Why the Kate Middleton conspiracies are so troubling.

No more ice cream 🍦 — Trouble at Ben & Jerry’s, Canada’s cancer drug business.

LinkedIn’s next play 🎮 — LinkedIn is getting into games. Selling energy to Germany.

Measles is back 💉 — Canada’s got a measles problem, Boeing delays set to hurt travellers.

Athleisure 🏃 — Canadian diplomats evacuate Haiti. Do suits still suit Canada’s menswear sector?

Canadian pensions love India 🇮🇳 — Why pensions love India, Tax incentives for trades.

American meat 🐄 — As Telegram ponders IPO, experts worry about its dark side. American meat labelling rules puts Canada in crosshairs.

How open banking works 🏦 — Canada warms up to open banking. Canada’s missing Chinese tourists.

Gold rush 🏅 — Gold hits new highs and may not be done yet. Surge pricing could be coming to restaurants despite Wendy’s backlash.

Where are all the IPOs? 💵 — Canada’s military is unprepared. IPO drought on Bay Street.

Can you force Canadian investment 📈 — Should there be more investment in Canadian business? How to invest in viral songs.

A $70,000 pistachio heist 🥜 — Pistachio heist sparks larger cargo theft fears. Canada’s sports bodies are begging for more cash.

Expensive tickets 🎟️— It’s pricer than ever to have fun, just ask Raptors fans. Cities are looking for a place to park new homes.

No more news 🗞️ — Canada looks for answers to mineral slump. Meta’s retiring from the newsroom.

Card games 🃏 — Alberta says “no” to rampant renewables. Sports cards reel in big bucks.

Brain drain 🧠 — Banks brace for bad loans, Canadian miners are fleeing.

Coming in hot 💻 — Proposed online safety laws come in hot. Germany legalizes recreational cannabis.

Grounded 🛬 — Another budget airline bites the dust. Why chocolate prices are high, and likely going higher.

Smoke ‘em 🚬 — Running out of pipeline capacity. Banning menthol cigarettes.

Vintage wine 🍷 — Cold snap lays B.C.’s wine crop to waste. Uber launches delivery robots in Japan

Cybercrime setback 💻 — The law locks out LockBit hackers. Alberta’s tourism industry gets new immigration stream.

Hat trick 🏒 — Women’s hockey breaks records, Maple Syrup bounces back.

Defence dollars 💸 — NATO nations are spending, Waymo pulls driverless cars.

Roblaw$ 🛒— T-Shirt dispute, Alberta’s booming honey industry.

Not guilty 👩‍⚖️— Canada’s short on judges, The cost of the World Cup.

Catalogue for sale 🎶 — Biden joins TikTok, Investors flock to music catalogues.

AI Spy 🕵️‍♀️ — Bosses turn to AI to spy on workers, Investors flock to psychedelics.

Bowl-o-rama 🎳 — Bowling is booming in Canada, Google’s got a new chatbot.

Skating by taxes ⛸️ — Leafs captain takes on fight against CRA. Canadian miners look for help.

WeWork back 🏢 — WeWork has a familiar buyer. AI content on Meta.

Investors love Meta again 📱 — Spotify shakes things up. Meta is back.

Investors love Meta again 📱 — Spotify shakes things up. Meta is back.

Rent record 🏠 — Challenging rental market. Canada is drying up.

Makin’ babies 👶— TikTok vs. Universal Music, Musk loses $55.8B pay package.

Pharmacy pact 💊 — Walmart managers cash in, A new painkiller innovation.

Ho-Ho Housing 🏠— Leon’s is building homes. Evergrande liquidation.

📈 Formula E — A different kind of EV race, The U.S. rolls back on LNG.

Pipeline nears opening 🛢️ — The Trans Mountain pipeline hits the home stretch. Canada adds India to election interference probe.

Rate cuts 📉 — BoC turns attention to rate cuts. Québec’s EV battery plant hits a speed bump.

Student cap 👩‍🎓 — Feds call cap on international students. What’s going on at Gildan?

Sports shakeup 🏈 — Stock surge could cushion broader downturn. Networks gear up for the live sports streaming era.

Future pharmacy 💊 — What is the future of Rexall? For our second story, Vision Pro ushers in a new era for Apple

Sandwich showdown 🍞— Sub wars come north. CEBA deadline looms.

Bigger King 👑 — Burger King gobbles up franchises. Canada’s sugar industry gets a sweetener.

Broke university 👨‍🏫 — Can broke universities afford humanities? Alberta dips its toes into nuclear

Hard cap 👩‍🎓 — Feds ponder international student cap, Olympics get 0% beer sponsor.

Five stars ⭐️ — Amazon’s illegal best-sellers. Chinese mines in Canada.

Red sea tensions 🚢 — Red Sea tensions escalate, Canada’s first at-home HPV test.

Trouble in the air 🛬 — Boeing 737 woes. Deloitte workers face the bots.

Trouble in the air 🛬 — Boeing 737 woes. Deloitte workers face the bots.

Slippery slopes — Skiing hits a new tax bracket, Apple faces bumpy road ahead.

What’s the Santa Claus Rally? 🎅 — Why investors are worried about markets.

$2.5B drone investment ✈️ — A town powered by thermal energy, Ottawa delays innovation funding.

Another population boom 📈 — The problem with performance reviews, New laws for Canadian passenger trains.

Cancelled holiday parties🎉 — Shipping attacks disrupt trade, Zoom gets booted off the Nasdaq.

Motor mandate 🚗 — Canada sets 2035 EV target, Why H&M is moving up-market. There’s panic in the Red Sea.

Canada’s biggest art fraud 🎨 — Hockey Canada sponsors are back, Rogers to roll out satellite access.

Double down 🇰🇷 — Tim Hortons goes to Seoul, Woldcoin links with Reddit, Trouble in maple syrup

Building homes 🏠 — A wartime housing effort, AI enters newsrooms, Controversy at COP28.

Jammed 🐄 — BlackBerry’s new strategy, Cow burp credit plans, TikTok hits spending milestone.

Sho close ⚾️ — EU passes landmark AI regs, Shohei nabs record-setting contract. Tesla fights a scandi-insurgency.

McMakeover 🍟 — Governments play iSpy, International student rules, McDonald’s has a new cafe.

Do better 🏥 — Beer biz is going flat, Canadian healthcare lags, A year of cyberattacks.

Rom-commerce 🛍️ — Math scores are falling, Walmart’s shoppable show, A plan for 2024 wildfires.

Hit the gas ⛽️ — New methane rules, A new era of food, Crypto bounces back.

Carbon capture 🏭 — Carbon removal now critical to hitting climate goals, scientists tell COP28. KISS avatars herald weird new digital age for music industry. Foreign actors drive the digital divide.

McDonalds makeover 🍔 — Dropping your living standards. McDonald’s moneymaker gets a makeover. Dissecting the digital dollar debate.

Media saved 📰 — A new news deal. A year of Chat GPT. Digital tax spat.

Flying cooking oil ✈️ — Scotiabank earnings don’t bode well. Virgin flight lifts off powered by cooking oil. The Windsor’s battery plant drama

Mining crisis ⛏️ — Panama’s mining crisis, explained. Consumers go big on Black Friday. Alberta flexes its sovereignty.

Dairy victory 🐮 — Canada wins diary dispute with US. Scientists develop electronic nose to prevent food poisoning. The limit does not exist for Germany’s spending.

Spy trial 🕵️‍♀️ — OpenAI and the case of the mystery letter. Canada’s momentous spy trial comes to a close. A truce between Israel-Hamas starts today.

Ski subscribers 🎿 — Sam Altman is the once and future CEO of OpenAI. Wild pigs are taking over. Ski resorts turn to subscriptions.

Battery breakthrough 🔋— C ya, CZ. Québec just bowled a turkey, ‘cause it’s got three straight strikes. Northvolt makes EV battery breakthrough.

Fall update 💸 — The Las Vegas grand disappointment. Amazon wants you to go back to (AI) school. An update on the fall economic update.

AI battle 👾 — OpenAI had a hectic weekend. SpaceX reaches space with Starship for first time. Xi makes a splash in America

Weather AI 🌧️ — Meet your new weather forecaster: AI. GM buys itself a win over Tesla. Family docs drop plan to require extra training.

Netflix for Sports ⛳️ — US and China to announce fentanyl deal. Netflix tees off its live sports offerings. Nicotine pouches pose danger to kids, experts warn.

Dry IPO market 📉 — What’s wrong with the IPO market? Realtors’ fees in North America are under attack. Canadian tennis is on the come-up.

Carbon tax carveouts 🪓 — Pressure mounts to overhaul carbon tax. Japan hits nuclear fusion milestone. The government gets to cutting.

Ozempic competitors 💉 — Will an Ozempic competitor emerge? Ontario’s new foreign worker rules. Huawei is still patenting Canadian research.

Airships rising 🛫 — Alberta plans to upend its healthcare system. Can airships make a comeback?

WeBankrupt 🏢 — WeWork declares bankruptcy. The CRTC takes on Canada’s telecom giant. Global wine output is drying .

Dating CEO 👩‍💼 — Bumble hopes its new CEO is the perfect match. The down-low Google vs. Epic Games. Social media is ready for its own kind of retail therapy.

AI influencers 📸 — AI influencers are taking over. Pre-tip your driver or risk slow delivery, DoorDash users warned. The impacts of Africa’s youth boom.

