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New YouTube channel showcases Saskatchewan’s beauty from above
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New YouTube channel showcases Saskatchewan’s beauty from above

Small town Saskatchewan has never looked better. Two brothers from Estevan are showing you don’t need epic mountain ranges, lakes and waterfalls to capture stunning drone visuals.Their new YouTube channel Prokop Productions highlights the beauty from above the Canadian plains with a focus on small rural towns across Saskatchewan. Read more: ‘Focus Saskatchewan’ explores the province’s changing agriculture industry Read More ‘Focus Saskatchewan’ explores the province’s changing agriculture industry Taylan Prokop inherited his interest in drones from his uncle who founded Prairie Fire Photography.Taylan eventually picked up his own drone and, after some browsing, he...
LeBron James’ show “The Shop” will not air Kanye West episode, citing “hate speech”
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LeBron James’ show “The Shop” will not air Kanye West episode, citing “hate speech”

"The Shop," a talk show starring LeBron James, will not air an episode taped with Kanye West, after the rapper made several antisemitic and offensive comments on social media in recent days.The show, which previously aired on HBO, now airs on YouTube. It is produced by James' SpringHill entertainment and production company, which is run by CEO Maverick Carter, who also stars on the show. "Yesterday we taped an episode of 'The Shop' with Kanye West," Carter said in a statement to CBS News on Thursday. "Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments." "Unfortunately, he used 'The Shop' to reiterate mo...
Supreme Court will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks
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Supreme Court will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks. Relatives of people killed in terror attacks in France and Turkey had sued Google, Twitter and Facebook, accusing the companies of helping terrorists spread their message and radicalize new recruits.The court will hear the cases this term, which began Monday, with a decision expected before the court recesses for the summer, usually in late June. The court did not say when it would hear arguments, but the court has already filled its argument calendar for October and November.One of the cases the justices will hear involves Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen studying in Paris. The Cal State Long Beach student was one of 130 people ki...
Gamer’s bonkers Nintendo 64 mission that took him 6 years to complete
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Gamer’s bonkers Nintendo 64 mission that took him 6 years to complete

One gamer set out to achieve the impossible - complete every Nintendo 64 (N64) game available in the North American region.The N64 is one of the most iconic and timeless gaming consoles of all time, breathing life into games such as Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. There's all sorts of different games available in different parts of the world. In North America, for example, Nintendo released a whopping 296 games.And so a challenge was borne. In order to be crowned as king or queen of Nintendo, one must play and complete all 296 games released in North America.So that's exactly what Canadian gamer Samuel Girard set out to do.Once he decided to take up the challenge he put in years of blood, sweat, and tears (actually, just gaming dedication) to get the task done, Essentially Sp...