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

Elon Musk’s brain chip company is ready to crack open some Canadian skulls (in a good way).  If...

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

North Vancouver RCMP revealed it had thwarted an attempted heist of $12,800 worth of cheese at a...

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

The days of podcasts being an audio-only medium are long gone. And Spotify knows it.  Like...

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

For the second time in less than three months, Ottawa is stepping in to stop a pair of...

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

As the Wu-Tang Clan once elegantly deduced, “Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M.” That...

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

Bell is taking a pricey shot at expanding its Canadian dominance south of the border.  The feds...

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

With wine consumption plummeting to a 27-year low, the industry is trying to make people feel...

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

Like the Jack-o’-lantern starting to rot on your porch, the loonie isn’t looking too good this...

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

The Canadian e-commerce company that got its start selling snowboards online is expanding beyond...

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

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump gear up for election day, one factor could decide the race. To...

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

The only people who hate sick notes more than under-the-weather employees? The family docs who...

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

For the first time in over a decade, Ottawa is planning to reduce the number of new immigrants...

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

Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt is — to use a highly technical financial term — in deep...

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

With the U.S. presidential election less than two weeks away gulp, canvassers are busy going...

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

There’s a (very slight) chance that the next series you binge will be a Chick-fil-A original....

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Race day 🏃‍♀️ — Running boom and presidential predictions.

Marathons are becoming so popular that race bibs are starting to get resold like they’re Oasis...

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

The company behind Ski-Doo wants to burn more rubber, shred more pow, and ride fewer waves. The...

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

Canada has been wasting more milk than a toddler refusing to use their sippy cup. Ontario has a...

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

The Sphere, the 366-foot-tall domed venue in Las Vegas with an eye-catching LED exterior, is...

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

Alberta is hatching a plan to preserve their mountain views at the cost of renewable energy....

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