Celebrity books 📚 — It’s the year of celebrity memoirs. What’s going on with the loonie? Low survey response rates are tainting economic data

Technical recession 🚨 — A technical recession is upon us. Clarifying the carbon tax drama. Canada joins global ransomware pledge Q

Technical recession 🚨 — A technical recession is upon us. Clarifying the carbon tax drama. Canada joins global ransomware pledge Q

You’re out ⚾️ — More strikes than a baseball game. Biden’s executive order closes the AI floodgates. Canada tightens international student rules.

Poison pill AI 💊 — Halloween treats probably won’t give you lead poisoning, but watch that hot chocolate. Poison pill threatens AI image models. Canada tightens international student rules.

Cruise fight 🛳️ — Carnival condemned for Covid cruise. Stores show off their new brands. Alberta turns to AI to help fight wildfires.

Cruise fight 🛳️ — Carnival condemned for Covid cruise. Stores show off their new brands. Alberta turns to AI to help fight wildfires.

AI godfather debate 🤖— California deals a blow to autonomous cars. Doomsday kits are going mainstream. The Godfathers of AI can’t agree on how dangerous it is.

Port strike 🪧 — Rich countries feel the migration surge. St. Lawrence Seaway workers join the strike wave. Could we see a billionaire tax?

New streaming deal 🏀—  Momentum grows for competition push. NBA looks for slam dunk with streamers. Who is Argentina’s next President?

Runway Robots 🤖 —  Diplomats leave India, Pearson’s runway robot, Pumping the EV brakes.

Bank blues 🏦 —  Bad time to be a bank, What’s happening with SBF, Netflix leans into sponsors.

Free Money 🏦 —  The Senate considers UBI, New salad-making robots, Another EV investment

Puff puff pass 💨 —  Five years of legal weed, Smart glasses hit shelves, Where are the entrepreneurs?

Edge of Diplomacy 🌎 —  Scramble in the middle east, labour tug of war.

English Tax 💲 —  Quebéc to bump tuition, IKEA is cutting prices, A $60B oil opportunity.

Toy Story 🧩— Canadian toy giant expands, Amazon wants you to buy again, X marks the disinfo.

Birken-Stocks 🩴— Iconic sandal maker goes public, we’re addicted to cheap eats and 23&Me’s data leak.

Climate Proof ☕— Starbucks develops climate resistant beans. Canada squeezes Airbnb. Food makers are tightening their belts.

Blackberry 2 ☎️ — Blackberry cuts itself into two. Grocers agree to freeze prices. Rent is going up.

AI wearables ⌚️ — AI-generated ads are coming. Meta’s news block is hurting small outlets. AI wearables are so hot right now.

Spy trial 🕵️‍♀️ — Our ongoing battle with India. Canada’s unprecedented spy trial. Silicon Valley loves longevity.

EV trucks 🚛 — The battle for EV truck supremacy. Businesses are betting big on hard drugs. Laurentian CEO heads for the exits.

Sport VCs 📈 — Remote work dries up. Feds look to space to fight wildfires. Athletes are turning to venture capital.

EV factory collection 🔋 — Why is Costco selling gold bars? Canada is all in on EV battery production. The hottest tech launch of the fall.

Just check out 🛍️ — Canadian tech agrees to AI code of conduct. Hollywood writers go back to work. Buy a beer from Amazon in seconds.

David and Goliath 🛒 — The FTC challenges Amazon. The supershoe footrace heats up. Canada courts digital nomads.

Voice ai 🎤 — ChatGPT finds its voice. No recycled Lego bricks. Are more strikes on the horizon?

New Ford contract 🚗 — Ford workers win big pay bump. New space rocks just dropped. NFTs are dead, long live NFTs.

Face boarding pass ✈️ — India escalates beef with Canada. Toronto ponders EV mandate for Ubers, taxis. Who needs a passport when you’ve got your face?

Face boarding pass ✈️ — India escalates beef with Canada. Toronto ponders EV mandate for Ubers, taxis. Who needs a passport when you’ve got your face?

AI side hustle 🛠️ — The Bank of Canada has a lot more work to do. The UN takes a temperature check. AI is a side hustle sidekick.

Grocery plan 🧾 — Feds demand plan from grocery execs. Canadian rental listings are really something else. How did a Vietnamese EV company get so big while selling so few cars?

Auto risk 🚗 — Autoworkers see risk in electric vehicle future. Celebs lock up their likeness. Luxury hotels are booming.

Unhelpful cold medication 🤧 — Common cold drugs not only taste bad, they don't work. White House asks Big Tech for AI answers. Don’t pick up the phone.

Unhelpful cold medication 🤧 — Common cold drugs not only taste bad, they don't work. White House asks Big Tech for AI answers. Don’t pick up the phone.

Carbon credits 🏭 — New iPhone, new problems. Ottawa ponders international student puzzle. Amazon goes green(ish).

Addictive junk food 🍟 — Just plane embarrassing. Google faces its biggest antitrust threat yet. Cigarettes and junk food have something in common.

More lithium 🪨 — US, India score G20 wins at China’s expense. Lithium deposit found in US may be world’s largest. Jobs report sends mixed signals.

Car privacy 🚗 — India opens its arms at this year’s G20. China takes a bite out of Apple. Cars are less private than a nude beach.

Rates hold 💵 — Tiff holds rates but leaves the door open for hikes. Return to office… now. Streaming may get more lucrative for musicians.

China chips 💻 — Rise of the athlete influencer. Canada makes friends in the Indo-Pacific. China’s got chips too.

ChatGPT in the classroom 📚 — ChatGPT enters its freshman year. Feds urged to create disaster response force. As rents heat up, Germany wants a freeze.

Arm the rebels 🛍️  — Canadian mortgages get bigger. Bots aren’t allowed. Shopify and Amazon team up.

Pasta shock 🍝 — One million residents short of estimates. Indigo asks, “Would you like some books with your wine?” Prepare for pasta sticker shock.

AI at work 🛠️ — The AI battle for your office. Beat the high rent with an apartment swap. What’s the deal with Alert Ready?

Workers staying put 👷‍♀️ — The West grows wary of Chinese research. Canadian workers are staying put. Cybercrimes are trending up.

New cities 🌆 — Entrepreneurs see opportunity in city-building. Researchers crack the Y chromosome code. How is Ozempic affecting Denmark’s economy?

Nuclear water ☢️ — US intelligence weighs in on Russian warlord plane crash. Nvidia keeps cashing cheques. Japan’s nuclear controversy.

Cold drinks 🥤 — Building with BRICS. Colder weather, colder drinks. Québec shoots down international student cap.

Moon landings 🌕 — The new race to the Moon. Meta launches an AI translator. Subway finds a potential buyer.

New travel hotspot 🏖️ — A Montréal housing bylaw falls short. The high art market goes low. Move over Italy, it's all about Albania.

New EU rules 🇪🇺 — Firefighters make progress battling BC blaze. Sweeping EU tech rules set to take effect. One year of subsidy wars.

Gamifying sobriety 🍻 — Cities are feeling the pinch. Gamifying sobriety shows. One year of subsidy wars.

German cannabis 💨 — Canadian cannabis eyes Germany. Google is turning Bard into a life coach. Tinder wants you to pay up for better matches.

Budget cutting ✂️ — Six weeks to cut $15 billion. Dental bills sharpen their teeth. You’ve heard of Mambo No. 5, but what about Indictment No. 4?

Student housing 🏠 — New AI rules on the way in Canada. Stepping up for the student housing crisis. Why are Nova Scotian waters glowing pink?

AI love ❤️ — AI is trying to win your heart. The question vexing economists: Why did inflation fall? The record-breaking business of Guinness World Records

Hunt for T-Swift tickets 🎤 — My kingdom for a T-Swift ticket. Hacking contest aims to fix holes in AI models. US escalates tech war with China.

AI music 🎶 — A pipeline’s debt debacle. Record labels seek deal on AI-generated music. China’s topsy-turvy pricing problem.

New energy source 🔌 — Are big sporting events worth it? Workcations are booming. A major energy breakthrough.

New energy source 🔌 — Are big sporting events worth it? Workcations are booming. A major energy breakthrough.

E-commerce battle 🛍️ — Alberta pauses on renewables. An e-commerce turf war is brewing. Ozempic vs. berberine.

New space station 🛰 — US credit is no longer #1. Hope you like chatbots. The race to replace the ISS.

Economics of aliens 👽 — Saudi Arabia eyes the mining game. Canada wants tech-savvy immigrants. The (hypothetical) economics of alien contact

Economics of aliens 👽 — Saudi Arabia eyes the mining game. Canada wants tech-savvy immigrants. The (hypothetical) economics of alien contact.

New trains 🚊 — Your pension fund’s next investment: Transit. OpenAI’s deal with AP comes with a catch. El Salvador’s gang crackdown.

Random range 🚗 — All hail resale. Is the West done raising rates? Tesla hasn’t got the range.

Cabinet shuffle 🏛️ — Canada’s Cabinet kerfuffle. The cost of the immigration boom. The dynamic price is right.

Twitter is now X 🐦 — The race to build a super-app is on. Why Vancouver’s proposed zoning law matters. What in the Worldcoin?

Soccer domination ⚽️ — The cruise business is back. Private nursing is booming. Saudi Arabia’s plan for world soccer domination.

Declining wine 🍷 — El Niño could mean higher food prices. Fine wine’s value takes a hit. The race is on to make flying cleaner.

Barbenheimer 👚 — It’s a Barbenheimer world. Google showcases its new robo-reporter. FBI of the North

New tax now  🤑 — Canada wants its new tax now. Bosses want to boss from home. Alberta’s open for business.

Open door 🇨🇦 — Meta opens up its AI. Inflation rate falls to 2.8%. Canada wants US tech workers. Meta just took a big swing to prevent itself from becoming an AI also-ran.

