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Justin Timberlake to perform at MTV VMAs, will receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Justin Timberlake is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards later this month.
Russell Simmons apologizes for parody Harriet Tubman sex tape video posted on YouTube channel
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Russell Simmons is apologizing for a parody video of Harriet Tubman in a sex tape that appeared on his All Def Digital YouTube channel.
Slain teen’s father to watch sentencing via video
PENTICTON - The father of a slain teen was granted permission today to watch the sentencing of his son's killer by video feed. Scott McAdam is unable to attend court Sept. 10 to see Jamie Paul Wolanski sentenced for killing his son. Wolanski pleaded guilty to stabbing Andrew McAdam to death at a grad party...
Katy Perry to perform new single ‘Roar’ on MTV’s Video Music Awards
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Katy Perry is returning to the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Alberta court allows broadcast of police video with toddler killer
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – An Alberta judge has ruled a video of a police interview with a daycare home operator who admitted to negligence in the death of a toddler can be broadcast.
Missouri occupational therapist’s ‘Lego leg’ video goes viral, helps her reach fellow amputees
ST. LOUIS – As a child, Christina Stephens filled her parents’ basement with Lego castles and pirate ships. When she put her Lego-building skills to work last month making a prosthetic leg out of the children’s toy, she became an Internet sensation.
The bear necessities: Alberta bear video garners worldwide exposure
CALGARY – An Internet video is teaching hundreds of thousands of people around the world that back-scratching is one of the bear necessities for grizzlies in the foothills of Alberta.
‘Video Game High School’ Web series pushes 48 frames-per-second format as used in ‘The Hobbit’
BURBANK, Calif. – Movie fans who were intrigued by director Peter Jackson’s use of high frame rates in “The Hobbit” are now getting a chance to see the super-clear format online.
Website owner charged over grisly video in Magnotta case gets bail second time
EDMONTON – A website owner who is charged over a grisly video at the centre of the Luka Magnotta murder case has been granted bail for the second time.
Predators prospect Seth Jones to be included in NHL ’14 video game
BURNABY, B.C. – Seth Jones’ virtual image will skate in the NHL before he does.
Warrant out for website owner charged over grisly video in Magnotta case
EDMONTON – Police in Edmonton are looking for a website owner who faces charges over a grisly video at the centre of the Luka Magnotta murder case.
Lady Gaga to perform at MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25 in Brooklyn
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Lady Gaga will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards next month. It will be one of her first appearances since having hip surgery in February.
At Comic-Con, comic books and their heroes leap from pages into film, videogames, television
SAN DIEGO – There’s no such thing as just a comic book hero anymore.
$200k raised to buy alleged Ford video to be donated to Canadian organizations
TORONTO – Money raised to buy an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine will instead be going to four Canadian organizations.
Website owner charged over grisly video at centre of Magnotta case granted bail
EDMONTON – The owner of a website that posted a grisly video at the centre of the Luka Magnotta murder case has been granted bail.
NCAA will no longer allow video-game maker EA Sports to use its name and logo
The NCAA says it will no longer allow Electronic Arts Inc. to use its logo and name in video games.
Gore site owner charged for posting dismemberment video in Luka Magnotta case
EDMONTON – Police have charged the owner of an Edmonton website for carrying grisly video at the centre of the Luka Magnotta murder case.
Man sues B.C. police, city, pub over arrest caught on video and posted on Net
VANCOUVER – A man and his spouse are suing a Port Moody, B.C., police officer for an arrest that knocked him unconscious.
Video game awards to be held in Toronto next year after four years in Vancouver
TORONTO – After four years in Vancouver, the Canadian Videogame Awards are on the move.
Minn. man dubs rabbit ‘Frankenstein’ in video attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers
MANKATO, Minn. – A southern Minnesota college student’s spoof video of an apparently tumorous rabbit that he dubbed “Frankenstein” has attracted hundreds of thousands of Internet viewers.
Man’s arrest by Port Moody, B.C., police caught on video was unlawful: lawyer
VANCOUVER – The lawyer for a man caught on video being thrown to the ground by a Port Moody, B.C., police officer says the arrest was unlawful and is part of a disturbing trend of police turning on the victim.
Women in Cleveland kidnap case thank public for support in YouTube video
CLEVELAND – Three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade are thanking the public for their support in a YouTube video.
Mariah Carey hospitalized after injuring shoulder at music video shoot late Sunday
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Mariah Carey is in the hospital for a shoulder injury.
Port Moody, B.C., police look into officer-assault claim caught on video
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Allegations of excessive force by a Port Moody, B.C., police officer are being investigated by the department after a video of an arrest surfaced.