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Sony hopes sharable clips, extras will boost movie-buying on Wal-Mart’s Vudu video service
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Sony is hoping that providing sharable movie clips and extras like deleted scenes will prompt more people to buy digital movies. At least that’s the intention behind a new initiative it’s calling Vudu Extras+.
Victim’s daughter to speak at sentencing for Ohio man who confessed in video after fatal crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The daughter of a man killed by a drunken driver who later confessed his crime in an online video was expected to offer her first in-depth comments about the impact of the accident on her and her family.
NJ state police investigating video of fight at Jets game involving man, woman
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Jersey police say they are looking into a video that appears to show a New York Jets fan punching a female Patriots fan in the face at MetLife Stadium.
VIDEO: Week 3 for ‘Gravity’ at top of weekend box office
NEW YORK — Star power and Oscar aspirations are reigning at the box office, where the space adventure "Gravity" and the Somali pirate docudrama "Captain Phillips" are holding off all comers.
VIDEO: White House debt meeting postponed; optimism deal this week
WASHINGTON — Hopes grew Monday for heading off a U.S. government default and ending a partial government shutdown after encouraging comments from the often antagonistic congressional leaders at the centre of the talks.
VIDEO: ‘Baby Hope’ killer case finally solved
NEW YORK – Police on Saturday announced that, after an investigation lasting more than two decades, they have arrested the killer of a child nicknamed 'Baby Hope' by detectives after her body was discovered inside a picnic cooler beside a Manhattan highway in 1991.
Two Canadians trapped in Egypt release video thanking their supporters
CAIRO – Two Canadians who remain trapped in Egypt after being released from jail have made their first appearance in an online video thanking supporters.
Woman who quit job with Taiwanese company on dance video offered talk show website position
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A University of Missouri graduate who used a dance video to quit her job with a Taiwanese company has gotten an offer to work on the website of a daytime talk show.
Quitting in style… and the videos it created
When we first saw this video by Mirna Shifrin quitting her journalism job with a funky dance video, we thought we were the only ones interested because it was about journalism. Well, nearly 10 million views and a new meme later... here is the video and some of the off-shoots including a great response from...
Brantford, Ont., cops say video being examined after Gretzky statues defaced
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Police in Brantford, Ont., are examining videotape as they investigate vandalism to new statues of hockey great Wayne Gretzky in his hometown.
VIDEO: Conservatives launching billion-dollar free market in medical marijuana
OTTAWA – The Conservative government is launching a $1.3-billion free market in medical marijuana this Tuesday, eventually providing an expected 450,000 Canadians with quality weed.
VIDEO: Sochi Olympics flame lighting goes off without a hitch ahead of mammoth torch relay
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece – Using the sun's rays, the Olympic flame lighting for the Winter Games in Sochi went off without a hitch in southern Greece Sunday, ahead of its journey across Russia's nine time zones and even a trip to space before the Feb. 7-23 games.
VIDEO: Miss Philippines crowned Miss World in Indonesia following protests by Muslim hardliners
BALI, Indonesia – Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World on Saturday amid tight security on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where the contest's final round was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups.
SARS doctor Donald Low pleads for legalized assisted suicide in posthumous video
TORONTO – The infectious disease doctor who guided Toronto through the 2003 SARS crisis made an appeal prior to his death for Canada to change the law and legalize assisted suicide.
US town says it intends to fire police chief who posted videos of himself shooting guns
GILBERTON, Pa. – A Pennsylvania town says it intends to fire a police chief previously suspended after he posted online videos of himself shooting automatic weapons and going on profanity-laced tirades about liberals and the constitutional right to bear arms.
TV Blog Buzz: Fan makes ‘Game of Thrones’ video game; ‘Derek’ now on Netflix
If you’re completely hooked on the final season of “Breaking Bad” you’ll love this look from Fast Company into all the research that goes into every detail of plot and dialogue. Writer George Mastras says show creator Vince Gilligan has a high bar for ensuring even the littlest details are as realistic as possible, like the logistics of what would be needed to steal 1,000 gallons of methylamine, as seen in the episode “Dead Freight.” http://bit.ly/14P1cGA
With video: Family escapes North Shore house fire
UPDATE: 4:08 p.m. Sept. 10, 2013 KAMLOOPS - A man, his wife and infant child escaped a North Shore house fire that brought explosions and thick black smoke today. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says police first received a report that shots were fired near the Alexander Avenue residence. As the caller continued, police heard there were...
Ohio man who made confessional DUI video due in court after vehicular homicide indictment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio driver who made an online video confessing to causing a fatal wrong-way crash after drinking heavily was scheduled for his first court appearance.
Press council hears complaint over Mayor Rob Ford ‘crack video’ story
TORONTO – Two newspaper stories detailing drug allegations against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his councillor brother will be scrutinized in public hearings today following complaints by readers.
Vernon band releases first music video
"IT'S ABOUT A GIRL, A DUDE AND A FIGHT THAT'S HAPPENING" VERNON - Everything about Vernon band Paperboy's new music video is local—except for the setting. The music video for their song El Scorpiones transforms the basement of the Priest Valley Arena into a sleazy underground wrestling club... in Mexico. The project was born after...
Canadian Vine gurus looking to cash in on their six-second videos
TORONTO – Jason Raymundo hopes he’ll soon be making hundreds or even thousands of dollars in just six seconds.
Saint Mary’s University shocked after video of ‘sexist’ frosh chant: spokesman
HALIFAX – A spokesman for Saint Mary’s University in Halifax says senior administrators were shocked after seeing a video of students in a frosh-week chant condoning non-consensual sex with underage girls.
Pop star Miley Cyrus on risque MTV Video Music Awards performance: ‘That’s just me’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Miley Cyrus says in an interview clip that she doesn’t listen to the negative comments regarding her performance on the MTV Video Music Awards.
An amazing time lapse video of the Rim Wildfire in California
This video hits a nerve for those who've been impacted by wildfires in B.C. It's a time lapse of the 6th largest wildfire in California history, the Rim Fire. The video is courtesy of staff at Yosemite National Park. %%video1%%