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TRENDING NOW: Inspirational video parody makes you think
Ever wondered what goes into making a truly inspirational video? Peter Gilroy breaks down how it's done, or at least what makes it humourous. His inspiration? Every inspirational video you can find on YouTube. And don't forget about the books, they're food for thought too. %%embed1%%
Blazers sweep Rockets
It took two overtime wins but the Kamloops Blazers were able to sweep the Kelowna Rockets in the best of seven series to earn a spot in the Western Conference finals against the Portland Winterhawks.
Kinder Morgan to file court action against protesters blocking pipeline work
VANCOUVER – Energy giant Kinder Morgan is seeking a court order to stop local residents from blocking survey work for a pipeline route through a conservation area in Metro Vancouver.
Model for Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized working US women in WWII dies
HARTFORD, Conn. – Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell's iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women who went to work on the home front during World War II, has died. She was 92.
Income tax filing deadline extended to May 5 due to ‘human error’
OTTAWA – Canadians are getting more time to file their taxes due to a mistake by the Canada Revenue Agency.
With support from Liberals, Conservatives pass controversial anti-terror bill
OTTAWA – The federal government's controversial new anti-terrorism bill has won the approval of the House of Commons.
Japan zoo apologizes for naming newborn monkey Charlotte after British princess
TOKYO – A Japanese zoo has apologized after receiving complaints over naming a baby monkey Charlotte for the newborn British princess.
Ruffled feathers, power plays: Canada’s first TV debate was also a headache
OTTAWA – The Tories walk away from the election debate negotiations, the Liberals make a set of demands to suit their leader, and the smaller parties balk at being shut out.
Tempest in a Timbit: Enbridge ads yanked from screens in Tim Hortons locations
CALGARY – Tim Hortons has brewed up controversy for its decision to yank ads by pipeline giant Enbridge from its in-store screens.
Kinder Morgan says $100 million investment will protect against oil spills
BURNABY, B.C. – Kinder Morgan is pledging to safeguard against any possibility of oil spills caused by its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Runaway tiger mauls man to death in Tbilisi after flood wrecks zoo; animal count still unclear
TBILISI, Georgia – A tiger that broke loose after severe flooding at the Tbilisi Zoo mauled a man to death in the Georgian capital before being shot by police Wednesday, a day after officials said all the zoo's tigers had died.
Vancouver becomes first in Canada to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has become the first in Canada to regulate illegal marijuana dispensaries, with the mayor saying it's a common-sense approach after the federal government's failure to provide proper policies.
Eligible voters could be disenfranchised by stricter ID rules, groups say
TORONTO – An advocacy group and a student organization say not allowing people to use voter identification cards as valid ID at the polls could disenfranchise tens of thousands of eligible voters in the upcoming federal election.
NASA’s New Horizons to become the first spacecraft to fly by Pluto
MONTREAL – Since being discovered in 1930, Pluto has been a deep mystery to the space community.
PlentyOfFish reeled in by New York-based Match Group for US$575 million
TORONTO – The Match Group, the New York-based company that owns Match.com, OkCupid and Tinder, says it has purchased Vancouver-based dating website PlentyOfFish for US$575 million in cash.