MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Mediapro Canada announced today its dedicated soccer streaming platform OneSoccer is now available as a linear channel on Telus Optik TV.
As of today, OneSoccer is live on Telus’s portfolio of extended, free preview channels as HD channel 980.
The channel’s launch on Optik TV is “just in time for soccer fans to watch live coverage of a triple-header of Quarter-final games for the Canadian Championship, Canada Soccer’s highest domestic club competition,” says a press release.
On the channel’s schedule today is a match between HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) and CF Montréal of Major League…
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TORONTO — Telus Health and the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) announced today a collaboration to raise awareness about assistive technologies that can help older adults maintain active and independent lives.
Using a $100,000 contribution from Telus Health, the NIA is publishing print and online resources “to inform older adults and their caregivers on how technology can enhance social inclusion, functional ability, health, well-being and safety,” reads a Telus Health press release.
“There are a growing number of tools and devices that seek to enable more independent living for older adults,” says Michael Nicin, executive director of the NIA, in the…
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TORONTO — Urban farm grocer Fresh City Farms announced today it has secured capital funding from several investors, including the Telus Pollinator Fund for Good.
The amount of funding was not disclosed in a press release. Other investors include Good & Well, Dragonfly Ventures, and Bennett Church Hill Capital.
The funding will help Fresh City expand services to include faster delivery, improved online experience and wider product assortment, the press release says.
In addition, the capital investment will enable Fresh City “to build out a new 11-acre urban farming destination in Toronto near Downsview Park bringing its vision of a ‘co-farming’ space…
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GATINEAU – Major concerns have been raised about the broadcasting side of the proposed Rogers/Shaw deal, which is currently being reviewed by the CRTC.
Individuals and organizations had until last Monday to send in their submissions in response to the Commission’s call for comments on Rogers’ application to the CRTC on behalf of Shaw to acquire Shaw’s licensed broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs), Shaw Direct, Shaw Broadcast Services and Shaw Pay-Per-View.
Bell, Telus, Independent Broadcasters Group (IBG), Cogeco, Corus, Ethnic Channels Group (ECG) and TLN, Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) and Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) are…
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CBC SPORTS AND U SPORTS announced today they have reached a four-year agreement for the exclusive English-language digital broadcast rights for U Sports national championships.
The Canadian university sports organization “also announced Monday that CBC Sports will be the English television home of the 56th Vanier Cup at Université Laval’s TELUS-UL Stadium on Dec. 4,” a press release says.
“Today, is the first step towards reshaping coverage of university sport in Canada,” said John Bower, director of marketing and communications at U Sports, in the press release.
“U SPORTS look forward to growing our audience with CBC so that the performances and…
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Independent ISP pushing voters to get pledges to lower rates from election candidates
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal will look into whether the CRTC was correct in its May decision to revert back to older, more expensive bulk internet purchase rates set in 2016.
The court said it will review the case in a decision dated last Wednesday after independent internet service provider (ISP) TekSavvy, which buys network capacity from the larger telecoms, filed an appeal of the decision in June. The larger carriers include Bell, Rogers, and Telus.
The CRTC originally set lower final rates in a 2019…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today Optik TV customers now have access to AMC Networks’ Acorn TV, a streaming service that specializes in British and international television, on free preview.
“Acorn TV features original and exclusive new and classic dramas, mysteries, and comedies including Whitstable Pearl, Manhunt starring Martin Clunes, My Life is Murder starring Lucy Lawless, and Bloodlands starring James Nesbitt,” a press release says.
“Customers can access the free preview of Acorn TV on channel 377 and through the On Demand library now until September 21, and can add Acorn TV to their Optik TV subscription through the Variety theme…
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OTTAWA – Telus announced today it is donating 14,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in need through its annual Kits for Kids program.
Since 2006, Kits for Kids has provided 180,000 free backpacks full of supplies to vulnerable kids around the country.
This year’s backpacks include “a pencil case, colouring pencils, pencils, pens, erasers, a flexible ruler, exercise books, loose-leaf papers, and a TELUS Wise insert with tips and resources to help kids be safer online,” a press release says.
“As families across the country begin a new school year, many find themselves struggling with the financial challenges this season…
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TORONTO — Google Cloud announced today its new Toronto cloud region is now open.
“Toronto joins 27 existing Google Cloud regions connected via our high-performance network, helping customers better serve their users and customers throughout the globe,” reads a blog post from Jim Lambe, managing director of Google Cloud Canada.
It is the second such region in Canada, following the launch of Google Cloud’s Montreal region in 2018.
Like Montreal, the new Toronto region launches with three zones “allowing organizations of all sizes and industries to distribute apps and storage to protect against service disruptions,” Lambe writes.
In addition, the new…
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MONTREAL – Telus Health announced today its health companion for Apple Watch is now available to English and French speaking Canadians.
Telus Health Companion on Apple Watch is an emergency monitoring service provided through the company’s LivingWell Companion national response service.
It “leverages fall detection and location sharing capabilities of Apple Watch, which detects that the user has taken a hard fall,” a press release says.
Telus Health’s national Central Monitoring Station receives that information and trained operators “immediately contact the customer to confirm the emergency, then alert designated emergency contacts and dispatch emergency support if needed,” the release says.
“Falls are a…
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