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VIDEO: Five days at YLW in under five minutes
KELOWNA - Five days worth of activity at Kelowna International Airport can be viewed in under five minutes, thanks to a recently-released time lapse video of an apron expansion project. The 4-minute, 30-second video shows activity on the airport apron over five days and nights. Each second represents around 30 minutes of real time. Airport...
Terrifying video of Mt. Everest avalanche triggered by Nepal quake
The devastating Nepal earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mt. Everest. Jost Kobusch managed to take this terrifying video at a base camp as he and the other mountaineers ran for their lives. The survivors describe the avalanche as a cloud of snow and ice. Several of the mountaineers caught in the avalanche are missing. Also...
Drop the video game controller and head to Exit Kelowna
KELOWNA - I’m not sure if this counts as a spoiler but if you think playing a round of Exit, the real-time escape game trending large in Japan and the U.S, means you need the skills of a ninja or a Navy Seal, you would be dead wrong. In fact, Exit is a game of...
Okanagan video company teaming up with Academy Award winning effects studio
KELOWNA – Immersive Media of Kelowna and Hollywood’s Digital Domain Holdings have struck a joint venture called IM360 to create ground breaking immersive entertainment. The “immersive entertainment” will be for multiple platforms, including virtual reality systems, and playback on tablets, smart phones and televisions, according to a media release. Immersive Media, with its head office...
Happy 10th birthday YouTube; local viral videos
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The very first YouTube video was uploaded ten years ago today so InfoNews has put together some of our regions most watched clips of the last decade. The first Okanagan classic is about a focused skater singing the national anthem at a Penticton Vees game in October 2014. It has more than 3-million...
Video of erupting Chilean volcano apocalyptic
Twin blasts from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile sent vast clouds of ash into the sky Wednesday afternoon for the first time in more than four decades. The eruptions sent a towering plume of ash more than 10 kilometres into the air. The time lapse video of the eruption at sunset looks apocalypitc. Also today...
Terrifying video of gorilla smashing barrier at zoo
A silverback gorilla rushes at the plexiglass barrier at this zoo, scarying the you-know-what out of a family out for a day at the zoo. The gorilla hit the barrier so hard he left a big crack. Also today on Trending Now, Madmen actor Kiernan Shipka got her start on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Amy Sedaris sings...
Video purports to show Islamic State militants killing captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya
CAIRO – Islamic State militants in Libya shot and beheaded groups of captive Ethiopian Christians, a video purportedly from the extremists showed Sunday. The attack widens the circle of nations affected by the group's atrocities while showing its growth beyond a self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq.
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ video game unleashed at fan convention
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Force isn't merely awakening on the big screen. It's also returning to the video game realm.
VIDEO: Surprise marriage proposal at Rockets playoff game
KELOWNA – Rockets fans got more than a playoff win in a close game this weekend, they also got to witness a marriage proposal in the stands. Peter, who is seen sitting next to a woman identified as Karen, had front row seats for game two of the second round of playoffs Saturday night, April...
Terrifying video of huge Illinois tornado
An amateur videographer captured some terrifying footage of an EF4 tornado which hit Rochelle, Illinois. Also today on Trending Now, Aasif Mandvi talks to David Letterman about his new web series and growing up wanting to be like The Fonz. Carice van Houten, the actress who plays Melisandre in the Game of Thrones, tells Seth Myers she...
Vancouver Island teacher suspended for showing racy video to students
VICTORIA – A Vancouver Island teacher has been put on paid leave for a second time for showing students an inappropriate video.
VIDEO: Air Canada flight slides off Halifax runway
HALIFAX – An Air Canada plane skidded off a runway as it landed early Sunday morning in a snowstorm in Halifax, an airport official said, sending 25 people to hospital after passengers described the jet sliding on its belly before it came to a stop.
VIDEO: African lioness kept as pet in central Pakistan gives birth to litter of 5 cubs
MULTAN, Pakistan - It's a baby boom for the owner of a pet lioness in central Pakistan. The African lioness named Queen has given birth to five healthy cubs. Lions normally have litters of two or three cubs. Owner Malik Fazal Abbas said he has had 4-year-old Queen since she was 2 months old. She...
VIDEO: ‘Mad Men’ nears the end, but relics from show find new life at Smithsonian Institution
WASHINGTON – Don Draper is making his exit with "Mad Men" this year, but his image as a 1960s advertising man will live on at the Smithsonian Institution.
VIDEO: Astronauts board space station for 1-year mission
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – Two Russians and an American floated into the International Space Station on Saturday, beginning what is to be a year away from Earth for two of them.
Woman’s ‘kitty, kitty’ video of encounter with lynx draws awe, ridicule
This could be the ultimate cat video.
Brilliant video of solar eclipse
The solar eclipse in northern Europe last week was covered live by the BBC. The video is amazing. Also today on Trending Now, comedian Kevin Hart talks to Jimmy Kimmel about selling out Madison Square Gardens. "Insurgent" star Theo James tells David Letterman about the worst job he ever had. Eugene Levy tells Jimmy Fallon he...
Terrifying helmet-cam video of avalanche rescue
As avalanche season winds down in the B.C. Interior some terrifying footage of a skier buried alive in the Swiss Alps has gone viral. This bone chilling video of two skiers digging out their friend was captured with a helmet camera. Also today on Trending Now, Bill Murray makes quite the entrance on Jimmy Kimmel Live...
Video surveillance policy under scrutiny in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - The district is updating its video surveillance policy to ensure compliance with the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. “With video surveillance cameras, obviously there are concerns with privacy,” says Erin Goodwin, facilities manager for West Kelowna. “There are standards that we have to follow.” The district does not...
Coming soon to a movie theatre near you: competitive video games
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Competitive gaming is ready for its close-up.
B.C. terrorist suspects made video to inspire others to join holy war: trial
VANCOUVER – A pair of accused terrorists recorded a video calling on Muslims to rise up and join a holy war for Islam — no matter the cost — days before their alleged Canada Day plan to detonate pressure-cooker bombs at the provincial legislature, their trial heard Monday.
RCMP commissioner screens Zehaf Bibeau video, says gunman was terrorist
OTTAWA – The man who gunned down a soldier and stormed Parliament Hill last Oct. 22 said his actions were spurred by Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.
RCMP to show Oct. 22 shooter’s video Friday, provide ‘detailed update’
OTTAWA – The RCMP will show MPs the video Michael Zehaf Bibeau made last October before he killed a Canadian soldier and stormed Parliament Hill.