MONTREAL — Telus Health announced today the expansion of its MyCare mental health counselling services to Quebec residents, who can now speak to provincially licensed, bilingual counsellors from home.
Citing research from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Telus Health says in a press release that 20% of the Quebec population will experience a mental illness during their lifetime and less than half of the people who experience mental illness consult a professional.
Other data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows, since the start of the pandemic, “half of Canadians…
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CALGARY — Telus Communications announced today its Telus Health for Good program is expanding to Calgary with the launch tomorrow of The Alex Mobile Care Clinic, powered by Telus Health technology.
Launched in partnership with The Alex Community Health Centre in Calgary, the new mobile clinic “will ensure even the most marginalized Calgarians have access to immediate, high-quality and compassionate care, when and where they need it,” says a media advisory for the official launch taking place tomorrow.
The Alex Mobile Care Clinic will be staffed with both a nurse and a peer support liaison. It “will…
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TORONTO – Telus announced today it has partnered with the Vector Institute to launch the Energy Optimization System (EOS), which is designed to help reduce operational costs and electricity consumption in data centres across Canada using AI technology.
“This collaborative development uses model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL) to fine tune the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems across network locations, allowing for energy-efficient temperature control,” a press release explains.
“Annually, an estimated 40 per cent of energy consumed across Telus network locations is directed towards cooling telecommunications equipment, which is critical to maintaining optimal network performance,” according to the release.
“Telus team…
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COQUITLAM, B.C. and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (KWIKWETLEM) – Telus Communications announced yesterday it is investing $110 million to bring its fibre optic network to homes and businesses in Coquitlam and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation.
The company’s advanced, PureFibre X network provides Internet speeds of 2.5 Gbps, a press release explains.
A direct connection to the pure fibre-to-the-home network does not cost taxpayers or residents anything, according to the release. Work has already begun in Coquitlam and Telus anticipates most homes and businesses will be connected by the end of next year.
“Telus is proud to be making this generational investment in Coquitlam and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First…
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TORONTO — Telus Health announced today it has acquired Sprout Wellness Solutions, a Toronto-based health technology company that provides a holistic digital health and wellness solution “designed to educate, engage and inspire people to improve their health through behaviour change,” according to a press release.
Sprout’s digital wellness solution will be available as part of the Telus Health suite of services for Canadian employers “to empower their employees, through their benefits plan, to live healthier lives,” the release says.
“We know preventative health practices can play a major role in reducing one’s chances of developing several chronic diseases, and…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced today it is using its Smart Hub technology and 5G network to bring fixed wireless Internet speeds up to 100 Mbps to nearly 60 rural communities across B.C. and Alberta by the end of the year.
“Residents in these communities will be the first in the country to access home Internet speeds up to 100 Mbps through Telus’ 5G network, which is up to four times faster than speeds currently available through a 4G network,” reads a Telus press release.
“Telus Smart Hub uses a fixed wireless connection that is powered by our 5G network to…
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Telecoms generally against ISED proposal for restricted areas around airports
By Amanda OYE
OTTAWA – Comments submitted to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s (ISED) Consultation on a Policy and Licensing Framework for Spectrum in the 3800 MHz Band, show Canada’s telecoms are divided on which, if any, pro-competitive measures should be adopted for the 3800 MHz spectrum auction, expected to be held in 2023.
ISED proposed three options for competitive measures for the 3800 MHz auction – a 50 MHz set-aside, a 100 MHz cross-band cap (this would apply across the 3500 MHz and 3800 MHz bands), or both.
The set-aside option…
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CALGARY — Telus announced today its Telus Pollinator Fund for Good has invested in Virtual Gurus, “a North American-based marketplace that matches organizations with skilled remote administrative talent while providing income earning opportunities to underrepresented individuals,” a press release says.
Virtual Gurus says it has secured a combined $8.4 million in a funding round led by the Telus Pollinator Fund for Good and supported by other key investors including Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, The51, The Houssian Foundation and Accelerate Fund. Virtual Gurus’ cumulative funding since February 2020 now totals $10.4 million, according to the press release.
Virtual Gurus “creates meaningful earning…
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VANCOUVER – While Rogers Communications has been working on its acquisition of Shaw Communications, Telus has been accelerating its broadband build program in the hopes of grabbing market share ahead the proposed deal’s approval.
“We knew the timeline for… going through the process of approval was 18 months to two years, and then they’ve got a post-acquisition integration effort,” said Tony Geheran (above), executive vice-president and chief operations officer at Telus, in an interview with Cartt.ca.
Based on this, in May 2021, Telus announced it would invest an additional $1.5 billion in capital expenditures over 18 months. This pulled forward…
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VANCOUVER, KELOWNA and WINNIPEG — Telus Communications announced today the expansion of several Telus Community Boards in the western provinces of Canada.
The Telus Vancouver Community Board is expanding to include Vancouver coastal communities and is formally changing its name to the Telus Vancouver and Coastal Community Board. This expansion “will support 36 communities across Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky corridor, including Squamish, Whistler, Gibsons and Sechelt, with boundaries encompassing Hope up to Pemberton, and over to Powell River,” according to a press release.
The Telus Thompson Okanagan Community Board announced it is expanding to include Dawson…
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