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RCMP gay and lesbian officers featured on “It Gets Better’ video aimed at youth
VANCOUVER – An emotional video by gay and lesbian RCMP officers and civilian employees has been released with a message to young people that life does get better.
In the Halo know: How developers of the hit video game keep track of their world
TORONTO – Kevin Grace was in line at midnight when the first “Halo” video game came out in November 2001.
Toronto restaurant brawl video goes viral; police look for suspect
TORONTO – A brawl at a Toronto restaurant that saw a woman hit in the face with a flying dinner plate was captured on video and has gone viral on YouTube.
Feds give up trying to block jailhouse video from teen’s prison death inquest
TORONTO – The federal government gave up Friday on its efforts to block the public from seeing disturbing surveillance video at an inquest into the prison death of a mentally ill teenager.
Justin Timberlake apologizes for ‘silly, unsavoury video’ of homeless sending wedding wishes
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Justin Timberlake is apologizing for a “silly, unsavoury video” that shows homeless people offering congratulatory wishes to the pop star and his new bride, Jessica Biel.
Prison videos on tap as Ashley Smith cell-death inquest turns to scope fight
TORONTO – The Ashley Smith prison death inquest resumes today in Toronto with arguments over what the probe should examine.
Netflix cuts its estimates of how many US video-streaming subscribers it will add this year
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Netflix slashed its prediction for how many U.S. video-streaming subscribers it would add this year after subpar third-quarter results, causing a sharp sell-off in its stock in after-hours trading.
Police hunting for clues in Rotterdam art heist to release security camera video
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Police hunting for the thieves who broke into a Rotterdam art gallery and snatched seven paintings worth millions of dollars say they are releasing security camera footage of the heist in a bid to gather more tips.
City Council votes to rehire 14 Southern California lifeguards fired for making parody video
EL MONTE, Calif. – Fourteen Southern California lifeguards fired for making a parody video in uniform and at the pool will get their jobs back.
Police investigating multimillion dollar art heist probe tips from the public, study video
AMSTERDAM – Police investigating a multimillion euro (dollar) art heist say they are following up several tips from the public, a day after thieves grabbed seven paintings from the walls of a Rotterdam gallery and vanished into the night.
Videotaping shows most falls among elderly due to incorrect weight-shifting: study
TORONTO – Falls among seniors are a major cause of disability and death, but knowing what led to a split-second fall can often be difficult to figure out after a person is found sprawled on the ground.
Former wrestler Hulk Hogan filing lawsuits over sex video; says it was secretly taped
TAMPA, Fla. – Reality TV star and former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing a Tampa Bay-based disc jockey, the DJ’s ex-wife and a New York media group over a sex tape.
Arrr! Pirates plundering ‘Borderlands 2’ for video game’s first add-on campaign
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The popular “Borderlands 2” video game is walking the plank.
No Doubt, Activision settle lawsuit over ‘Band Hero’ video game, use of musicians’ likenesses
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No Doubt has settled its lawsuit against gaming giant Activision over the use of band members’ likenesses in the video game “Band Hero,” court records state.
Alabama man pleads guilty to obscenity for sexually taunting LSU fan in video
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to two counts of obscenity for sexually taunting an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street restaurant after the BCS national title game in January.
DiCaprio, Maguire lead all-star cast in new video urging voter expression through social media
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire lead a cast of stars in a new public service announcement urging young voters to use social media to express the issues most important to them in the upcoming election.
Viral video creators ride wave of online success into publishing
TORONTO – It started as an off-the-cuff remark between two guys, morphed into a joke-a-day Twitter page, exploded as a viral video and became a bona fide industry player with a red carpet premiere at the recent celeb-studded Toronto International Film Festival.
Environment Canada launches project to capture snowflake on high-speed video
OTTAWA – This is one flaky project.
YouTube video prompts police search for remains at decades-old crash site
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – The 60-year-old wreckage of a Second World War-era bomber in the mountains above Metro Vancouver prompted a search by RCMP for human remains.
Prison abuse videos set off protests in Georgia ahead of parliamentary election
TBILISI, Georgia – Videos showing the abuse of prisoners in Georgia have led to streets protests and government claims of a political provocation ahead of parliamentary elections.
Sony to offer slimmer, lighter PlayStation 3 home video-game console ahead of holidays
TOKYO – Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones.
Helicopter carrying film crew crashes in Mexico; music video director dies, 4 others injured
MORELIA, Mexico – Mexican authorities say a government helicopter carrying a crew making a tourism video has crashed into a lake in western Mexico. The video director drowned, while three crew members and a state employee escaped.
Carter’s grandson gives Obama a gift after tracking down damning Romney video
WASHINGTON – It’s been said that U.S. President Barack Obama has long bristled at suggestions he’s another Jimmy Carter.
LG unveils new flagship smartphone with more video features
SEOUL, South Korea – LG Electronics will launch the Optimus G smartphone next week in South Korea, pinning hope on the new Android device to help revive its loss-making mobile business.