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George Parros, Colton Orr brawl reignites NHL fighting debate with CBCSports.ca readers

Categories: Sports

Tags: Community Reaction, Sports

si-orr-parros-05117576.jpgReaders on CBCSports.ca had a lot to say about the fight between Toronto Maple Leafs' Colton Orr and the Montreal Canadiens' George Parros. What's your take on the debate about fighting in the NHL?

Man finds his late grandmother on Google Street View

Categories: Science & Technology

Tags: Technology and Science

si-grandma-alice-full.jpgDustin Moore of Portland, Ore., took some time to browse Google Street View the other day, he found something completely unexpected: a photograph of his recently deceased grandmother.

Tips in the $100s for servers courtesy of video pranksters

Categories: Community

Tags: World

si-prankster-tips.jpgTwo internet pranksters from Utah are winning praise with a pair of videos in which they tip restaurant servers and pizza deliverers in the hundreds of dollars.

iPhone 5's fingerprint reader won't work with a severed finger

Categories: Science & Technology

Tags: Technology

si-iphone-5s-04988778.jpgGood news for anyone fearful of being mugged for their shiny brand new iPhone 5S: you probably won't get your finger cut off in the process.

Campaign for gaming-branded toaster needs 1 million likes

Categories: Science & Technology

Tags: Technology

si-razer-toaster-big.jpgAn online campaign is courting PC gaming company Razer into making a gamers-branded toaster -- and CEO Min-Liang Tan has accepted the challenge, if they get the word out.


Iran's brief social media freedom blamed on glitch

Categories: World

Tags: World

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Iranians had a few hours of access to Facebook and Twitter before a firewall went back up by Tuesday, and Tehran scotched talk of new internet freedoms by blaming a technical glitch for the brief opening of access.

Grand Theft Auto 5 gifted to 11-year-old boy

Categories: Arts & Entertainment

Tags: arts and entertainment, video games

220-GTA5-288687-2754233.jpgA video of an 11-year-old boy in France being given a copy of the video game Grand Theft Auto 5, which is rated 18+ in Europe, has sparked a debate about what kind of material is appropriate for young children.

Washington residents post from scene of Navy Yard shooting

Categories: World

Tags: World

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When reports broke out Monday morning of a deadly shooting at a U.S. Navy complex in Washington, it didn't take long before a stream of information from reporters prompted nearby residents to share images of what was happening on the scene.

George Takei's fans divided over call to move Sochi Olympics to Vancouver

Tags: Canada, POV, social media

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George Takei's call to move next year's Winter Olympics out of the host city Sochi, Russia -- possibly to Vancouver -- has been met with both support for the intention but also skepticism about its feasibility.

Is Barbie's Mars Explorer doll out of this world?

Categories: Science & Technology

Tags: POV, Technology and Science

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In collaboration with NASA, Mattel is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Curiosity Rover's landing on Mars with the Mars Explorer Barbie doll.