Podcast Episodes

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.

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Amazon Web Services will open its second Canadian location in Calgary. Health Canada approved Pfizer's booster shot paving the way for province's to …

4 years, 6 months ago

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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.

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IKEA invested $115 million in Toronto-based Bolt. Elon Musk held a Twitter poll on whether he should sell $20 billion in Tesla stock. Helion Energy r…

4 years, 6 months ago

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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.

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A BC Supreme Court judge ruled that Edward Rogers can replace five of the independent directors of Rogers, which gives Ed, the son of founder Ted Rog…

4 years, 6 months ago

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GFANZ 🌎 — A global alliance of financial institutions to fight climate change. Lightspeed is slowing down. And Mark McEwan's restructuring plan was denied.

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Former central banker Mark Carney has built an alliance of 450 companies who pledge to focus their investments on achieving net zero carbon emissions…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Floating 💸 — Float raises a huge round. Compass picks Ontario for its newest mine. And Maine denied Quebec their power lines.

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Toronto-based Float raised $37 million from investors, including Tiger Global. Crypto mining company Compass is opening a new mining operation in Ont…

4 years, 6 months ago

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So long Ecobee 🌡 — Ecobee gets bought. Buyers bid over Canadian lithium. And Bell wants to kill the Rogers/Shaw merger.

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Generac buys Toronto-based Ecobee for $770 million after the company struggled to compete with Google and Amazon. Two companies are vying for a poten…

4 years, 6 months ago

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See you in court 👩‍⚖️ — The Rogers family is taking each other to court. Digital Currency Group raises $700m. And Rogers and Videotron are fighting.

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The Rogers family feud is going to the BC Supreme Court as Ed Rogers fights for control. Digital Currency Group raises $700m to become the 'Standard …

4 years, 6 months ago

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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.

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The G20 met in Rome to discuss pandemic relief and initiatives to fight climate change. The Canadian Dairy Commission recommends that regulators rais…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Meta 🌎 — Shopify missed earnings expectations. Hootsuite's thinking of going public. And Facebook is now Meta.

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Shopify missed earnings expectations after a record year. Vancouver's Hootsuite is considering raising $200 million to go public. And Facebook change…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Stimulus stymied 💸 — Bank of Canada ends their stimulus program. Fellow raises a huge round. And UofT divests from fossil fuels.

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The Bank of Canada announced that they'll be ending their stimulus program and quantitative easing. Ottawa-based Fellow raises $24 million for their …

4 years, 6 months ago

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