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Jan 18, 2025 | 
readthepeak.com | Quinn Henderson
Eat, we mean drink, a cup of bone broth hot chocolate. We will admit that this beverage doesn’t sound immediately enticing. But it’s been blowing up online because replacing water or milk with broth adds a protein boost and (allegedly) you don’t taste it. So try it for yourself.
Read House of Huawei by Eva Dou.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
dailyhive.com | Quinn Henderson
Jan 17 2025, 3:23 pmThe race to be the next prime minister (for a few weeks at least) is heating up. What happened: Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney launched his campaign for the Liberal Party leadership yesterday in Edmonton. Meanwhile, ex-finance minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to announce her campaign on Sunday.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
dailyhive.com | Quinn Henderson
Jan 16 2025, 6:39 pmSome international students are playing hooky… from every single class. Driving the news: Nearly 50,000 international students with Canadian study permits were reported as “no-shows” at their universities and colleges last spring, per data obtained by the Globe and Mail. This equates to almost 7% of international students on record at that time. India had the highest total of no-shows, with 19,582 students skipping.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
readthepeak.com | Quinn Henderson
Eat the very viral Turkish pasta. Vlogger Anna Paul is the owner of maybe the first viral TikTok dish of the year. A simplified version of the Turkish dish manti, this delectable meal pairs pasta, ground beef, garlic yogurt sauce, and paprika. Here’s a version of the recipe.
Read Peak Money’s Ultimate Money Hack Book. Get a handle on your finances this year with a little help from your friends (that would be us).
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
dailyhive.com | Quinn Henderson
A study commissioned by the Insurance Bureau of Canada projected that a 9.0-magnitude quake 75 kilometres off the coast of Vancouver would result in $95.6 billion in losses — a catastrophe that could have knock-on effects for the wider Canadian insurance industry. Why it matters: A massive earthquake hitting Canada’s West Coast isn’t just a hypothetical.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
readthepeak.com | Quinn Henderson
Eat a charcute-wreath. In need of a showstopper for an upcoming holiday party? We have the solution. The charcuterie wreath (or charcute-wreath) combines classic festive decor with one of the most beloved types of appetizers. Here’s a guideline on how to prepare one.
Read Bill Gates’s fave books of 2024. The Microsoft co-founder and known bookworm dropped his annual list of top new reads.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
readthepeak.com | Quinn Henderson
Eat Matthew McConaughey's tuna salad. The Oscar-winner has gone viral after detailing his unhinged tuna salad recipe in a recent podcast appearance. It includes such left-field ingredients as wasabi, apples, frozen peas, and gherkins. Check out the full recipe here.
Read Power Metal by Vince Beiser. No, this book isn’t about headbanging rockers.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
dailyhive.com | Quinn Henderson
VentureUrbanizedMoneyCanadaNov 27 2024, 4:18 pmCanadians are carrying a super-sized debt monkey on their backs. Driving the news: Canada’s consumer debt levels reached another record high last quarter, hitting ~$2.5 trillion, per new Equifax and TransUnion reports. The rise was driven by a jump in auto loans as well as more Gen Zers and newcomers to Canada entering the credit market.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
dailyhive.com | Quinn Henderson
Nov 26 2024, 5:16 pmNewsflash: People still use the mail to donate to charity. Driving the news: Local charities including Salvation Army and United Way chapters have warned that the ongoing Canada Post strike — which doesn’t look like it’ll be over any time soon — could cause a steep drop in donations during the most charitable time of the year. Why it matters: This may be surprising, but many donors still give by mail.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
readthepeak.com | Quinn Henderson
Eat a cranberry for National Eat a Cranberry Day. Or eat several cranberries. The Atlantic Canadian fruit might be best known for its use in jelly and Craisins, but its unique, tart flavour lends well to a variety of dishes. Check out these 16 cranberry-forward recipes.
Read this year’s Giller Prize winner. One of Canadian literature’s most prestigious awards went to the acclaimed Toronto author Anne Michaels for her novel Held.
