In the 2003 hit movie Freaky Friday, a mother and daughter played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan wake up one morning and find their lives have been switched. In March 2022, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said aggressive rate hikes were needed to quickly tamp down inflation, but that they’d only be temporary. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

Here’s something to celebrate: After a year of penny-pinching tied to high interest rates and economic uncertainty, money is flowing into Canadian technology companies again. Not sure what “greenwashing” is? Canadian companies are right there with you. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

Sleep Country is putting its run as a public company to bed. The Farnborough International Airshow, one of the world’s largest aviation trade shows, kicked off yesterday amid some industry turbulence. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

Like a legacy rock band trying to cater to their audience, Ford is sticking to the hits at the expense of the new stuff. Alberta may be known mostly for its mountains, big steaks, and rodeos, but these days, it’s found itself a new claim to fame: potatoes. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

Nearly every government in Canada — at all levels and all political stripes — say they want more houses built. New data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows the opposite is happening. More grocery stores in your neighbourhood could soon be offering you oddly shaped tomatoes and soon-to-be-expired cartons of yogurt for cheap. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

Canada is the only G20 country without an updated digital payments system. Interac’s new CEO wants to change that ASAP. The world’s second-largest cruise ship will make its maiden voyage this week, but it won’t be a long one. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

After being the NATO punching bag this week in D.C., Canada has finally given its allies what they wanted… sort of. AI really is taking away jobs, just not in the way you might think. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

Will future generations know the unrivalled thrill of getting a crisp $50 bill from your grandma on your birthday? We’re not so sure. Walmart has made itself more attractive to shoppers who hate bright fluorescents and buzzing PA systems. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

NASA’s next moon mission will be getting a (literal) hand from a Canadian company. Kind of like when John Lennon asked us to imagine life without possessions, Uber is asking Canadians to imagine life without a car. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more

The wheels on the bus go round and round… as long as the bus operator can stay in business. Canada wants to be a top-three global green hydrogen producer by mid-century, but like your buddy training to run a marathon this year, a lot of work still needs to be done. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO ..read more