More fires 🔥 — Millions across North America under air quality advisory. Little relief for big global debt. Nike cuts ties with Hockey Canada.

Private jets 🛩️ — The new 9-to-5 may be here to stay. Private is the only way to go (if you’re a CEO). Canada and Australia are two peas in a pod.

Strike over 🪧 — Port strike coming to an end. Blame the Hollywood strike on AI. Canadian car costs are soaring.

Bank for sale 🏦 — What’s next after the latest rate hike. Laurentian throws up the “For Sale” sign. Canadian watchdog launches probe into Nike.

Hiking season 🥾 — To hike or not to hike? The atmosphere is getting too crowded. New epoch just dropped.

Fire money 🔥 — Postmedia and Nordstar call things off. The US shatters Ukraine’s NATO dreams. The economic cost of wildfires piles up

Cannonball 🏊‍♀️ — Mercedes joins Tesla charging network. Vision Pro arriving next year—if you don’t mind Apple scanning your face. Canada’s lifeguard industry needs saving.

Emoji law 👍 — Stellantis stalemate comes to a close. Threads takes off. Emoji law.

Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.

Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.

Port strike ⛴️ — BC port strike enters fourth day. Wanted: Construction workers. The low-down on Canada’s new clean fuel rules.

No more news 📰 — Google bans the news. Cyberattacks come with a high price. It’s all about AI at Collision.

Crypto comeback 🪙 — FTX is plotting a comeback. Job ads show a wage growth slowdown. Meta rolls out new social media safeguards

Collision conference 👩‍💻 — Inflation slows, but still has a way to go. Collision conference arrives in Canada. Canada’s grocery sector needs more competition.

Expensive roofs 🏠 — Construction costs are sky-high. You’re telling me a robot made these drugs? Adidas wins patent fight with Nike… this time.

Putin’s chaotic weekend 📅 — Vladimir Putin had a chaotic weekend. India's secret weapon for dealing with red tape: AI chatbots. Canada’s accounting shake-up.

Musk vs. Zuck 🥊 — The fight of the century: Musk vs. Zuck. Bread price fixing. And fake meat isn’t meeting expectations.

Sub search 🌊 — Sub search turns up empty. The IMF has some advice for Canada. A sweet tooth, in this economy?

Movie woes 🎞️ — Publishers want Big Tech to pay up. Ozempic ads are here, there, and everywhere. Are moviegoers tired of Pixar and superheroes?

Plane sale ✈️ — Canada has a housing market twin. Paris Air Show takes off. What will central banks do next?

Uninsurable 🔥 — Cancer rates surge among young people. Canada spurns global arms build-up. Will Canada become uninsurable?

Maple syrup bust 🍁 — A $150 million maple syrup meth bust. As rates rise, Canadians’ debt gets riskier. Canadian grocers face potential windfall tax

Bey-flation 🎤 — Beyonce inflation. Regulation is knocking on AI’s door. Toyota EVs aim to go farther

Streaming sports 🎾 — Western ports hit choppy waters. IKEA’s AI future. Netflix gets creative with sports streaming

Swoop no more 🛬 —  Reddit fades to black. Canada joins the US corn crusade. Swoop…and it’s gone.

Zuck’s plan 🥽 —  US regulators push crypto to the brink. Zuck’s plan. Do energy drinks have too much energy?

We sold The Peak 📈 — The Peak sells to Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia. Uber wants you to share. Meet the Chinese e-commerce app dominating the App Store charts.

Car theft crisis 🚗 —  Car thefts in Canada are a “national crisis”. How much AI is too much AI? Meta’s biggest attack yet on Canada’s online news act.

Golf merger ⛳️ —  The SEC comes for crypto’s biggest names. The PGA and LIV Golf link up. Office vacancies are trending up.

Vision Pro 🥽 —  Apple meets the AR moment. The UN’s plastic problem. I’m an AI, and I endorse this message.

Wildfire tech 🔥 — Big city landlords have a cash flow problem. Tech takes on wildfires. Charging station shortage poses EV roadblock.

Greek sun ☀️— Greeks and Albertans team up on solar power. Canadian travellers enjoy their last hurrah. Nova Scotia faces record fires.

Class action suit 👨‍⚖️ — Stellantis subsidies could surpass VW’s. Retailers want to replace tags with QR codes. Shopify faces class action suit over severance pay.

Car thief 🚗 — Your Kia is (kind of) safe in Canada. Canada’s ketamine supplies are running low. A small province tackles big problems.

Busy parks 🏞️ — Canada’s national parks are selling out fast. A tale of two job markets complicates labour shortage story. And Quebéc gets stricter on immigration.

Hard to sell 🌿 — Don’t believe everything you see. Weed is too hard to sell. And Albertans go to the polls.

Critical minerals 🪨 — Canadian banks hurt by weak earnings. Falling behind on critical minerals mining. The era of easy returns is over.

AI podcasts 🎤 — We’re number one (in debt). AI comes for the podcasters. Why cities can’t have nice things anymore.

Post-plastic 🥤 — Ontario clears path for foreign trained engineers. Welcome to your (sort-of) post-plastic future. And no public inquiry needed.

Trucker tax 🚛 – The CRA is looking into a trucking scam. Who’s paying for the EV transition. And no such thing as a free TV.

Regulating AI 🤖— Altman testifies to Congress. Inflation is going the wrong way. And WestJet pilots are threatening to walk.

Troubling wildfires 🔥— Vice is selling. Western Canada is suffering from wildfires. And Hollywood disapproves of Canadian content laws.

TikTok trouble 🎥 — Former TikTok engineer could discredit the company’s position. Used cars tell us lots about inflation. And middle market struggles

Private stations 🛰️ — Softbank loses big. Private companies are getting in the space station game. And Canada looks for health care workers.

New passports 🛂 — Google is deepening their AI search integration. Canada has newly designed passports. And Canada wants in AUKUS.

Shellfish 🦞 — BRICS coming up with new currency. Problems with Canadian shellfishing. And an update on the debt ceiling.

Digital coins 🪙 — The BoC wants to issue a digital currency. Europe is regulating AI. And Lululemon is combatting fakes.

Coronation 👑 — We have a new King. The future of AI and jobs. And the Alberta wildfires.

Shopify layoffs 🛍️ — Shopify makes cuts. TD loses a deal. And a new grocery code of conduct. For our first story, Like our goal of reading 100 books, Shopify started the year with an unattainable dream.

New Airbnbs 🏨 — Bed, Bath and Beyond locations are being bought up. Changes coming to Airbnb. And tension in the banking system.

Writers strike ✍️ — Screenwriters are going on strike. A Canadian NHL team is for sale. And Blackberry is back in the news.

Strike over 🪧 — The public sector strike is over. Adidas is re-evaluating. And more AI concerns.

Housing shortage 🏠 — CMHC says housing shortages are going down. There’s a new Twitter alternative. And new rules for airlines.

Overload 🔌 — Regional banks are in trouble. Hydro-Quebec is overloaded. And commercial real estate is in hot water.

Gaming risk 🎮 — The Microsoft acquisition of Activision is at risk. Amazon and UOttawa partnership off the table. And Ikea is working to keep their furniture affordable.

Online streaming bill 📺 — Canadian railcars are going south. AI dominates earnings. And the latest on the online streaming bill.

Mexican-Canadian pizza 🇲🇽 — Pizza Pizza goes to Mexico. The federal strike is causing headaches. And the Port of Vancouver expands.

Bed Bath and Gone 🛀 — Bed Bath and Beyond is officially dead. Don’t pick up if Apple calls. And fashion houses are under scrutiny.

/NATO bill 💵 — Canada isn’t following through on NATO commitments. Federal worker strike could have a big impact. And Buzzfeed pulls the plug on news.

Private Moon 🌝—New Snap features. Private companies going to Moon. Big strike among public sector employees.

CEO Switch 👨‍💼— Loblaws has a new CEO. AI musicians are putting out tracks. And Canadian companies IPO-ing elsewhere.

New Samsung Search 📱— Samsung is thinking about swapping Bing for Google. Hockey Canada gets its funding back. And remote workers get a tough report.

Carplay Collision 🚗 — GM is moving on from Carplay. Vertical farming taking off in BC. And gifts for customer service reps.

Billion dollar weather business 🌡️— Teck and Glencore tussle. Foxconn could come to Canada. And a new weather business hits the market.

Day trading tax 📈 — Interest rates stay flat. Canadian tax courts cracking down on TFSA. And canola oil is getting big into fuels.

Review hijack 🛍️ — Interest rates are looking down. Big fine for review hijacking. And return to office incentives.

Sleep deals 💤 — Sleep Country makes another deal. And the courts are looking to scrap Mr. Big.

Infested mansion 🏠— Apple moves some manufacturing to India. 24 Sussex is in trouble. And Google can’t fire Germans.

The Big Short 💸— Investors are betting against TD. Friendshoring has challenges. And new doctor rules.

Quiet cities 🏢 — Finland is in NATO. Twitter is pushing pay-to-play. And Canadian downtown cores are quiet.

Fighting acquisition 🥊 — WWE is bought. A Canadian astronaut is going to space. And Aritzia has a new law suit.

Mobile deal finalized 📱 — Rogers-Shaw is over. Sea-Doos and Ski-Doos are still popular. And there’s a subsidy war brewing.

Loan sharks 🦈 — AI is taking jobs. China bails out countries. And loan sharks get new rules.

AI worries 👾 — Technologists are concerned about the pace of AI. Google is rolling out new heat wave alerts. And the feds are introducing new taxes.

Twitter for you blues 🐦 — We do a federal budget recap. Elon wants you to pay for Twitter Blue. And Disney rejects the metaverse.

