Maple Leaf Beat — Evening Wrap · Thursday, August 27, 2026

A romantic partner of Andrew Tate testified on Thursday on behalf of the social media influencer as he and his brother Tristan Tate seek to persuade a US judge during their extradition fight.

The floods occurred in a border area of Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China, killing at least 353 and leaving more than 1,300 people affected. Thirty Canadians remain missing.

Christian Castro, accused of carrying out a nonfatal shooting in Minnesota, walks free due to an extradition lapse.

An 86-year-old Austrian man has been reunited with climbing equipment he was forced to abandon in a glacier crevasse more than six decades ago.

A jury on Thursday began deliberating in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children.

Canada's major banks are projecting cautious optimism despite ongoing trade tensions with the United States, sharing positive economic forecasts.

One company is blocking affected products for U.S. online shoppers so they don't get hit with surprise tariff bills as Canadian retailers face staggering new duties.

New allegations suggest flight controllers left their posts before an Air Canada plane crash, raising serious questions about aviation safety protocols.

Products with the 'T' symbol will indicate to shoppers that the item has seen a price increase because of tariffs. Loblaw also plans to ramp up Canadian sourcing.

Meta has agreed to a landmark $18bn settlement in a major US federal case accusing it of endangering children, potentially reshaping how social platforms operate.

Rockstar Games has released an unprecedented 27-minute extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay via Netflix, as leaks continue to swirl around the highly anticipated title.

This clip of a Fable boss fight is spreading around. It's a sluggish fight against a miniboss enemy, which takes forever — but the footage is reportedly misleading.

By using a sustainable testing strategy, you can skip unnecessary tests, ensure failing fast and early, and only run tests affected by code changes.

Canyon's David Cathcart says faster parts, local service partners and no-surprise import fees are making buying direct easier than ever for Canadian cyclists.

Richard Socher's The Eureka Machine argues agentic superintelligence could transform science through simulation, integration, and automated discovery.