Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA $70,000 pistachio heist 🥜 — Pistachio heist sparks larger cargo theft fears. Canada’s sports bodies are begging for more cash.
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A pistachio heist in Ontario hasn't just raised the eyebrows of people thinking, “Surely, no one could eat that many nuts,” but put businesses on hig…
2 years, 5 months ago
Expensive tickets 🎟️— It’s pricer than ever to have fun, just ask Raptors fans. Cities are looking for a place to park new homes.
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It’s getting more and more expensive to see sweaty men jump really high these days.
In the midst of a housing shortage, city officials are looking to …
2 years, 5 months ago
No more news 🗞️ — Canada looks for answers to mineral slump. Meta’s retiring from the newsroom.
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Canadian miners could be getting a shiny new pricing system that may help even the playing field with their competitors overseas.
Like a jaded and wor…
2 years, 5 months ago
Card games 🃏 — Alberta says “no” to rampant renewables. Sports cards reel in big bucks.
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After lifting a seven-month ban on new renewable energy projects, Alberta has introduced rules restricting where future developments can set up shop …
2 years, 5 months ago
Brain drain 🧠 — Banks brace for bad loans, Canadian miners are fleeing.
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Scores of Canadian lawyers have fled for the bright lights of New York in recent years, clearly inspired by the undying popularity of Suits.
Canadian …
2 years, 5 months ago
Coming in hot 💻 — Proposed online safety laws come in hot. Germany legalizes recreational cannabis.
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Today in news that we’re sure politicians will take in super chill fashion, the federal justice minister unveiled the first draft of a long-awaited O…
2 years, 5 months ago
Grounded 🛬 — Another budget airline bites the dust. Why chocolate prices are high, and likely going higher.
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In what’s probably the most rational decision the company’s made since changing its name from Jet Naked, Lynx Air has decided it’s time to throw in t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Smoke ‘em 🚬 — Running out of pipeline capacity. Banning menthol cigarettes.
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Like us trying to do spreadsheets while also taking a Zoom call, Canada’s pipelines are at full capacity.
Menthol cigarette bans are helping make the …
2 years, 5 months ago
Vintage wine 🍷 — Cold snap lays B.C.’s wine crop to waste. Uber launches delivery robots in Japan
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If you stumble across a bottle of 2024 vintage B.C. wine when perusing the liquor store this year, we recommend you pick it up. It could be a collect…
2 years, 5 months ago
Cybercrime setback 💻 — The law locks out LockBit hackers. Alberta’s tourism industry gets new immigration stream.
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A shadowy international syndicate of cybercriminals just got a taste of its own medicine.
As people keep flocking to Alberta’s picturesque mountains, …
2 years, 5 months ago