New budget 💸— Uber Eats cracks down on virtual kitchens. Central bankers are warning of a credit crunch. And there’s a new federal budget.

Hockey sweater 🏒— New hockey apparel provider. Air Miles is bought. And questions over Chinese interference.

TikTok Trial 📱 — Canada’s GDP per capita goes down. Self-storage is taking off in Canada. And TikTok is on trial in front of Congress.

Biden in Canada 🇺🇸 — Biden is in Ottawa. AI DJs are taking over radio. And private investments are going public.

White Claw Vodka 🍸 — White Claw is going into vodka. Hollywood North is back. And more bailouts on the way.

Book Napster 📕 — Banking system is at risk. Closing the Napster of libraries. And the new Starbucks CEO.

LNG L ⛽️ — Tax authorities using AI. Slow LNG exports from Canada. And Couche-Tard takes Europe.

Big beer 🍺 — Fighting a new beer tax hike. Microsoft launches new AI tools. And “Alberta is Calling” moves east.

Swiss banking 🇨🇭 — Credit Suisse is in trouble. Airline fines are piling up. And fake moon photos.

Tap water chemicals 💦 — No more toxins in tap water. Canada is watching SVB closely. And long COVID is a huge problem.

Lab grown milk 🥛 — SVB part 2. Lab grown dairy. And an update on the Senate.

Silicon Valley Bank Explained 🏦 —SVB fails. A confusing labour market. And people are still using floppy disks.

Supercharger 🔋 —New type of battery. Scammers are getting smarter. And money can buy happiness.

You’re fired 🧑‍💻 — New gun legislation in Alberta. Evidence on who blew up Nordstream. And more Twitter drama.

Big plastic 🥤— Global birth rates are down. Big plastic striking back. And new paywall on TikTok.

Personality test 👩‍💼 — Employers are using personality tests. Tesla prices are down. And Binance on the brink.

Junk food crisis 📏 — Canadian semiconductors get a bit less Canadian. The obesity crisis is worsening. And new TikTok AI trend.

Ransom 💰— Public inquiry on electoral interference. Searching for UFOs. And Indigo refuses to pay ransom.

Break up 🇨🇳— US companies are breaking up with China. Netflix is going to Broadway. And Shopify introduces a new comp structure.

Less rewarding ☕️— Rewards programs are cutting back. Stem cells powering computers. And provincial budget season.

War startups 🔫— VCs are funding defence startups. Twitter makes more layoffs. And charities call on Canada to step-up.

Plane ID ✈️ — Air Canada wants you to use your face to board. Inflation is looking sticky. And songwriters are cashing out.

No news 📰 — Norway wants a new Northern Air Force. Google is blocking some news. And JP Morgan bans ChatGPT.

More Canadians 🇨🇦 — Canadian newcomers are underserved. China’s Foreign Minsiter visits Russia. And a government agency decides against TikTok.

4-Day Work Week 📅 — Home Depot employees are getting a raise. Canadian naval ships are off the coast of Haiti. And the Four Day Work Week could become a reality.

Golden visa 🏅 — Portugal gets rid of their golden visa program. Chinese interference in our election. And big red boots are the new fashion trend.

Equality ⚽️ — New World Bank Chief coming. CPG prices are way up. And Canadian Women’s Soccer Team are fighting for equality.

Search engine convos 🔎 — Bing is talking to searchers. Developers want the Bank of Canada to quit it. And the US migration crisis comes north.

Electric union 🚘 — The EU is going electric. Lab grown diamonds are taking off. And Canada wants to be a leader in AI.

AI valentine ❤️ — Bed Bath and Beyond is over in Canada. Real estate developers are skeptical of the foreign buyers ban. And AI is the new catfishing choice du jour.

Marketing bowl 🏈 — The biggest event in marketing. A great jobs report comes out. And daycare is becoming a big business.

Disney cuts 🎥 — Disney lays off. Right to fix laws are changing. And Bombardier is doubling down on jets.

Search wars 🔎 — Microsoft is taking the search fight to Google. Hydrogen could be the future of energy. And great Uber earnings.

Geothermal energy 🥵 — The PM and Premiers meet to discuss healthcare. The Bank of Canada is opening up to Canadians. And geothermal power could be a huge energy breakthrough.

Cashless country 🇨🇭 — Switzerland is voting on going cashless. Employers are tracking you. And a Quebecer tricks Tripadvisor.

Magic 🍄 — Tech companies are missing expectations. Online arguments about food prices. And the future for Magic Mushrooms in Canada.

At-home farming 🌾 — Gautam Adani is no longer the third richest person. Canadians are farming at home. And Tim Hortons reached a settlement.

Inflation is down 📉 — Social media earnings day. Rate hike in the US . And inflation is coming down

New airline just dropped 🛫 — Porter expands service. Drugs get decriminalized in BC. And TD is targeting new Canadians.

Back to work 👩‍⚖️ — A new EV alliance. Parliament is back. And there’s a surge in AI investment. The corporate world of legacy carmakers is embracing the future of electric vehicles (EV).

Flight tracking 🛩️ — Buzzfeed is turning to AI. Flight tracking could be coming to an end. And your employee health insurance may change.

Dealmaking down 📉 — Big Supreme Court Ruling. Canadian deal making is down this year. And climartarians are surging.

Expensive food 🥓 — Food prices are set to rise. Layoffs in Canadian media. And employers are calling workers back to work.

Employee owned 👩‍🔧 — A new group is pushing employee ownership. Facial recognition is blowing up in China. And Ukraine is reorienting.

India bound 🇮🇳 — Manufacturers are moving production to India. Citadel is the best performing hedge fund ever. And laptop companies are trying something new.

Google layoffs 👩‍💻 — Google lays-off 12,000. Canadian healthcare is being reformed. And we need more pilots.

Polite hackers 💻 — The US debt ceiling is approaching. Hackers are getting more professional. And TikTok is opening up to the gov.

Turbulent takeoff 🛫 — Air Canada and WestJet are in hot water. Premium dating apps are getting expensive. And Canada is caught in the crossfire on tanks.

Alcohol labels 🍷 — Should Canada apply warning labels to alcohol? China’s growth is slowing. And Elon Musk is heading to court (again)

New start 🧑‍💻 — Michele Romanow is out at Clearco. Employees are getting ahead of layoffs. And AI is making it harder for teachers.

Cheap eggs 🥚 — Eggs are getting cheaper. BMO has a new tech fund for consumers. Some gyms are using electrodes to help people get fit.

Climate tech 🔌 — New climate tech. A trade dispute goes our way. And an update on Chinese real estate.

Empty offices 🏢 — White collar workers are hardest hit this recession. Office spaces are going empty. And business are for sale.

Mexican investment 🇲🇽 — Canada is investing in Mexico. Last minute produce is getting popular. And rethinking Bell Let’s Talk.

Fine dining 🍴 — One of the world’s best restaurants is shutting down. Stats Canada is tracking the data around gig work. Canada bought new fighter jets.

Job gains 💪 — Americans are flocking north for a diabetes drug. New jobs report in Canada. And there’s a new crop of AI startups.

Housing prices 📉 — Canadian housing prices are in decline. Energy companies are decarbonizing. And CES is here.

Untrained 🔨 — Canadian workers need new training. European inflation is breaking. And Ukraine’s using new tech.

Not guilty 👩‍⚖️ — Some countries want to play Robin Hood. Canada's manufacturing sector is slowing down. And SBF pleads not guilty.

Welcome back 🎉 — What you missed over the holidays. Shopify’s getting in the ads business. And some predictions from us.

Password protected 🔐 — Netflix is banning password sharing. Winter storms hitting the country. And a ban on foreign buyers.

Inflation at Work 🚧 — Inflation is still high. Canadian investors are still trading. And more Quadriga funds go missing.

Forever chemicals 🧪 — 3M is ending forever chemicals. Dance recitals are getting more expensive And it’s the end of single use plastics in Canada.

Gaming settlement 👾 — Elon might leave Twitter. Epic pays a huge settlement. And Toyota is hedging on electric.

Net-zero flights 🛫 — Shopify is having a rough year. Flights are going carbon neutral. And Elon causing more havoc.

Beer deal 🍻 — Carlsberg is buying Waterloo Brewing. TikTok is damaging our youth. And stock scammers are under fire.

Changed COVID 🦠 — Central Banks are taking a new approach. Google isn’t worried about ChatGPT. And COVID Zero is no more.

Dreary data 📉 — Update on Rogers-Shaw. The Trust and Safety Council at Twitter has been disbanded. And new exclusively polling data.

Pickleball 🏸 — Pickleball is trying to make it big. More bad news in crypto. Canadian household debt isn’t looking good.

Slow slopes ⛷️ — Bitcoin miners are leaving Canada. The slopes are going to be busy this year. And retailers want you to spend.

Giving less 🎁 — Canadians are giving less. Developing countries face a debt crisis. And the government is changing foreign investment rules.

Vertical farm 🌾 — BoC hikes rates again. GoodLeaf aims big in vertical farming. And Canada is hoping for more critical minerals.

New league ⚽️ — Big departures at Salesforce. There’s a new women’s soccer league coming to Canada. And COP15 kicks off.

Yield curve ↪️ — Circle isn’t IPO-ing. Canada has an inverted yield curve. And rental car customers were getting arrested.

Writing bot ✍️ — There’s a new AI writing tool. Xi Jinping acknowledges protests. Volkswagen looks for EV battery manufacturing site.

Brain chips 💻 — Chips for your brain. The banks are doing well. And LinkedIn has new features.

