TORONTO and CALGARY — Today, on International Women’s Day, Hackergal announced in partnership with Shaw Communications it is launching a new student ambassador program in Western Canada and expanding its national hackathon program.
Both programs are designed “to raise awareness and generate enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and computer science education among girls in grades six-through-nine across the country,” reads the press release.
Hackergal was founded in 2015 to help bridge the gender gap in technology and computer science fields by introducing female students to coding through its hackathon programs. With Shaw Communications’ support, the Western Canadian Student…
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CALGARY – NBCUniversal’s all-reality streaming service hayu is now available on Shaw TV customers, the streamer announced today.
Reality TV fans based in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and northern Ontario can now access hayu’s 300 shows and 8,000 episodes, all streaming ad-free, via Shaw’s BlueCurve TV platform
“Partnering with Shaw to make hayu’s breadth of ad-free reality content more easily accessible across the prairie provinces and Ontario, builds on our ongoing growth strategy in Canada,” said Hendrik McDermott, managing director, hayu, in the press release.
For $5.99 per month, subscribers can enjoy new episodes of Watch What Happens Live with Andy…
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VANCOUVER — Shaw Communications and the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) announced today they are joining forces to launch a new fundraising initiative to support 17 charitable organizations across British Columbia that are facing challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative, “Brighter Communities powered by Shaw”, is a text-to-donate program which will support local children and youth-focused charities chosen by each of the 17 Canadian BCHL teams in their communities, says the press release.
From now until May 31, 2021, BCHL fans (no matter their wireless carrier) are encouraged to donate $10 to a local charity by texting 41010 with…
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CALGARY – The Get Real Movement, in partnership with Shaw Communications, today announced the expansion of its inclusivity and anti-racism workshops in British Columbia and Manitoba.
Get Real aims to bring dynamic, mentorship-led programming to more western Canadian students to help promote diversity, inclusion and acceptance among kids in grades six through eight.
“With a financial contribution from Shaw Communications, Get Real will engage and educate over 15,000 students through workshops co-developed with teachers and mental health professionals to showcase the lived experiences of diverse individuals and ally role models, and support the development of pride and acceptance,” reads the press…
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CALGARY – Shaw Business announced Thursday the launch of a new 1.5 Gbps speed tier “designed to give businesses of all sizes the speeds and bandwidth to leverage the data-heavy applications and cloud services they need to manage and grow their operations.”
New and existing customers can now access download speeds up to 1.5 Gbps through one of two plans — SmartWiFi Gig 1.5, which pairs these speeds with Shaw Business’ enterprise-grade Wi-Fi solution, or as a standalone plan with Business Internet Gig 1.5.
“Over the past year, businesses have increased their demand for access to fast and reliable internet connections….
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IGLOOLIK, Nunavut — Canada’s first Inuit-language TV channel officially launched on Monday, January 18, having secured carriage on Shaw’s satellite TV service.
The new channel, Uvagut TV, will broadcast 168 hours a week of Inuit-produced culture, arts, movies and information programming, says the press release issued last week by Igloolik-based Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) and IsumaTV. The channel was created by NITV and IsumaTV with programs from Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) and other Inuit independent producers.
The channel is available nationally to more than 610,000 Shaw Direct satellite customers (basic package) as well as Arctic Co-operatives Limited’s cable subscribers…
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CALGARY — Thanks to its Shaw Mobile bundling strategy, leveraging its Fibre+ Internet customer base, Shaw Communications reported record wireless subscriber growth with approximately 101,000 net additions in the first quarter of 2021, the company announced today.
The wireless net additions included a 31% year-over-year increase in postpaid net adds to 87,300, as well as 13,700 prepaid net additions in the quarter ended November 30, 2020. The company enjoyed continued growth in wireless service revenue of 9.7% year-over-year to $215 million over the comparable period in fiscal 2020.
Shaw’s wireless adjusted EBITDA totalled $75 million in the first quarter of 2021,…
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CALGARY — Shaw Communications today launched the next generation of its Fibre+ WiFi Pod across its Western Canada footprint, promising to provide Shaw Fibre+ Internet customers more consistent Wi-Fi coverage by reducing dead spots in their home.
Shaw says the new Fibre+ WiFi Pod is faster than the original (although it didn’t quantify how much faster), and provides more range to create a whole-home mesh network that offers the average home seamless connectivity with a single Pod instead of three, says Shaw’s press release.
“Working with the Shaw Gateway modem, our new pod provides better in-home Wi-Fi coverage in those hard-to-reach…
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CALGARY — The annual Shaw Charity Classic golf tournament, which was cancelled this year due to Covid-19, has still helped to raise more than $12 million this year for more than 200 youth-based charities across Alberta, Shaw Communications announced today.
When tournament officials were forced to cancel the 2020 edition of the event in June, they promised the Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink program would continue.
The tournament’s title sponsor, Shaw Communications, along with the Shaw Family were first to step up in the annual fundraising drive with a commitment to match up to $2 million in community donations….
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications today announced Thursday it’s opening two new retail stores, in Prince George and West Vancouver.
The 1,900-square-foot retail store at Pine Centre in Prince George opens this week, and, next week, the company will open a 1,882-square-foot location at Park Royal in West Vancouver, completing its retail expansion for the calendar year, with more to be announced and opened in 2021.
“The new retail stores in Prince George and West Vancouver are visually stunning, informative and technology-rich environments that will delight our customers,” said Paul Deverell, president, consumer.
Since launching Shaw Mobile in July 2020, Shaw has built…
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