Podcast Episodes

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.

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The public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act to break up convoy protests earlier this year has officially come to a close.

Starting in Janua…

3 years, 5 months ago

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

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Canadians are projected to spend 13% less on gift-giving this year as they save money for essentials, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Black Friday …

3 years, 5 months ago

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

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Just a few days into the 2022 World Cup, feats of athleticism from the world’s best soccer players have been largely overshadowed by controversies an…

3 years, 5 months ago

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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.

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Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent body that judges the company’s most high-stakes content moderation cases, just made a decision that could chan…

3 years, 5 months ago

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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.

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The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)-the group that quite literally decides what time it is-voted to [abolish the leap second](htt…

3 years, 5 months ago

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

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If you log onto Twitter these days, the vibe is akin to what we imagine being on the deck of the Titanic was like, you know, riiiight after it hit th…

3 years, 5 months ago

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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.

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According to a guy that’s seen the darkest side of the corporate world, the fallen crypto exchange FTX is the worst of it all.

Last month Indonesia fl…

3 years, 5 months ago

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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.

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Is it the beginning of the end of Canada’s real estate downturn? RBC thinks so.

Cult-favourite note-taking platform Notion launched a private alpha te…

3 years, 5 months ago

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

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The Bank of Canada (BoC) is on track to give “monetary tightening” a whole new meaning by losing between $5 billion and $6 billion over the next few …

3 years, 6 months ago

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

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More Canadians than ever want to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (EV), but most won’t be able to plant their butt in a driver’s seat anyt…

3 years, 6 months ago

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