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VIDEO: Smith Creek fire from above and by the numbers
KELOWNA - Take a guess: How much water have fire crews dropped on the Smith Creek fire over the past week and a half? Would you believe more than 1.2 million litres? As of Monday morning helicopters had flown more than 100 hours, skimmers had dropped more than 300 loads of water and foam and...
Sam Raimi, Screen Gems announce production of ‘The Last of Us’ film based on hit video game
SAN DIEGO – “The Last of Us” video game is becoming a film.
PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Parts of city flooded after storm rolls through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The skies opened up over the city of Kamloops during a brief intense storm creating flooding across the city this afternoon. Kamloops RCMP asked the public to avoid Overlanders Bridge for about an hour because run-off at the south end caused flooding that dumped debris across the road. Officers and city crews closed...
VIDEO: Balcony fire in Rutland
KELOWNA – No one was home when a fire broke out on the patio of an apartment on the corner of Mills Road and Highway 33 Tuesday afternoon. Platoon captain Eric Simpson says the fire started just after 4 p.m. in the second floor unit of 123 Mills Road. It originated on the patio and...
Video showing motorcycle ride through Carleton University tunnels sparks probe
OTTAWA – Carleton University says it is investigating after a video showing a motorcyclist speeding through its system of narrow underground walking tunnels was posted online.
Netflix’s 2nd-quarter earnings more than double as video service hits 50 million subscribers
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix’s second-quarter earnings more than doubled as new episodes from one of its hit series helped the Internet video service surpass 50 million worldwide subscribers for the first time.
Wynne expresses concern over marketing stunts like fake Lake Ontario shark video
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne expressed concern Thursday about a marketing stunt that had people thinking a shark may be lurking in Lake Ontario.
Beyonce leads MTV Video Music Awards with 8 nominations; Eminem, Iggy Azalea have 7 each
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Doing a visual album has paid off for Beyonce: She’s the leading nominee at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Video which appeared to show shark in Lake Ontario an elaborate hoax
TORONTO – An island community on Lake Ontario expressed a mix of relief and frustration Wednesday after a video which had many wondering if a shark was lurking nearby turned out to be an elaborate marketing ploy.
VIDEO: What an Okanagan Rail Trail could look like
VERNON - A new video showcases the merits of converting the rail bed between Vernon and Kelowna into a multi-purpose trail. The 50 km stretch runs along Kalamalka Lake, Wood Lake and Duck Lake and past 22 parks. Canadian National has begun the process of selling off the line, whose former operator Kelowna Pacific Railway...
Analyst removes ‘sell’ rating from Rogers, says challenge from Videotron overblown
TORONTO – With Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) stock down nearly 12 per cent in the past six months — making it the worst performer among its Canadian peers — at least one analyst says the market seems to have factored in problems facing the Toronto-based company and overblown the potential for Videotron to challenge its wireless business.
Mom black bear and star of YouTube video put down by Yukon conservation officers
WHITEHORSE – Yukon conservation officers believed they were giving a mother black bear and her two cubs a second chance for life, and even captured the celebrated release on video.
Mom black bear and star of YouTube video put down by Yukon conservation officers
WHITEHORSE – Yukon conservation officers believed they were giving a mother black bear and her two cubs a second chance for life, and even captured the celebrated release on video.
Bollywood-inspired UN video promoting LGBT rights watched by millions online and on TV
The United Nations says a Bollywood-inspired United Nations music video promoting equal rights for gays, lesbians, transgender people and bisexuals has been watched by more than one million people online and millions more on television since its release on April 30.
Posthumous terrorist video that appears to show Ontario man not uncommon: expert
A posthumous video that appears to show a Canadian who died fighting in Syria is not uncommon — nearly every Western terrorist recruit has made one, an expert said.
AP names Vaughn Morrison to lead US video production
WASHINGTON – The Associated Press has named Vaughn Morrison as its new head of US video production.
VIDEO: Firefighters rush to commercial structure fire on Pinto Drive
KELOWNA - Firefighters battled a structure fire at Style-Line Manufacturing Ltd. on Pinto Drive, just north of Sexsmith Wednesday afternoon. The fire was called in at about 1:30 p.m. July 9, 2014 and appeared to be coming from an industrial hopper. Owner of Style-Line, Brian Church, says the building itself was not affected by the...
Sigourney Weaver talks reprising ‘Alien’ role for new video game
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Sigourney Weaver and the cast of “Alien” are virtually returning to the starship Nostromo.
Pistorius camp protests after Australian channel shows video of athlete re-enacting killing
JOHANNESBURG – A lawyer for Oscar Pistorius has criticized an Australian broadcaster that showed footage of the double-amputee runner participating in a re-enactment of how he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Iraq working to determine authenticity of video purportedly showing militant leader
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials are working to determine the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows the leader of the Islamic extremist group that has seized large swaths of the country delivering a sermon this week in the nation’s second-largest city, authorities said Sunday.
Recording memories, advice and love: Dying patients find support in making farewell videos
SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Carolyn Ngbokoli doesn’t remember the sound of her mother’s voice. She was just 19 when her mom died, and no recordings were left.
California Highway Patrol investigating video of officer punching woman on Los Angeles freeway
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol said Friday it is investigating video of one of its officers straddling a woman and punching her in the head as she lay on the shoulder of a Los Angeles freeway.
Video of weeping Japan politician goes viral following questions on paid trips to hot springs
TOKYO – A video clip of a weeping Japanese politician accused of dubious spending on trips to a hot springs has gone viral, leaving many outraged and puzzled.
Congressman shown kissing aide on video reverses course, announces bid for re-election
BATON ROUGE, La. – Republican Congressman Vance McAllister has changed his mind and says he intends to run for re-election despite the scandal caused by a video showing him kissing a married female aide.