Spotify wrapped 🎶 — Streamers are looking to theatres for help. Mexicans are moving to Canada. And workers are going back into the office.

Bank buyer 🏦 — RBC buys HSBC. Nestlé is rethinking its drug plans. And the police are using 23andMe to solve crimes.

To the movies 🎥 — Streamers are looking to theatres for help. Mexicans are moving to Canada. And workers are going back into the office.

Public inquiry 👩‍⚖️ — The Inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act ends. Flipping homes will get taxed differently. And insurers are having headaches over art vandals.

Black Friday 🛍 — This Black Friday might not be the same. Dentalcorp is up for sale. Canada’s healthcare system is critically ill.

Controversy ⚽️ — More controversy surrounds the World Cup. Interest rates are becoming a big problem for mortgage holders. And Mercedes has a new subscription product.

Sick days 🤒 — Meta’s Oversight Board made their first big ruling. We don’t know what’s going on with the National Housing Strategy. And Canada’s private sector unions are looking for a raise.

Lost a leap ⏱ — We’re losing a leap second.There’s a new sick day law. And a controversial weight loss drug is about to hit the market.

Taylor v. Ticketmaster 🎟 — Twitter is the Titanic? Qatar is spending a lot on the WC. And Taylor is battling Ticketmaster.

Worse than Enron 🔌 — Insolvency expert says FTX is the worst he’s seen in his career. Canada may join the OPEC for nickel. Rain is causing wheat headaches.

Robot writing ✍️ — Is it the end of the housing downturn? Notion is adding AI writing. And Canada needs to bolster our presence in the arctic.

Retail revival 🛍 — The Bank of Canada is losing money. US retailers are posting better numbers than expected. And Hydro Quebec has a spy scandal.

Electric delay 🚗 — Electric vehicles are delayed. The Sens are for sale. And Amazon is cutting jobs.

Bankruptcy 🪙 — Amazon is taking loses. Twitter is chaotic and FTX is bankrupt.

Office cuts 🏢 — WeWork is pulling back. Canva is introducing AI. And NASA is launching a new climate satellite.

Non-alcoholic 🍺 — There’s a new gen of non-alcoholic drinks. What if you could date using a Love is Blind app? And Meta has a big layoff.

Live pod 🎙 — Retirees are going back to work. The feds want to fund health care. And FTX is over.

Cleaning fees 🧹 — Airbnb is building cleaning fees into the prices. Canada’s proposed online streaming bill is making creators sweat. And Americans head to the polls today!

Four day workweek 4️⃣ — You’re not getting enough sleep. Unilever is experimenting with the four-day workweek. And Xi is trying to cool down nuclear tensions.

Strike 🪧 — CUPE education workers are going on strike. The Fall Economic Statement is out. And you may start controlling your phone with your brain.

Musk makes his mark 🐦 — The Fed hikes interest rates again. Musk makes his mark at Twitter. And Google is using AI to predict natural disasters.

Death of Yeezys 👟 — The sneaker market is in a spiral. TouchBistro raises a big round. And Canada has a new immigration plan.

Zero COVID 😷 — China is still struggling with COVID. Canadians are starting to feel the crunch of inflation. And Campari is buying a bourbon maker.

Free the bird 🐦 — The Great Resignation isn’t happening. Elon takes over Twitter. The US Dollar is crushing other currencies.

Household wealth 🏡 — Canada’s nurses are heading south. YouTube is certifying health accounts. And household wealth took a major hit.

50 basis points 📈 — Another rate hike from the BoC. Deepfakes are getting into ads. NASA is going deep on aliens.

Swimming in gas 🛢 — The European gas situation is improving. Canopy is buying US cannabis companies. And Microsoft and Alphabet are showing how soft tech markets are.

Davos in the desert 🌴 — The Future Investment Initiative kicks off. You might start getting paid for your blood. Ontario’s EQAO scores are bad.

Android auto 🤖 — Snap stock is spooky. The G7 price cap on Russian oil might not work. And Apple and Android are fighting over your car.

Liz out 👩‍💼 — Liz Truss is out as PM. Via is adding buffer cars. And the Women’s World Cup TV rights are back up for sale.

Inflation only goes up 📈 — Netflix is back. Inflation is up. And global cities lure top talent.

Friendship ⛴ — Trade partners are friendshoring. Old school banks are reinventing themselves. And Meta is selling Giphy.

Price freeze 🥶 — Loblaw freezes No Name prices. Hockey fans are annoyed with the new rink boards. And there’s a new hit social app.

Budget u-turn 🏦 — PM Liz Truss fires her finance minister. Weather reporting is being privatized. You might be better off quitting.

Expensive everything 📱 — Core inflation is at a 10 year high in the US. Canadians are paying more for everything. And TikTok is taking a big swing.

Nuclear comeback 🔌 — Nuclear power is in vogue again. Meta releases a new headset. And there’s a backlog of PR applications.

Protest 🪧 — Real estate investors are protesting interest rates. Saudi Arabia is on a hunt for talent. Lego is getting smart.

Tax evaders 🏦 — Hockey Canada loses another sponsor. Facebook employees don’t even like the metaverse. And still no action on the Panama Papers.

Robot dogs 🐶 — A new pact not to weaponize robots. Alberta wants you to move there. And an investigation into Canada’s grocers.

Credit surcharge 💳 — A new credit card fee could be coming soon. OPEC+ is cutting oil production. And an MBA isn’t what it used to be.

For sale 🏷 — HSBC is considering exiting Canada. Phil Collins and Gensis sold their music rights. And Elon is buying Twitter after all.

Continuons 🗳 — Legault wins big. Credit Suisse is in trouble. And brands have too much merchandise.

Postal loans 📬 — Canada Post is introducing a new loan service. Elon’s Twitter texts get released. And Meta reduces headcount.

New Google 🔎 — Google is revamping search. Pickleball is taking off. And Russia reports on the Ukrainian “referendum”.

New Alzheimer’s drug 💊 — Workers are getting raises. There could be a new CAPTCHA. And a new Alzheimer’s is going through a third clinical trial.

Mobile lithium 🔋 — A Canadian company has a new way to mine for lithium. China’s trying to revive its belt and road initiative. And the Nord Stream pipelines are leaking.

Internet vote 🗳 — A UN agency is hosting a big vote on the future of the internet. The British economy is in trouble. And Beyond Meat isn’t doing so well.

Diplomacy 🇰🇷 — Russia mobilizes troops. Buy now pay later is coming to a retailer near you. And Canada pushes for more influence in Asia.

New airline 🛫 — Canada has a new airline. OtterBox is pulling out of Quebec. And South Korea wants to do business with us.

Greenbacks 💵 — The US Dollar is surging. Robots are taking fast food jobs. And TikTok is scrapping political ads.

Audiobooks 🎧 — Consumer prices are down. Audiobooks are coming to Spotify. And Russia is meddling in Eastern Ukraine.

Ready to Rumble 🥊 — Rumble is going public. Ukraine’s economy isn’t looking good. And Volkswagen is spinning Porsche off.

2 stars ⭐️ — Is the Michelin Star all it’s cracked up to be? Offices are having trouble filling them with people. And an 18 year-old hacked Uber.

Climate corp 🌎 — Patagonia founder gives the company away. Adobe buys Figma. Walmart has a new styling feature.

The Merge 🔌 — Ethereum is going to proof of stake. Shopify is restaffing their leadership. And EU energy execs are doing too well.

Collection time ⏰ — The Twitter and Musk feud is nearing its climax. US inflation numbers are bad. And the Feds haven’t been able to get their loans back.

Climate coalition 🌨 — Modern-day slavery is a huge problem. The bond market is suffering. And there’s concern over Canada’s new climate laws.

Stress test 🏠 — Canada’s unemployment rate is up. Google is in hot water. And Canadians want to revise the stress test.

Her Majesty 👑 — Canada has a new inflation support plan. The super yacht industry is booming. Corporations are pulling back.

Basis points ⬆️ — The Bank of Canada announced a 0.75% rate hike. New iPhones. And markets are going haywire.

Nordstream none 👩‍🔧 — The European Commission is considering fixing energy prices. Canada is falling behind on EVs. And we’re not hitting our climate targets.

Pumpkin spice 🍂 — G7 put a cap on Russian oil prices. Starbucks has a new CEO. And Chengdu is in lockdown.

Toxic 🧪 — The US is blocking Nvidia from selling chips to China. Disney is launching a version of Prime. And some dollar store products were found to be toxic.

Slow gaming 🎰 — Canada’s economy is slowing. iGaming is off to a slow start. And Truth Social is in hot water.

IP Sale 🏷 — Blackberry is selling IP. Canadian housing prices are taking a big hit. And there’s new Twitter drama.

Berry mania 🫐 — The US wants our berries. It’s a tough job to get a handle on Europe’s electricity crisis. Canadian post-secondary students have a housing crisis.

Expensive show 📺 — Amazon’s about to drop the most expensive show ever. Modern is suing Pfizer. And Binance is under scrutiny.

Dollar store 🪙 — Canadians are shopping at budget stores. Expect more Canadians. And a new golf league.

Quiet quitting 🤫 — Central bankers are meeting in Jackson Hole. Gen Zs are quiet quitting. And coffee might get more expensive.

Copycat 🐱 — Europe is facing economic uncertainty. Instagram is copying BeReal. And hydrogen is all the rage.

Willkommen 🇩🇪 — The German chancellor comes to Canada. There’s a huge book merger on the horizon. And who’s responsible when a self driving car crashes?

Bed, bath and crash 🛁 — Another meme stock come and goes. Insurers aren’t covering cyberattacks anymore. And there are new crypto regs.

