Maple Leaf Beat — Weekend Edition · Sunday, August 16, 2026

A powerful quake hit near Flores Island early Saturday, collapsing buildings, injuring dozens and triggering tsunami warnings, with residents urged to move inland or to higher ground.

Hereditary Prince Alois announced the change in his national day speech, opening the way for a woman to one day rule the tiny principality.

Harry Truman's famed motto is rarely mirrored by the current president, who often blames predecessors, allies and even the problems themselves.

New South Wales becomes the first state to begin a gun buyback, with owners compensated up to $10,000 per firearm after the Bondi massacre.

A vessel owned by Abu Dhabi's ADNOC was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and Houthis struck a Red Sea port, as tensions mount across the region.

Rivian is trying to catch up to Tesla's "hands-free" capabilities, but with additional safety guardrails that the Elon Musk company doesn't have.

Rick Rosenfield reveals how private equity damaged CPK's culture before its Chapter 11 filing, and how the brand clawed its way back.

Andon Labs, which is experimenting with letting an AI have majority control over a retail store, said that it fired an employee with good reason.

Nearly 1.6 million cartons of shell eggs from two Texas farms now carry the FDA's most serious recall classification.

The decision would give new powers and federal credibility to a venture in which the president and his family retain a substantial financial interest.

The Sony A7R VI is a 66.8-megapixel spec monster of a mirrorless camera, with a fully stacked sensor and 30fps blackout-free shooting.

The higher-performance evolution of the hybrid V12 flagship gets sharper aero, chassis tweaks and updated powertrain calibration for the track.

With 3DS online services gone, the clock is ticking on Pokémon Bank, which may strand millions of digital creatures.

Besides visual changes, Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 introduces a native App lock feature to Pixel devices.

Microsoft will now offer one unified Copilot app for all users instead of separate consumer and business apps.