CALGARY – As part of its Alberta investments announced last month, Telus said today it is directing $2 billion of that spend to connect more than 90% of Calgary homes and businesses to its PureFibre network, while also launching PureFibre X, what it is calling Canada’s fastest Internet speed tier with upload and download speeds of 2.5 Gbps.
The company’s 100% fibre to the home network is what allows it to deliver the speed. As well, PureFibre X Internet plans include the latest Wi-Fi 6, enabling better quality connectivity and connections throughout the home, which means it can provide…
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VANCOUVER — In its second year supporting small businesses during the pandemic through its national #StandWithOwners initiative, Telus announced today it is doubling its commitment by investing $1 million to promote Canadian small businesses in 2021.
“Small business owners have demonstrated incredible strength and ingenuity as they pivoted and innovated throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, and Telus is proudly supporting them with funding, localized advertising, and mentorship as they move forward,” reads Telus’s press release.
“We continue to be inspired by the courage and determination of Canadian small business owners as they navigate long periods of lockdown and evolving restrictions to keep…
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TORONTO — Vice Media Group today announced the three docuseries being financed by the Telus Fund as part of the “Take Care” initiative, a new content incubator which funds the creation of short original docuseries focused on the mental health and wellness of young Canadians.
With the three projects heading into production this summer, each of the docuseries will be available on Vice’s online Take Care hub and social media pages later this year, says Vice’s press release. The Telus Fund is financing up to 75% of each project’s budget.
“The Take Care initiative is an opportunity for young up-and-coming…
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OTTAWA — Kanata North Business Association (KNBA) today announced, in partnership with Telus and CENGN (Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks), the launch of the 5G Innovation Zone in Hub350 as part of the Kanata North Technology Park in Ottawa.
Telus is the anchor 5G partner for the Hub350 technology centre, which is expected to open this summer, and the 5G Innovation Zone will be a hub for conceptualizing, developing, testing and commercializing real-world applications for 5G, says KNBA’s press release.
The Kanata North tech park is home to the largest concentration of technologists, entrepreneurs, start-ups and post-secondary…
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VANCOUVER — To celebrate Pride Month, Telus announced today it is donating the full cost of movie rentals, up to $15,000, from the Celebrate Pride collection in its video-on-demand library to support Rainbow Railroad Canada, a community-led not-for-profit organization helping LGBTQ+ people around the world to find safety from persecution.
From now until June 30, Telus will donate the full cost of rentals from the curated Celebrate Pride collection of 39 films, which include award-winning and iconic features such as Ammonite, Boy Erased, Milk, Moonlight and Rocketman. The collection is available to all Telus Optik and Pik TV customers…
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VANCOUVER — Fobi AI (formerly Loop Insights) announced this week it signed a proof of concept with Telus to integrate the Fobi real-time data analysis and reporting platform into the Telus Insights location services data solution which the telecom company provides to its business clients.
At the end of May, Vancouver-based Loop Insights rebranded as Fobi AI. Just prior to that, Loop Insights and Telus signed a multi-year reseller agreement under which Telus will sell Loop (now Fobi) solutions directly to its business customers.
Under the new agreement, Fobi and Telus are undertaking the POC trial for 90 days,…
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VANCOUVER — Telus today announced its new sustainability-linked bond framework, which aligns the company’s financing strategy with its goal of achieving operational net carbon neutrality across all of its global operations by 2030, says the company’s press release.
Developed in accordance with the International Capital Market Association’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles 2020 (SLBP), the framework outlines the process Telus intends to follow when issuing new sustainability-linked bonds. Leading independent environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, ratings and analytics firm Sustainalytics has reviewed Telus’s framework and is of the opinion it aligns with the SLBP, according to Telus’s press release.
A copy…
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TORONTO – Telus Health, which is now Canada’s largest health IT company and the leading provider of virtual care across the country, today introduced Telus Health MyCare following the recent acquisition of Babylon Health Canada.
Previously known as Babylon by Telus Health, Telus Health MyCare is an evolution of virtual care for Canadians offering a robust suite of health and wellbeing services and new and improved features, says the announcement. “More Canadians are accessing preventative tools to guide changes in lifestyle for improved overall health, Telus Health MyCare provides increased access to high-quality primary care with locally-licensed physicians in numerous…
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TORONTO — Telus Health’s mobile health clinics are being used to deliver Covid-19 testing and vaccinations for at-risk and vulnerable residents in Waterloo, Toronto and Ottawa, Telus announced today.
Through Telus’s Health for Good program, the specially equipped clinics on wheels are providing the tests and vaccines in partnership with Waterloo’s Sanguen Health Centre, Toronto’s Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, and Ottawa’s Inner City Health.
“Through relationships with local community centres, homeless shelters, and congregate housing facilities, the clinics have administered more than 1,500 doses of the vaccine to at-risk Ontarians, conducted 15,400 Covid-19 tests/assessments, and have supported nearly 30,000…
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced this week it has set new “science-based greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions reduction targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), saying it’s the first national telecom in Canada to do so.
Telus says the company has committed to:
reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46% by 2030 starting from 2019 (this includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks);
reducing absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel and employee commuting by 46% from 2019 to 2030; and
reducing scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods and…
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