Gaz guzzlers ⛽️ — Alberta can’t capture the natural gas upside. Homeowners in China are boycotting rent payments. And Canadian VC dollars are coming back to earth.

1 year 🎉 — The Peak Daily is one year old. Zellers is coming back. Airbnb is rolling out anti-party technology.

Lab diamonds 💍 — Inflation is down. Pandora is rolling out lab grown diamonds. And US mining dollars might be coming to Canada.

WeLive 🏠 – An update on China. Adam Neumann is back. And Bytedance gives up their algo.

More workers 👩‍🏭 — Employers are taking advantage of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Weddings are getting more expensive. And Nunavut is facing a food crisis.

Correction ✏️ — The CPPIB didn’t do that bad. Russian oil is doing okay. And Canada’s housing market may be stabilizing.

Corporate cards 💳 —Microsoft is pulling back on corporate card spending. Europe is struggling with the heat. And Dominos is leaving Italy.

Airline audit ✈️ — Netflix’s games aren’t taking off. The government is investigating Canadian airlines. And Google wants Apple to get rid of the green bubbles.

Embarrassing earnings 📉 — SoftBank has a bad quarter. Self driving cars are coming to China. And Ontario hospitals are in crisis.

Roomba and Ring 📦 — Canada’s implementing a handgun ban. Amazon buys iRobot. And Canada and India may do a free trade deal.

Italian innovation 🇮🇹 — Nunavut workers may be out of jobs. Italy is getting a semiconductor manufacturing facility. And GM’s rolling out new self-driving features.

Metaverse dating ❤️ — Tinder is giving up on the metaverse. Nancy Pelosi is in Taiwan. And Warner Brother’s is shelving Batgirl.

Cash flow 💸 — Uber is cash flow positive. Amazon produces a bunch of emissions. And grain shipment is surging.

Definition 📖 — The oil business is booming. US regulators are blocking Meta’s acquisitions. And we’re arguing over the definition of a recession.

Finish fertilizer 🌾 — DeepMind releases a new database. Global natural gas prices are on the rise. And the feds want farmers to use less fertilizer.

Cloud war ☁️ — Microsoft is assembling a coalition to fight Amazon for public sector contracts. It’s earnings season. And FTX is buying Bithum.

Expensive soap 🧼 — Shopify lays off 10% of staff. Unliver hikes the price on a bunch of brands. The Kardashians don’t like the new Instagram.

Code of conduct 📜 — Rogers explains what happened with the outage. Grocery chains may have to adopt a code of conduct. And the US Senate moves the Chips Act forward.

AI painter 🎨 — DALL-E 2 is now available to the public. Snap got hit hard. And Ukraine and Russia have a grain deal.

Strong mayors 💪 — Toronto and Ottawa are getting a strong mayor system. Facebook is copying TikTok (again). And Canada has a new trade adversary!

Pipeline power 🛢 — Inflation hits 8.1%. Nord Stream 1 comes back online, at least partially. Canada’s improving their marine supply chain sustainability.

Heat wave ☀️ — There’s a bad heat wave in Europe. Netflix didn’t do as bad as investors thought they were going to do. And Canada filled in a big blank in their climate plan.

Fair share 💰 — Small businesses want Amazon to pay their fair share. Europe’s getting ready to cut back on gas usage. The USD is super strong.

Charter rights 👨‍⚖️ — Travel insurers are just as unhappy with your travel woes. The Bank of Canada really got interest rates wrong. BC’s Court of Appeal closed the door on private healthcare.

EV Week 🚗 — New funding announcements for EV week. Amazon wants to make a deal with the EU. And concerts are really expensive.

Expensive ice cream 🍦 — Dairy prices are going up. New census data just dropped. And there’s a new TikTok feature.

Backup plan 📕 — The Feds want to avoid another Rogers outage. Canadian dental clinics are being eaten up by private equity. And it’s a big day for Canadian economic news.

Energy Tok 🤳— Shell is getting into TikTok. Cruises are polluting the BC coast. And BNPL firms are struggling.

Can you hear me now? ☎️ — Rogers was down for 15+ hours. Elon’s not buying Twitter. Via Rail employees could be striking.

Long haul ⚠️ — Construction companies are struggling to hire. Russia is gearing up for a long fight. Amazon wants to livestream commerce.

Kiwi milk 🥛 — Global housing markets are in decline. We’re fighting with New Zealand over dairy. And Twitter is suing India.

Taps off 🛢 — Russia could switch the taps off to Europe’s gas supply. The rental market is heating up. And FIFA is bringing in robo-refs.

Crypto winter ❄️ — The Bank of Canada releases a new survey on business outlooks. The chip shortage may be ending. And there’s a new victim of the crypto winter.

Expensive hot dogs 🌭 — TikTok is (once again) facing a ban. Your BBQ costs are inflated. Zuck is looking to make big cuts.

Välkommen 🇸🇪 — Canadian brands are pulling their dollars from Hockey Canada. Dealers could be dust. And Finland and Sweden are joining NATO.

Real estate reckoning 🏠 — The feds are doubling down on Superclusters. Blackstone won’t be buying your house, but other investors might… The CRA is struggling to get some companies to pay their taxes.

Long haul 🚛 — The G7 is setting new prices on Russian oil. Canadian berries are at risk. Amazon can now mimic real voices, even dead ones.

Ad supported streaming 📺 — Netflix is adding an advertising-supported account tier. Some CEOs are moving away from remote work. And there’s a new Gamestop-style meme stock.

Robot revolution 🤖 — Amazon’s moving to Robots. Canadian travellers might get refunds. And the CMHC thinks we need to build way more houses.

Party like it’s 1983 👾 — Loblaws wants to get your groceries delivered faster. Shopify is rolling outa bunch of new products. And inflation is at another all time high.

Oracle 🔮 — TikTok is monitoring data from China. Canada’s healthcare system is on the brink. And Cinplex is adding a booking fee.

Banned straws 🧃 — Single use plastics will be banned. Camp councillors are in short supply. Europe is burning more coal.

Goal ⚽️ — New federal legislation is cracking down on companies who track you. Canada’s rental prices are surging. And Toronto and Vancouver are hosting the 2026 World Cup.

Snow washing ❄️ — Criminals are cleaning lots of dirty money in BC. New Canadian streaming legislation is going to be held up in the Senate. And Twitter employees heard from Elon.

Streaming soccer ⚽️ — It’s looking like a 75 basis point rate hike in Canada. MLS is coming to Apple TV+. And unions are negotiating higher wages.

Get cybersecure 🔒 — What’s up with gas prices. There’s new cybersecurity legislation. And the COVID app is gone!

Bad day 📉 — A really rough day on the markets. Hiring freezes could creep up in Canada. And big companies are leaving Alberta’s oil sands.

End of testing 🧪 — The Bank of Canada may get more aggressive on internet rates. The US is ending COVID testing for travellers. And Spotify is moving into audiobooks.

Chip shortage 💻 — Huawei is still working with Canadian universities. The Bank of Canada is worried about household debt. The world is running low on semiconductors.

Seized assets 🥷 — Canada is looking to seize Russian assets. Sobeys is switching to Scene. And the LIV Tour is attracting some big names in golf.

Timber 🪵— Lumber is getting cheaper. Britain is doing a four day workweek experiment. And Shopify has a new share structure.

Regulated 🏠 — Governments are cracking down on Airbnb. Elon is trying to get out of buying Twitter. New Apple products.

Super bad 👎 — Dairy farmers are worried. Elon Musk feels super bad about the economy. And Canada’s productivity is suffering.

Cancer killer 🧪 — Montreal-based Repare Therapeutics has a new deal for their cancer drug. Canadian investors aren’t happy with disclosure from their green investments. And Canadians are losing their buying power.

Rising rates 📈 — Interest rates go up another 0.5%. Some employers have to disclosure pay equity information. Big companies are agreeing to limit advertising to kids.

Tims Tracker ☕️ — Pools might be hard to find. The Tims app may have been tracking you. Workers are finding jobs on Slack.

Speed Test ⏱️ - Vancouver’s inefficient port, The EU sort of bans Russian oil, and a new supercomputer champ.

Euro Link 🔗 - Canada moves to supply Europe with natural gas, the feds wants to make the internet more affordable, and the financial sector preps for climate change.

Art Start 🎨 - The SEC takes a closer look at ESG, The World Bank Prez predicts a recession, and fine art reaches new heights.

Flying High ✈️ - Pfizer cuts a deal in Africa, Bombardier launches new private jet, hedge funds beat the markets.

Snap out of it🫰🏼 - Snap’s stock stumbles, Airbnb checks out of China and Canadian regulators sets sights on DeFi.

Blackout 🔌 - Eastern Canada loses power after severe storm. Biden forms a new coalition to isolate China, while Apple follows suit looking for new manufacturing partners.

Pension problems 📉 — CPPIB is struggling. China is buying Russia’s oil. Globalive has a new deal with Telus.

Equal pay 💸 — US Soccer has a new equal pay arrangement. Cryptocurrency is suffering. And businesses are going bankrupt.

Fearful flying ✈️ — Canada’s airports are a mess. New legislation could break search. And Canada’s housing market could be cooling down.

Milk mania 🥛 — New Zealand is mad at us. The Alberta government is pushing carbon capture. And Marriott is rolling out advertising.

Wheat sheaf 🌾 — India bans wheat exports. It’s inflation week. Boeing’s having safety issues.

Unstable coins 🪙 — Stablecoins take a hit. Seniors are reverse mortgaging. And SoftBank had a terrible year.

