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Further proving social media’s widespread influence, even 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth is busy tweeting. On Tuesday morning, the royal majesty herself typed up a message on Twitter to thank the public for their “digital wishes” following her birthday milestone. Talk about a tech-savvy royal. She said she was “most grateful” for the “digital messages of goodwill” and endless celebrations, signing off …

Selma Blair issued a statement Tuesday explaining what led up to a bizarre incident that ended with her strapped to a stretcher being taken off her flight home from Cancun to Los Angeles. “I made a big mistake yesterday. After a lovely trip with my son and his Dad, I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black …

On the homepage for the brain-training game NeuroNation, there’s a spinning, high-tech science-y brain with blinking lights. It says, “Your potential is infinite.” Over at Lumosity, another popular brain game, there’s talk of cognitive abilities, legions of researchers, and establishing your baseline. The games sound so promising and reference how they are “scientifically proven.” But a new study says some …

Games dominate the apps economy. But that doesn’t mean that the future of virtual reality will also be dominated by gamers. The 2016 Virtual Reality Consumer Report, set to release today, offers detailed findings from Greenlight VR’s recent survey of mainstream U.S. consumers on topics relating to experiences, attitudes and purchase intentions for VR hardware and content.

Previously, men had to abstain from sex with other men for five years to give blood in Canada. On Monday, Canada’s health department released a statement saying it had accepted proposals from the country’s two blood agencies — Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec — to lower the ban to one year. The change will take effect August 15 for both …

Don McLean and wife Patrisha McLean finalized their divorce on Monday — six months after the folk icon was arrested for domestic violence in their Maine home. Following his initial arrest in January, Don took to Twitter in an attempt to set the record straight with fans. He has always protested his innocence, and wrote: “This last year and especially …

Sphero has launched a new circular rolling robot in the form of the Sphere SPRK+ Robot, which builds on previous designs and is now available to purchase priced at $130, directly from the official Sphero website with free shipping throughout the US. A new feature of the SPRK+ since last year’s Sphero SPRK is the ability to pair the robot …

Porsche has always been a popular marque for amateur racing GT and Production Sports Car racing in Europe. Keeping this segment of its legacy well and alive, Porsche is releasing a special 911 to commemorate its participation in endurance racing, the 911 Carrera S Endurance Racing Edition. Based on the current Carrera S, it comes with extra features inside and …

Our Lady Peace and I Mother Earth featuring Edwin are reuniting for a cross-Canada tour that stop at TD Place on October 28. The two bands will perform Oct. 20 at the Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets are $55 plus service charges. On sale: June 24 at Ticketmaster.ca.

A day after Garth Brooks left two, two more country music stars were announced as being on their way to Winnipeg. Underwood, a seven-time Grammy winner and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year nominee, announced the dates of her “Storyteller Tour-Stories in the Round” on Monday.

The ladies of Fifth Harmony hit the stage for an awesome performance to close the show at the 2016 MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday night (June 19) at MuchMusic HQ in Toronto, Canada. Before Fifth Harmony even got to sing, the group won the very first MuchMusic Video Awards trophy. The women took home the award for “Most Buzzworthy International …