The Peak Daily – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In today’s Peak Daily: Canada hits NATO’s 2% defence spending target for the first time, committing $84B over five years as Ottawa rethinks reliance on the U.S. Then, a blistering new report finds major gaps in the federal Indigenous procurement strategy, raising concerns about oversight and shell companies. Plus, quantum computing standout Xanadu goes public, the Liberals table election-law reforms to curb foreign interference and deepfakes, and Canada’s competition watchdog reviews a potential Paramount–Warner Bros. merger.

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Canada is getting its first mainstream prediction markets, with Wealthsimple clearing a key regulatory hurdle and raising fresh questions about oversight and insider trading. Plus, OpenAI shuts down Sora and its splashy Disney partnership, underscoring the steep costs and shaky demand for AI-generated video. In the big picture: Ontario expands its new-home tax rebate, YouTube and Meta are found guilty in a social media addiction trial, and Iran rejects a U.S. ceasefire proposal.

In today's episode, we explore how AI companies are facing mounting legal pressure following tragic incidents linked to their chatbots. The family of a Tumbler Ridge shooting victim has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company failed to report the shooter's violent ChatGPT conversations to authorities despite internal warnings. We also cover Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to take control of Toronto's Billy Bishop airport to push through a controversial expansion that would allow jet landings. Plus, the latest on the Iran conflict, TikTok's return to Canada after agreeing to new privacy concessions, and the shooting at the U.S. consulate in Toronto being investigated as a potential national security incident.

The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com

Just a week after Stellantis announced it was halting Jeep production in Brampton, another southern Ontario EV auto plant is on the outs.

It appears that even one of the biggest newspapers in the world has given up on getting people to read.

The ripple effects of the longest trial in Canadian history are starting to rattle some B.C. landowners.

Ottawa is overhauling how it combats financial fraud.

The U.S. wants to turn the North American auto industry into just the American auto industry — but it might cripple the whole sector in the process.

Like the plot of a confusing time travel movie, some of the most expensive brands in the world are struggling to deal with a fierce competitor: themselves, from the past.

Canada’s largest city is building its reputation as the Silicon Valley of the North. Who knows, maybe it’ll even get its own HBO sitcom.

A cozy piece of Canadiana is getting a second shot at retail life.

Canada’s auto industry just got rear-ended by one of the world’s biggest carmakers.

Netflix signed a deal with Spotify to bring a slate of 16 podcasts, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, to the streaming platform.

The French tire company that accidentally became the authority on the world’s best food is setting its sights beyond the dining room.

A top Canadian jeweller is betting that abandoned gold mines are an untapped, well, gold mine.

Canada isn’t content just being an energy superpower on Earth. It wants to run the show in space, too.

Soon, sharing your latest jog on Strava won’t just be a good way to show off your physical health, it will also serve a far more noble purpose: creating shareholder value for the masses.