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Zombie brands 🧟♀️ — Napster sale is a blast from the past, AI flexes its medical talents.
In our best Milhouse from The Simpsons voice Remember Napster? It’s back! In metaverse form.
It may not have a lab coat or indecipherable handwriting, but AI is starting to make waves in the healthcare space.
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100% bankrupt 💵 — Canada won’t be let off the tariff hook, 23andMe files for bankruptcy.
The game plan for what U.S. President Donald Trump has dubbed “Liberation Day” is being flipped on its head.
The maker of 2017’s hottest holiday gift is in dire straits.
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The race is on 🗳️ — Carney calls an election, WestJet searches for pilots.
The campaign to determine who will form the next government (and whether poor Charles Tupper will lose his spot as Canada’s shortest-tenured Prime Minister) is officially on.
You can add pilots to the list of national shortages Canada needs to solve.
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Staying put 🇨🇦 — Canadians don’t want to fly to the U.S., Generic Ozempic is coming.
Canadians who swore off U.S. travel in response to tariffs are evidently quite serious about their pledge, and airlines are starting to feel the impact.
Drug makers like Aspen Pharmacare, Sandoz Group, and Hikma Pharmaceuticals are racing to put out cheaper, generic versions of popular drugs used for weight loss.
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Retaliation 🥊 — Canada responds to U.S. tariffs, Montréal looks to boost biotech biz.
The federal government took the phrase “an eye for an eye” to heart, wasting no time responding to the U.S.’s 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% on Canadian energy.
One of Canada’s biotech hot spots is hoping a shiny new research hub will help bring more of the [US$2.8 trillion](https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/canadas-biotech-reboot-how-to-keep-the-vital-life-sciences-sector-strong/#:~:text=Supported by a world-class,growing%2C high-value field.) global life science business to the city.
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