Best restaurants 👩‍🍳 — Airbnb adds features. Alberta’s highest court rules against feds. Michelin stars are coming to Canada

Face database 👱‍♀️ — Clearview gets banned for private companies. Nintendo splits their stock. Cyberwar was overhyped.

Stocks don’t only go up 📉 — The markets are doing terribly. Quebec has new language laws. And IKEA is looking to build new stores.

Clogged ports ⛴ — Chelsea gets bought. Ports are clogged. And there’s a new syrup king in town.

Neo banks 🏦 — Neo Financial raises a huge round. Shopify missed profit estimates but closed a huge acquisition. And the password may go the way of the dodo.

Surge situation 🚗 — Uber and Lyft’s stocks tank. Crowdfunding platforms will have to report suspicious transactions like banks do. The NYTimes reports record subscriber numbers.

Church homes ⛪️ — The United Church is turning churches into houses. Tim Hortons posts huge earnings. CPPIB bets big on India.

Prayer privacy 👀 — Mental health and prayer apps have terrible privacy controls. Thompson Reuters is cleaning up their act. And Stellantis is making more EV batteries in Ontario.

Augmented reality 👓 — Snap introduces new features. Tesla recalls a bunch of cars. And BeReal is taking over the internet.

Freedom internet 🖥 — Meta’s stock surges. The West is defending its internet. And Square starts lending in Canada.

Spotify snafu 🎧 — Spotify posts great results but stock still suffers. Canada’s struggling on climate. And you can retire on crypto.

Banned in Europe 🇪🇺 — Elections Canada is getting a revamp. Twitter could be banned in the EU if Elon has his way. And Canada has to figure out how to balance its environmental goals with energy needs.

New owner 🐦 — Elon buys Twitter. China’s locked down. And we need to save the bees.

Still Queen 👑 — A majority of Canadians want to sever ties with the monarchy. Lululemon is launching a membership program. And a Twitter representative calls a Canadian law is ‘authoritarian’.

Got milk 🥛 — Elon has the money to buy Twitter. Shoppers aren’t slowing down. Amazon’s taking on Shopify.

Free Disney World 🎢 — Rogers had a good quarter. Florida might revoke Disney’s special status. And inflation continues to rise.

Blind Bids 👓 — Real estate associations are fighting Trudeau’s blind bids ban. Netflix is in some financial trouble. And Cochella is about more than just music.

Banned 🛢 — VC investment is booming in Canada. Tesla’s under scrutiny. Quebec banned oil and gas development.

Fake test ✏️ — The feds had to write off $20 million for a fake test. DALL-E can edit images now. And Zoom is going into sales.

Shrinkflation 📏 — Ontario has a new law regulating financial advisors. Shrinkflation is everywhere. And interest rates are probably going up.

Lucky lobster 🦞 — Etsy sellers are striking. GlobeNewswire employees got booked for insider trading. And the lobster market is booming.

Keep bussing 🚌 — Goodfood does a round of layoffs. Shopify hikes pay. And there’s a new bus company in town.

Flair follies ✈️ — Zuckbucks are coming to a wallet near you. Flair Airlines is in violation of Canadian ownership laws. And housing is the feature of this year’s budget.

Budget eve 📜 — Canadian workers prefer meaning to pay. Wealthsimple is letting you invest in VC funds. And tomorrow is Budget Day!

Temporary workers 👩‍🔧 — Canada has a new temporary foreign worker program. Amazon is going head to head with SpaceX. And the end may be near for Phoenix.

Power tweeter 🐦 — Elon buys a big share in Twitter. What are the high paying jobs of the future. And can we beat superbugs?

Tax hike 🏦 — The feds raised the per tonne carbon tax. Online harm legislation is coming soon. And an Amazon warehouse unionizes.

Ruble rebound 📈 — Biden is releasing more US oil reserves to offset Russia. The Ruble is roaring back. And Google is introducing a new feature to counter misinformation.

Two Dollarama 🪙 — Meta opens a new office in TO. The Dollarama isn’t really a dollar store anymore. And the US could be moving towards cannabis legalization.

The third web 3️⃣ — Canada has a new emissions plan. A web3 lobby group is formed. And CSIS says we’re all under attack.

Ruble rations 💶 — The G7 says they won’t pay Russia for oil in Rubles. Postmedia buys out New Brunswick’s newspapers. And Canadian oat-milk is growing up.

Bad romance 💔 — The EU is getting tough on big tech. Canadians are falling for romance scams. And Canada’s starting up new trade talks with the UK.

Football frenzy ⚽️ — Canada wants to send more oil and gas to Europe. MLSE chairman puts in a bid for Chelsea. And interest rate hikes could tank the housing market.

Fido 🐶 — Apple and Google are plotting the end of passwords. Amazon is facing more labour threats. And Netflix is going IRL.

Just do it 👟 — Okta gets hacked. Nike wins at D2C. Libs make a deal with the NDP.

NFT and fries 🍟 — Battle over mRNA patents. They’re opening up an NFT restaurant. And Germany makes a deal with Qatar to get off Russian gas.

Roman Holiday 🛫 — Airlines are getting ready for a surge of travel. Prisoners get paid too. And the IEA wants you to work from home.

Food fight 🌯 — Food is getting more expensive. Russian tech entrepreneurs are knocking off Instagram. And CP rail might go on strike.

Protect the sunshine ☀️ — Russia could default on its debt. A Vancouver-based miner won’t sell a mine to a Russian state-owned company. And we might be nearing the end of daylight savings time.

Free trade 🤝 — Canada and India working on a new trade agreement. The feds may have just given a handout to big tech. And Canada’s defence chief wants us to do more in the Arctic.

Russian McDonald's 🍔 — The Russian government warns US companies that their assets could be seized. COVID outbreaks are forcing shutdowns in China. And electric vehicles are more popular than ever.

Supersonic 🛩 — Canada adds a bunch of jobs. The NHL signs their first sports betting deal. And a supersonic aircraft company raises big money.

Split stock ✂️ — Amazon splits their stock. Nickel is going crazy. And oligarchs are under fire.

Road to regulation 📜 — Biden releases an EO on cryptocurrencies. Banks are going green. And Tinder is letting you conduct background checks.

New devices 📱 — The U.S. bans Russian oil imports. Google buys Mandiant. And Apple’s Peak Performance event announces new devices.

International Women’s Day 👩‍🚀 — Ukrainian women are making an impact. Iceland comes in hot. And Canada’s childcare plan could be a big deal.

Keep pumping 🛢 — Canada can’t do much to bring down gas prices. Biden’s pursuing a ‘Buy American’ policy. And will you be WFH (Working From Hotel?).

Salty standoff 🧂 — Canada places additional tariffs on Russia. Flair is under investigation. And the Canadian chip makers are winning big from the salty standoff.

Rate hike 📈 — The Bank of Canada hikes interest rates. Canadian companies are getting out of Russia. And MLB is going into lockout.

All in one 🛠 — The IEA is releasing more oil in response to energy market turmoil. Netflix is taking sides. And Uber wants you to book everything in their app.

Minimum wage 💸 — Ontario announces a minimum wage for gig workers. Tech companies are helping their employees in Ukraine. And Russia’s economy starts to implode under new sanctions.

Ukraine 🇺🇦 — The war is being streamed on TikTok. There’s a big nursing shortage in Canada. And the West imposes new sanctions.

Sanctions 💸 — Russia invades Ukraine. Canadians are starting to spend again (cautiously). And a big new Reddit update.

The whole truth  — Trump launches Truth Social. Starbucks is facing a unionization push in the US. And Quibi-style content is coming to Netflix.

Chips ahoy 🥨 — Canada’s facing a chip shortage. The US Women’s National Team celebrates a huge W. And Klarna is betting on Canada.

Late Lamborghini 🏎 — The Trans Mountain Pipeline is behind schedule. A transport ship carrying hundreds of luxury cars is burning in the ocean. And some OpenSea users got a rude surprise.

Emergency Act 📜 — Banks don’t know how to interpret Trudeau’s order. Disney is doing real estate. Icahn is mad at McDonalds.

Shopify Sours 📉— Shopify’s sales price tanks after a warning to investors. Crypto could threaten the stability of the global financial system. Google announced plans to modify how apps track users in Android.

Double Double ☕️ — Tim Hortons had a great fourth quarter. Apple’s modifying their AirTags product to enhance safety. And flooding is threatening Canadian house prices.

COVID Update 🦠 — A Canadian Petsmart is unionizing. Doug Ford is removing Ontario restrictions. And Russia and Ukraine are making for uncertain markets.

Bridge update 🌉 — The Ambassador Bridge appears to be cleared. ETFs are so hot right now. And France is going nuclear.

Good night 😴 — Canadian businesses are under (cyber) attack. Earnings reports reward some Canadian businesses. And you need to sleep more!

Touchdown 🏈 — Blockade at the Ambassador Bridge. Canadians will be able to (legally) bet on the Super Bowl. And a breakthrough in fusion research.

Ghost town 👻 — Housing Affordability Task Force wants to build more houses. BMOs calling some employees back into the office. And the maple syrup industry is booming.

Straight to TV 📺 — Rumble makes an offer to Joe Rogan. Warner Bros is in trouble. Canada Post may be in for big changes.

Flying high ✈️ — Hopper raises $44.6 million. The Canadian job market isn’t doing so hot. And IBM is launching its first Canadian-quantum computer in Quebec.

Cook vs. Zuck 🥊 — Housing prices may drop 20% according to one regulator. Meta’s earnings tank. And the SGL is still trying to overtake the PGA.

Groundhog day 🌷 — TerraZero is issuing metaverse mortgages. Cruise is offering full driverless rides in SF. And Alphabet is splitting their stock.

