Maple Leaf Beat — Evening Wrap · Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, in one of the largest such arrangements, with the first group of 20 expected Thursday.

People in the south-west Victorian town of Portland fear a deadly bird flu is behind hundreds of bird deaths this week, as carcasses pile up along the beach.

The resident of a house targeted by arsonists last year was the victim of a violent $20 million extortion attempt by three Bandidos bikie members weeks before the attack.

Despite devices often being introduced to classrooms in early primary school, research shows children still write to a higher quality on pen and paper.

While life expectancy of Indigenous people in remote communities has improved, Aboriginal health groups say much more work is still needed to close the gap.

Major U.S. stock indexes dropped for a third straight day as semiconductor shares slumped and Treasury yields remained near multiyear highs after a modest retreat.

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch, an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Anthropic PBC's revolving credit facility is set to rise above its roughly $10 billion target as the AI firm prepares for a highly anticipated initial public offering.

"No conflict, no interest." The DOJ's probe into Andreessen Horowitz cuts to the core of how venture capital works.

Better Home & Finance accused its founder of running an illegal scheme to regain control of the firm.

Clips of basketball practice and driving are doing the rounds online ahead of the official reveal.

After releasing developer beta 6 earlier today, Apple is now rolling out iOS 27 public beta 4 alongside corresponding updates for its other platforms.

It all starts this weekend.

It's nearly here — a new gameplay showcase for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 ahead of next week's launch.

The collection launches on Switch 2 and Switch on August 27, 2026, bringing Metal Gear Solid 4 and Peace Walker to Nintendo platforms — with apparent changes.