HALIFAX – Rogers Communications’ Step Up to the Plate initiative with Food Banks Canada arrived in Nova Scotia on Thursday, delivering food hampers that will provide more than 360,000 meals for local food banks.
The hampers will help fill the plates of more than 17,000 Nova Scotians across the province, says the company. (Pictured are the hampers and volunteers at the Halifax warehouse.)
As we’ve reported, the Step Up to the Plate initiative started in June at Rogers Centre in Toronto, with Rogers employee volunteers and their families filling food hampers with non-perishable food items that provide an individual with a…
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TORONTO – Rogers for Business and Roambee, an on-demand logistics visibility company, today announced a new partnership to help Canadian businesses with real-time monitoring for shipments and assets indoors, outdoors, and on the go.
With the coronavirus pandemic spanning borders and disrupting supply chains, Roambee’s solution is built to allow businesses to have more visibility of their goods and assets and control over their supply chain, reads the press release.
“Working with Roambee, Rogers for Business is giving businesses more control of their assets through real-time insights, to help them proactively address issues, whether it is with their shipment and condition…
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TORONTO — Across the country, as the United Nations marks International Youth Day 2020, Rogers Communications is celebrating the Ted Rogers Scholarship Class of 2020 with the announcement today more than 400 students will start their post-secondary studies with the scholarship program this fall.
Rogers announced scholarships were being awarded to students across the country, including in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
Building on the legacy of Rogers founder Ted Rogers, these scholarships help aspiring young leaders overcome barriers to accessing post-secondary education. Ted Rogers Scholarships provide $2,500 renewable scholarships for up to four years…
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TORONTO — The Canadian Telecom Summit will be a digital-only event this year and has been re-rescheduled for November 17-19, 2020.
Traditionally held in June, the in-person conference was postponed until September, due to Covid-19 and restrictions on public gatherings. However, in an email, organizers have announced a virtual Canadian Telecom Summit will now take place in November.
“Given the limitations on indoor gatherings proposed by governments across Canada, The Canadian Telecom Summit team has created a brand-new Virtual Event Platform. Safety is top priority for our partners, delegates, and staff, while maintaining connections, networking, and bringing the industry together,” reads…
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LONDON, U.K. — Winning four out of seven awards for mobile network experience, Telus has been picked as the top wireless operator in Canada by mobile analytics company Opensignal in its latest report, released this morning.
Opensignal’s bi-annual Canada Mobile Network Experience Report awarded Telus top honours in the categories of video experience, voice app experience, download speed and upload speed. Telus scored a draw with Bell for 4G coverage experience, while Rogers was chosen as the top provider in the category of 4G availability.
In the final category — games experience, which is a new category this time —…
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TORONTO — The Rogers Group of Funds today announced $2.4 million in funding to support 29 new Canadian documentary films.
Chosen from among more than 70 applicants, the 29 funded projects include both national languages with production spanning across the country. The new documentaries delve into untold stories about sports, humanitarianism and science, including the now-defunct Vancouver Grizzlies NBA basketball team, cruise ships infected with Covid-19, the eccentric world of the cat show circuit, and the remarkable life and career of Indigenous advocate and musician Buffy Sainte-Marie.
“Now, more than ever before, it is so important to invest in Canadian content…
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TORONTO — With the Stanley Cup qualifiers and round-robin seeding games now complete, Sportsnet announced Monday its broadcast schedule for the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Sportsnet’s exclusive English-language national coverage begins Tuesday, August 11 with four games on Sportsnet, CBC, Sportsnet 360, across the Sportsnet Radio Network and via livestream on SN Now and NHL Live.
In addition, Sportsnet’s coverage of phase two of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery is scheduled to air today at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and SN Now, as one of the eight teams eliminated during the qualifying round will…
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MONTREAL – The mid-summer NHL playoffs are paying off so far for Quebecor Media’s TVA Sports.
The first three games of the Montreal Canadiens-Pittsburgh Penguins series, (August 1, 3 and 5) drew 37.6% market share among adults aged 25 to 54 and a peak audience of 1,238,000 viewers in game three, according to Numeris numbers, in a release from the broadcaster. Game four is Friday at 4 p.m. and the Habs have a 2-1 best-of-five series lead.
“Against all expectations, summer means hockey in Quebec this year and we are seeing excellent results for our sports channel,” said Patrick Jutras, senior…
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T-shirt from Ojibwe artist available through Rogers aims to build awareness of residential schools’ impact
TORONTO – Starting today, and ahead of World Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Sunday, a special orange t-shirt designed by Ojibwe artist Patrick Hunter will be showcased across Rogers Communications-owned media assets, including Today’s Shopping Choice and available at tsc.ca/wewearorange.
Proceeds from sales will go to the Orange Shirt Society’s ongoing efforts to expand Indigenous education and to inform Canadians on the history and impact of the country’s former residential school system – and advocate for action on reconciliation.
Commissioned by Rogers, Hunter’s t-shirt was unveiled in…
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VANCOUVER and WINNIPEG – Rogers Communications Step Up to the Plate initiative with Food Banks Canada has arrived in British Columbia and Manitoba, the company announced Thursday.
The company is delivering food hampers that will provide more than 1,343,000 meals for local food banks in B.C., which will help fill the plates of more than 63,000 British Columbians. In Manitoba, Rogers is delivering food hampers that will provide more than 393,000 meals for local food banks which will help more than 18,000 Manitobans.
The Step Up to the Plate initiative started in June at Rogers Centre in Toronto, with Rogers…
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