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The Biggest Unicorn 🦄 — Apple hits $3 trillion. The USMCA tribunal ruled against Canada. And car manufacturers are gearing up to take on Tesla.
2022/1/5

Apple became the first $3 trillion company on Monday. Canada took an L in the first ever ruling by a

Bye Bye BlackBerry 📱 — New Omicron restrictions in Ontario. The BlackBerry is going away for good. And Norwegian car sales were electric.
2022/1/4

Ontario’s heading back into lockdown again to fight the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Say it

We’re Back 🎙 — Omicron may help us fight Delta. It’s going to be easier for Amazon employees to organize. And the COVID Alert app is looking like a flop.
2022/1/3

According to a lab study in South Africa, people who recover from the Omicron variant are better abl

Happy Holiday 🎄 — The SEC is siding with activist investors. New COVID benefits are coming. And there’s a big security vulnerability.
2021/12/23

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Apple’s pleas to block three activist sharehol

Telescopic 🔭 — The James Webb Space Telescope is going up. We need more charging stations. And the NHL is on pause.
2021/12/22

NASA will launch the James Webb Space Telescope from South America on Friday. One of the biggest cha

Viral Sushi 🍣 — TikTok’s piloting a food delivery service. Bombardier’s stock is dropping. And the Moderna booster works.
2021/12/21

TikTok is pilot testing a delivery service in the U.S. for some its most popular recipes. Montreal-b

Jumbo jets ✈️ — PM Trudeau is gearing up for a trade war. Airbus is ending production of the A380. And Dom Barton might head to Rio Tinto.
2021/12/20

It may be the season of giving but it sure looks like PM Justin Trudeau is readying his government f

Netflix tax 📺 — The US may retaliate against our digital services tax. Streaming services are duking it out in India. And Reddit goes public.
2021/12/17

The U.S. is prepared to take retaliatory action if Canada moves forward with the Digital Services Ta

Ready to Rumble 🥊 — Rumble is teaming up with Trump. The feds are advising not to travel. And Valence Discovery raises $11 million.
2021/12/16

Former President Donald Trump's social media platform is teaming up with Toronto-based Rumble. The f

Pills 💊 — New COVID pills could hit the market soon. Skip The Dishes is expanding their grocery delivery. And Toyota is investing in EV.
2021/12/15

Pfizer released new results on their COVID-19 pills, and researchers are still concerned that Merck'

Kiev 🇺🇦 — Will Russia invade Ukraine? A tornado ripped through an Amazon warehouse. And Vancouver's Dapper Labs is partnering on a new NFT marketplace.
2021/12/14

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have escalated over the past week as Russian troops mobilize at

Everything must go 💸 — Execs are selling their shares. Inflation continues to climb. And NASA's launching a new telescope.
2021/12/13

Top executives and founders are selling shares in their companies at levels never before seen. U.S.

High priced veggies 🥦 — CPPIB gets into houses. Food is getting more expensive. Evergrande is in default.
2021/12/10

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) struck a US-$1 billion deal to invest in single-family

Ring of Fire 🔥 — The Ontario Government wants to build a road. Amazon Web Services went down. And Cryptocurrency execs went to D.C.
2021/12/9

The Ontario government is proposing changes to how it consults with Indigenous groups in the North t

Bye bye Beijing 🇨🇳 — Ambassador Barton is stepping down. Canadians don't trust our central bank. And Tesla's in trouble again.
2021/12/7

Canada's ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, is stepping down from his role at the end of December.

Jobs, jobs, jobs 👷‍♀️ — Stats Canada says the job market is booming. Chinese ridesharing app DiDi is de-listing. And the Weston Family is selling Selfridges.
2021/12/6

Statistics Canada's employment data for November says the economy is heating up and jobs are plentif

Goose Union 🦆 — Textbook makers are suing Shopify. The MLB is officially locked out. And some Canada Goose workers are unionizing.
2021/12/3

Textbook publishers sued Shopify yesterday over the sale of pirated education materials. Major Leagu

Shaken/stirred 🍸 — The CRTC is trying to crackdown on phone scammers. General Fusion raised huge bucks. And Tiger attacks Klue.
2021/12/2

Canada's telecom regulator said its introducing new tech to reduce spoofing. BC-based General Fusion

Giphy or jify 🥜 — Canada's GDP is up. UK regulators shut down Meta's acquisition of Giphy. Vancouver's Spare raised $18 million.
2021/12/1

Canada's GDP grew at an annual rate of 5.4% last quarter. UK regulators are demading Facebook parent