Canada’s salmon farming industry is gasping like a fish out of water right now, and consumers looking for some homegrown salmon could soon pay the price.

Driving the news: Last year, production of farm-raised salmon in Canada hit its lowest level since 2000, per new numbers from the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance. A total of 90,000 metric tonnes of salmon were farmed, a colossal 39% dip from the record-high crop seen in 2016. 

The way things are trending, a nice fizzy drink could soon replace your morning vitamins.

Driving the news: Legacy pop brands like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Sprite are dropping new low-cal, bold-flavoured drinks in an effort to keep up with newer brands that are catering their fizzy beverages to younger and health-conscious consumers. 

Just like a space probe hurtling through deep space, Indigenous investing is only going up.

What happened: The First Nations Bank of Canada — the largest Indigenous-owned bank in the country — announced a plan to raise as much as $50 million to reach more customers, expand its capital by as much as 50%, and double its loan book to $600 million.  

Some parents might be less than thrilled when they find out their kid's perfect grade on a biology midterm was more of a participation trophy. 

Driving the news: A group of grade 12 students at Ontario’s St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School walked out of their biology and business midterms with perfect grades as the school board grapples with a teacher shortage that has left classes without full-time educators.

Break out the bottle of Screech and reel in a kissable cod because Newfoundland has a new resident: Uber.

What happened: Uber is now servicing St. John’s, Newfoundland's largest city, and the accompanying Avalon Peninsula area. It is the first ride-sharing company to operate on the Rock since the province updated its Highway Traffic Act late last year to support such services.