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Air Canada coming under criticism over video showing baggage being dropped
TORONTO – Air Canada is apologizing after a video purporting to show a baggage handler dropping luggage from roughly six metres off the ground hit social media.
Laureen Harper interrupted by protester at Internet cat video festival
TORONTO – An activist heckled Prime Minister Stephen Harper's wife Laureen about missing and murdered aboriginal women while she spoke at a Toronto film festival devoted to online cat videos.
Laureen Harper interrupted by protester at Internet cat video festival
TORONTO – An activist heckled Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife Laureen about missing and murdered aboriginal women while she spoke at a Toronto film festival devoted to online cat videos.
Video game simulation has Boston Bruins winning Stanley Cup over San Jose Sharks
TORONTO – A video game simulation has the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup in six games against the San Jose Sharks.
Jimmy Fallon & Stevie Nicks Recreate “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” Video
Jimmy (as Tom Petty) joins Stevie Nicks for a live re-creation of her classic 1981 "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" music video. %%embed1%%
Netflix’s payments to Comcast produce fastest video-streaming speeds in past 17 months
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix’s videos are streaming through Comcast’s Internet service at their highest speeds in the past 17 months now that Netflix is paying for a more direct connection to Comcast’s network.
Lions Gate partners with online video creator RocketJump in ‘first look’ deal
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Another Hollywood studio is tying up with a video creator that has made it big on YouTube.
VIDEO: Rollover at Harvey and Hardy caught on tape
KELOWNA – A number of people were taken to hospital, including several children, following a two car crash on Harvey Avenue at Hardy Street Saturday afternoon. One of the vehicles, an SUV, hit a lamp post before it rolled and ended up on it's roof on the median near Toys R Us at about 2...
VIDEO: MTV Movie Awards host Conan O’Brien promises nudity, fire at tonight’s show
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Conan O'Brien won't be too shy to strip down as host of the MTV Movie Awards.
Ontario cops’ spoof video leads to discreditable conduct charges
WHITBY, Ont. – A spoof video depicting disgruntled police officers “on a quest for freedom” from court duty has led to discreditable conduct charges against two members of the Durham Region police.
House majority leader: Congressman’s constituents deserved apology; staffer in video resigns
BATON ROUGE, La. – Republicans kept their distance Tuesday from a Louisiana congressman who asked for forgiveness after a newspaper published a video it says shows him kissing a woman who isn’t his wife.
Watch this video to help end cyberbullying and sexting
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As part of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, local Okanagan organizations have partnered to start Think B4 U Send, an awareness campaign to help prevent cyberbullying and sexting. The South Okanagan Victim Assistance Society and the Okanagan Nation Emergency Transition House are working with other community organizers, including RCMP and parents, to...
MuchMusic Video Awards celebrate 25th anniversary with live show June 15
TORONTO – The MuchMusic Video Awards will hold a 25th anniversary show on June 15.
Video of lawyer’s dying plea may be sent to assisted suicide hearing
TORONTO — The friend of a Toronto lawyer who went to Switzerland to end his life says a group of lawyers is looking at whether his dying plea for legalized assisted suicide could be part of an upcoming Supreme Court hearing on the subject.
Police allege there was a flurry of calls about Rob Ford video
TORONTO – Court documents show that Toronto police have identified a flurry of 50 communications in relation to the so-called Rob Ford crack video the day media reports were first published about it.
Amazon says it has no plans to offer free video service ahead of NYC media event
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Amazon says it has no plans to offer a free streaming media service, addressing speculation ahead of a media event in New York next Wednesday.
FOERSTER TRIAL: Court sees video of police interview with accused
KELOWNA - The father of slain Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest sees no remorse in the face of his daughter’s accused killer. The first 72 minutes of a police interview was shown in Kelowna Supreme Court Thursday afternoon. It’s the tape in which Matthew Foerster, 28, who is charged with first degree murder, confesses to...
Student video highlights homelessness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A group of Okanagan College students have produced a video telling the stories of four formerly homeless people from the Okanagan. The video follows Mickey, Ryan, Geoff and Colleen. “These are all people who have experienced homelessness in the past,” says Inn From the Cold spokesperson Tara Tschritter. The video was made by...
Disney to buy Maker Studios, operator of YouTube video channels, for $500 million
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Disney said Monday that it is buying YouTube channel operator Maker Studios for $500 million as the family entertainment giant seeks to stay in front of younger viewers who are increasingly watching short videos online.
Disney to buy Maker Studios, operator of YouTube video channels, for at least $500 million
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Disney said Monday that it is buying YouTube channel operator Maker Studios for at least $500 million as the family entertainment giant aims to stay in front of younger audiences who are increasingly watching short videos online.
VIDEO: City staffers join online nomination game
KAMLOOPS - When city employees were told to go jump in a lake, they did it to show their support for accessibility in Kamloops as part of Winter Challenge 2014. Employees took the plunge in the South Thompson River after being nominated on the web. The Winter Challenge is an online video challenge where people...
VIDEO: Radio station burns $5,000 cash
NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY? CALGARY – The social media backlash is intense as a Calgary radio station burns $5,000 cash for a promotion. Amp Radio’s Bank It or Burn It contest gave listeners a chance to vote on whether or not the cash should be burned or given to charity. A majority of...
Video shows gunmen who killed 9 people at Afghan hotel were searched twice before entering
KABUL – Security guards searched four attackers — twice — before allowing them to enter an Afghan hotel where the young men proceeded to the restaurant and killed nine diners, including four foreigners and an AFP journalist, his wife and two children, according to chilling closed-circuit video broadcast Saturday by a local TV station.
VIDEO: It’s up to the humans to avoid conflicts with bears
KAMLOOPS — As bears wake-up hungry from their winter naps, people living near forested areas are being asked to take precautions to avoid conflicts with the bruins. Frank Ritcey with Wildsafe B.C. says they've already had a bear sighting near the dikes in Kamloops. Bear encounters in urban areas have actually been dramatically decreasing over...