Wordle 📕 — Canadian startups raise huge rounds. Wordle gets bought by the NYT. And the U.S. is reducing tariffs on softwood.

Patent pending 📜 — Blackberry sells their patents. Lynx Air takes the skies. And more brands are getting into the metaverse.

Expensive data 📱 — Phone bills are getting a little bit cheaper. Apple had a great quarter. And Facebook has a new way to make money off us.

Luxury tax 🛩 — Uber strikes a deal with a Canadian union. The luxury tax is cancelling private jet and yacht orders. Apple’s rolling out a new point of sale solution.

New boss 👩‍✈️ — CN Rail gets a new CEO. Banks are in the race to hire top tier tech talent. The FTC fines Fashion Nova.

New ownership 👩‍💼  — A non-profit is working to make the TMX 100% indigenous owned. Companies have to pay more for Super Bowl ads. Google is moving to a new cookie system.

Bills, bills, bills 📜 — Google doesn’t like Canada’s new internet laws. BenchSci raised $50 million. And activist investors are getting active.

Made in the USA 🖥 — Canada’s facing a cattle feed crisis. Crypto markets are chaotic. And Intel is opening up a new factory in Ohio.

Keep trucking 🚛—There’s a truck driver shortage. Meta is making its way into NFTs. And Amazon is opening up a physical store.

Lock and key 🔐 — 1Password raises a huge round. The White House might crack down on big tech. The EU is worried about the carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining.

Game on 🎮 — Bic buys the Canadian Inkbox. Microsoft acquires Activision. And Canadians are worried about their debt.

Testing troubles 🧪 — Airlines want to get rid of mandatory arrival testing. Brands are working to cut plastic waste. And Ford wants you to buy your next car online.

Monocle 🧐 — Canadian housing prices are only going up. The Zara billionaire is buying RBC plaza. And Bausch and Lomb is going public.

Small business saviour ⛑ — Feds give small businesses another lifeline. Public flood insurance is needed to prepare for climate disasters. TikTok stars are making money.

Gas is expensive ⛽️ — Oil prices are peaking at $81 a barrel. Vendasta is making moves. And Dave McKay thinks the Bank of Canada should act on inflation.

New CEO in town 👨‍💼 — Canada and Taiwan might be teaming up. Rogers has a new CEO. And Canadian cryptocurrency exchanges are complaining about a US rival.

Farewell Farmville 🌾 — BMO is hitting the pensions up for money. Zynga and TakeTwo are merging. Taco Bell is releasing a subscription service.

Happy birthday 🎂 — Trudeau is mandating truckers get vaxxed. Turning Red is going to Disney Plus first. And vinyl is back.

Crystal ball 🔮 — Home prices only go up. The NY Times is buying The Athletic. France hit Google and Facebook with big fines.

We’re Hiring 👷‍♀️ — OpenSea raises a huge round. Staffing shortages are causing big problems. And the oil industry is booming.

The Biggest Unicorn 🦄 — Apple hits $3 trillion. The USMCA tribunal ruled against Canada. And car manufacturers are gearing up to take on Tesla.

Bye Bye BlackBerry 📱 — New Omicron restrictions in Ontario. The BlackBerry is going away for good. And Norwegian car sales were electric.

We’re Back 🎙 — Omicron may help us fight Delta. It’s going to be easier for Amazon employees to organize. And the COVID Alert app is looking like a flop.

Happy Holiday 🎄 — The SEC is siding with activist investors. New COVID benefits are coming. And there’s a big security vulnerability.

Telescopic 🔭 — The James Webb Space Telescope is going up. We need more charging stations. And the NHL is on pause.

Viral Sushi 🍣 — TikTok’s piloting a food delivery service. Bombardier’s stock is dropping. And the Moderna booster works.

Jumbo jets ✈️ — PM Trudeau is gearing up for a trade war. Airbus is ending production of the A380. And Dom Barton might head to Rio Tinto.

Netflix tax 📺 — The US may retaliate against our digital services tax. Streaming services are duking it out in India. And Reddit goes public.

Ready to Rumble 🥊 — Rumble is teaming up with Trump. The feds are advising not to travel. And Valence Discovery raises $11 million.

Pills 💊 — New COVID pills could hit the market soon. Skip The Dishes is expanding their grocery delivery. And Toyota is investing in EV.

Kiev 🇺🇦 — Will Russia invade Ukraine? A tornado ripped through an Amazon warehouse. And Vancouver's Dapper Labs is partnering on a new NFT marketplace.

Everything must go 💸 — Execs are selling their shares. Inflation continues to climb. And NASA's launching a new telescope.

High priced veggies 🥦 — CPPIB gets into houses. Food is getting more expensive. Evergrande is in default.

Ring of Fire 🔥 — The Ontario Government wants to build a road. Amazon Web Services went down. And Cryptocurrency execs went to D.C.

Plant based vaccine 💉 — Canada’s trade surplus jumped in October. Quebec’s Medicago has developed Canada’s first home grown COVID vaccine. Canada’s federal vaccine mandate is expanding.

Bye bye Beijing 🇨🇳 — Ambassador Barton is stepping down. Canadians don't trust our central bank. And Tesla's in trouble again.

Jobs, jobs, jobs 👷‍♀️ — Stats Canada says the job market is booming. Chinese ridesharing app DiDi is de-listing. And the Weston Family is selling Selfridges.

Goose Union 🦆 — Textbook makers are suing Shopify. The MLB is officially locked out. And some Canada Goose workers are unionizing.

Shaken/stirred 🍸 — The CRTC is trying to crackdown on phone scammers. General Fusion raised huge bucks. And Tiger attacks Klue.

Giphy or jify 🥜 — Canada's GDP is up. UK regulators shut down Meta's acquisition of Giphy. Vancouver's Spare raised $18 million.

Goodbye Jack 🐦 — Canada is teaming up with Mexico to fight unfair free trade rules. Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter. And Nissan is getting serious about

Omicron 🧬 — A new COVID variant of concern just dropped. Canada Goose is still under fire in China. Buy Now, Pay Later is taking off.

Yelling timber 🪵 — The US is hiking tariffs. CP and CN restart operations. There's a million job vacancies in Canada.

On trial 👩‍⚖️ — Elizabeth Holmes testifies. The Bank of Canada has 'discovered' that investors are driving housing prices. And Mangrove Lithium is trying to make batteries cheaper to make.

Pipeline problems 🛢 — TC Energy is suing the U.S. Government. NASA and SpaceX are moving an astroid. Rhino raised big.

Stoned 🪨 — Uber is getting into weed. Jerome Powell gets reappointed. And Rogers might sell the Blue Jays.

Flying away 🛫— The BC floods are continuing to cause major problems. Air Canada is jumping off government subsidies. And athletes are concerned about Peng Shuai.

Three amigos 👯‍♂️ — PM Trudeau meets with President Biden and Andrés Lopez Obrador. HiMama raises $70 million in Series B funding. A group of people are organizing to bid on the constitution.

Never Natale ❌ — Rogers' Board fires CEO Joe Natale. Quebecor is expanding out of Quebec. And Apple's letting you fix your own iPhone.

Flooded 🌧 — Floods in BC are threatening delays at the Port of Vancouver. Clutch raised $100 million. Russian space junk is threatening the ISS.

Not so Royal 🇳🇱 — Shell leaves the Netherlands. IBM releases their latest quantum computing processor. And Casper goes private.

Français, SVP 🗣 — Air Canada CEO is in the hot seat. COP26 concludes. And Taylor Swift takes on private equity.

To the stars 🛰 — Telesat is going public. Alberta beef workers may strike. And Rivian had quite the debut.

Never ending 🏢 — Inflation is continuing to hit record highs. Apotex is looking to sell. And Evergrande still might go bankrupt.

Go West 🤠 — Amazon Web Services plans to open a new hub in Alberta. COVID booster shots were approved by Health Canada. And Shell will begin construction of a solar farm in Alberta.

Bolt ⚡️ — Ikea makes a big bet on Toronto-based Bolt. Elon plans to sell a bunch of his Tesla stock. And Helion Energy is trying to make electricity free.

Empire strikes back 👑 — A BC Supreme Court judge rules in favour of Ed Rogers. Pfizer's COVID pill is found to be super-effective. And Tesla's opening a plant in Canada.

GFANZ 🌎 — A global alliance of financial institutions to fight climate change. Lightspeed is slowing down. And Mark McEwan's restructuring plan was denied.

Floating 💸 — Float raises a huge round. Compass picks Ontario for its newest mine. And Maine denied Quebec their power lines.

So long Ecobee 🌡 — Ecobee gets bought. Buyers bid over Canadian lithium. And Bell wants to kill the Rogers/Shaw merger.

See you in court 👩‍⚖️ — The Rogers family is taking each other to court. Digital Currency Group raises $700m. And Rogers and Videotron are fighting.

Dairy fairy 🥛 — The G20 held a meeting over pandemic and climate initiatives. The CDC (no, not that one) says the cost of dairy products will go up. And Microsoft has now beat Apple as the most valuable company in the world.

Meta 🌎 — Shopify missed earnings expectations. Hootsuite's thinking of going public. And Facebook is now Meta.

Stimulus stymied 💸 — Bank of Canada ends their stimulus program. Fellow raises a huge round. And UofT divests from fossil fuels.

Bread basket 🧺 — Tim Hortons sales reveal a suburban/urban divide. GM is building 40,000 charging stations in the US and Canada. And George Weston sold their bread division for $1.2 billion.

REIT street 🏢 — Cenderel buys Cominar REIT. Faze Clan is going public. And Hertz is going electric.