Maple Leaf Beat — Evening Wrap · Friday, August 21, 2026

A person armed with a sword has killed one person and injured at least three others in an attack at a school in central Sweden.

The UK, Canada and Australia have described as "shameful" Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into strikes on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project while legal challenges proceed.

Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be "devastating" after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial sanctions in history.

A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said.

With the Churchill Falls agreement announced this week, the federal government is stepping up with $1.3 billion to help build the needed power infrastructure in Labrador West.

Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday event in Redwater, north of Edmonton, as residents continue to voice concerns over AI data centre development.

The concern follows a Treasury announcement Wednesday saying it will be at least doubling the size of its typical $2 billion debt buyback, raising fears of inflationary pressure.

Around 400 pulp mill and chipping workers at Port Mellon on Howe Sound learned on Thursday that they have lost their jobs as the facility shuts down permanently.

Recent data around the flood of tech talent moving to the US has revived long-held concerns about Canadian "brain drain" as founders and engineers relocate south.

The leaks from this week appeared to show gameplay of one of the video game's main characters driving, playing basketball, flying a plane and more, prompting legal action.

Microsoft released Aspire 13.5, an update that refreshes the dashboard and the aspire.dev homepage and adds several workflow improvements for .NET developers.

We talked to FromSoftware president and The Duskbloods director Hidetaka Miyazaki after a hands-on preview about his vision for the game and the future of Dark Souls.

A new unboxing video has surfaced revealing the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE ahead of its expected launch, showing the design and packaging of the upcoming fan edition phone.

The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday in a White House ceremony.