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Constant air traffic outages at Newark Liberty International Airport might be making all the headlines these days, but the situation at home is also raising tempers. The hangover from Canada’s decades-long debt party is starting to hit — and it’s a rough one.

Foreign investors have pulled back from Canada’s stock market like they put their hand on a hot stovetop. Chinese automaker BYD is leaving Tesla in the dust in yet another major car market.

Chronic online shoppers, beware: your budget hauls could get a lot more expensive. The fate of 300-odd ostriches in B.C. has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists

Welcome to the unofficial Canadian summer job program. The first (and only) step: getting ghosted by every prospective employer. A B.C.-founded company was one of the stock market’s biggest winners yesterday as it promises to do the near-impossible: deliver non-hypothetical uses for quantum computing.

Canada Post looks like it's entering its angsty teen phase: confused, broke, and in the middle of a serious identity crisis. Not only is Canada’s Armed Forces struggling to get recruits in the door, but many of those who do give military life a whirl are deciding it’s not for them.

What makes a TV show Canadian? Answering that is more confusing than you might think. What do you get when you mix natural gas, Indigenous equity, and a $400 million loan guarantee? A surprisingly feel-good pipeline story.

Canada’s uphill battle to meet NATO’s defence spending target looks like it's about to get a lot steeper.  Robinhood is looking to assemble a merry band of Canadian crypto traders. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Mark Carney put his stamp on his new government with a cabinet made up mostly of new faces. The wheels are starting to come off Canada’s $57 billion EV bet. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

In the strongest showing of American-British solidarity since the Spice Girls posed with the stars and stripes, the U.S. and the U.K. have squashed their burgeoning trade war. Canadian school boards have learned the first lesson of cyber warfare: Never trust the word of a hacker that’s extorting you. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Only time will tell if today's meeting between Canada's PM and America's prez was the start of a beautiful friendship. With record players, film cameras, and vintage video games all back in style, a struggling staple of Canadian malls is hoping that a dose of nostalgia can turn things around. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Lights, camera… confusing tariff action! On the precipice of an ugly boardroom battle, one of Canada’s largest retailers is trying to pull off an 11th-hour deal. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Your dad’s favourite store is looking to scoop up the scraps of Canada’s oldest company. Canada’s biggest city will be a testing ground for a new type of delivery driver. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

The separatist movement in Québec may be dying down, but in Alberta, the idea of a divorce from Canada is picking up steam. A two-decade-old movie was the second-highest-grossing film in North America this past weekend. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Yesterday marked President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term. A two-decade-old movie was the second-highest-grossing film in North America this past weekend. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

New AI tech promises to make acing interviews or closing sales calls easier. Unfortunately, that convenience may come at the cost of rotting your brain.  A massive power outage left much of Spain, as well as Portugal, cloaked in darkness. 

Like squirrels storing nuts for the winter, Chinese e-commerce sellers are turning to Canada to hoard goods in response to frosty conditions. Tesla investors are hoping Elon Musk is finally giving his bureaucracy chainsaw a breather. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Election AI slop isn’t just flying around on Facebook pages — it’s coming for your Kindles.  Vancouver restaurants, Victoria breweries, and Tofino beaches might be a tad more crowded this summer. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Catholics — and fans of the Oscar-winning hit Conclave — are awaiting a big decision. When it comes to tech, breaking up with U.S. suppliers is hard to do. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

We are one big step closer to a weight-loss pill that actually works. Social media fitness app Strava isn’t able to give great workout advice - but that’s about to change. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Amid recession worries, a global trade war, and a softening job market, Canadians aren’t buying homes. Just like shoppers at the grocery store, Canada’s pension funds are feeling a little uneasy about buying American at the moment. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO