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MTV’s Video Music Awards taking a road trip to Brooklyn in 2013; 1st major awards for borough
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Video Music Awards are taking a road trip to Brooklyn.
Rihanna drops in on suburban Chicago high school as reward for video on volunteer efforts
BARRINGTON, Ill. – Pop star Rihanna has dropped in on high school students in a northwestern Chicago suburb.
Highly illogical: IRS training video that parodies ‘Star Trek’ apparently lacks training value
WASHINGTON – Nobody’s going to win an Emmy for a parody of the TV show “Star Trek” filmed by Internal Revenue Service employees at an agency studio in Maryland.
Vancouver police release video and composite sketch in assault on prostitute
VANCOUVER – Vancouver police have released video of a van and a composite drawing of a suspect in an attack on a sex trade worker in which the victim was dragged behind the vehicle.
UN peacekeepers taken by opposition gunmen appear in new video posted online
BEIRUT – Several United Nations peacekeepers from the Philippines who were abducted by Syrian rebels said in videos posted online Thursday that they are safe and sound, even as activists reported clashes and shelling in the area where U.N. troops are being held.
Video game team visit spring training to capture player likenesses
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Outfielder Moises Sierra sits motionless, his Blue Jays uniform top covered by a bib.
Oscars expand social media with video-on-demand, Twitter photo booth for 85th annual ceremony
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is encouraging celebrities to tweet during the Oscars.
Penticton poet’s bullying video goes viral with 2.5M views
By Shannon Quesnel A Penticton poet's video of a poem about bullying has been viewed more than two million times. Shane Koyczan posted his animated video, To This Day, on YouTube on Feb. 19 and it has 2.5 million views as of today. The video tells the story of his own experience being bullied in...
‘Houdini Horse’ at Michigan farm gets attention from video showing her escape-artist antics
MIDLAND, Mich. – With her escape-artist antics now caught on video, a horse in Michigan is being dubbed the “Houdini Horse” thanks to her knack for opening stall doors.
Netflix’s popular Internet video service insulates company from end of Saturday DVD delivery
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix won’t miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep its DVD-by-mail subscribers happy.
Fake Montreal eagle video helping to fund scholarship for deserving student
MONTREAL – The baby-snatching fake eagle is helping a deserving student take flight.
Netflix produces unexpected 4Q profit as Internet video service gains 2 million US subscribers
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix’s Internet video service has added 2 million U.S. subscribers during the final three months of the year to produce an unexpected profit for the company.
Prison standoff video shows difficulty dealing with teenaged Ashley Smith
TORONTO – A lengthy videotaped standoff screened for inquest jurors Wednesday highlighted the difficulties front-line prison staff had coping with a deeply disturbed teenager who later strangled herself.
‘Death video’ guard tells Ashley Smith inquest about arrest stress
TORONTO – A prison guard talked today about the shock he felt at being arrested in the death of a teenaged inmate.
Justin Timberlake hints return to music in video on website
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Is Justin Timberlake bringing his music career back?
Researchers say giant squid captured on video in ocean depths for first time
TOKYO – After years of searching, scientists and broadcasters say they have captured video images of a giant squid in its natural habitat deep in the ocean for the first time.
Vancouver company Urthecast to start beaming photos, video from space
TORONTO – A Vancouver-based company hopes to have two cameras hooked up to the International Space Station sometime this year that will offer Internet users a new twist on the aerial imagery offered by Google and other companies.
Gadget Show: New Qualcomm chips promise smartphone video recording in Ultra HD resolution
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – TV makers are trotting out sets with “Ultra HD” resolution at the International CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas this week.
Woman pushes man to his death in front of NYC subway train; police release video
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Police in New York City on Friday released surveillance video of the woman suspected of pushing a man to his death in front of a subway train, the second such crime in the city this month.
German aid worker abducted 11 months ago in Pakistan seen alive in video
BERLIN – A German aid worker abducted in Pakistan 11 months ago was seen alive in a video broadcast Saturday urging authorities to fully meet his captors’ demands, warning that otherwise they could kill him within days.
Yogurt company founders to meet with Loblaw after YouTube video goes viral
TORONTO – The founders of an Ontario frozen yogurt company are meeting today with Galen Weston Jr., the head of Canada’s largest supermarket chain after an emotional video about their business dealings with the grocery giant went viral.
Memorial video by CJ Fowler’s family circulates online
Family and friends continue to honour the memory of a CJ Fowler who was found murdered at Guerin Creek in Kamloops. Most recently, her cousin, Anne Hyzims, posted a YouTube video on Dec. 12 of photos and music, entitled, "In Memory of C.J. Fowler." Matilda Fowler, CJ's mother, added the video to her Facebook page....
US video game sales drop 11 per cent in November despite launch of Nintendo’s Wii U
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. retail sales of new video-game hardware, software and accessories fell 11 per cent in November.
Machinery used to play Christmas classic for video posted on YouTube
TORONTO – An Ontario-based photography firm that gained an Internet following two years ago with its video of a festive flash mob has found a new viral way to ring in the holiday season.