Wildfires have recently impacted areas of British Columbia, prompting the Province to declare a state of emergency on August 8th. In response, Telus has committed $2 million. The capital is earmarked for network connectivity, data top-ups and bill credits for affected customers, and donations and support to charities such as Salvation Army BC, according to […]
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Telus Reveals Leadership Changes as ‘First Step’ of Business ‘Transformation’
Since 2022, the value of shares in Telus are down by more than half, even amid broader market rallies. To help buck the trend, the venerable Vancouver telecom titan has unveiled changes to its executive leadership. This includes David Fuller rejoining as Executive Vice President and Group President of Telus Communications, while Navin Arora will […]
CIB and TELUS Collaborate to ‘Close the Connectivity Gap’ in Remote Regions
The Canada Infrastructure Bank and TELUS are expanding high-speed internet service across British Columbia. CIB and TELUS announced this week that they have formalized an agreement which sees a total of nearly $400M committed to the project. This includes a sizeable loan to TELUS as the telecom titan aims to provide broadband access to rural […]
Telus to Power Fast Internet for Small Communities in Thompson-Okanagan
A collaboration between the federal government and the government of British Columbia continues to equip households throughout the province with reliable access to high-speed internet. “High-speed internet is essential infrastructure for people to learn, work, connect, access healthcare, and grow their businesses, no matter where they live,” says Diana Gibson, Minister of Citizens’ Services. The […]
TELUS Unveils $66B to Bolster ‘Critical Infrastructure’ for Digital Economy
TELUS stated this week that it intends to invest more than $66 billion over the next five years in a bid to enhance network infrastructure and operations across Canada. The funding announcement “builds upon the $294 billion that TELUS has put to work across Canada since 2000,” according to chief executive officer Darren Entwistle, “to […]
TELUS Plans Major AI Data Centre Expansion in B.C.
TELUS is planning a major expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure in British Columbia as part of a push to scale Canada’s sovereign AI capacity. The Vancouver-based telecom company announced that it is working with the Government of Canada on a proposed Sovereign AI Factory cluster under Ottawa’s Enabling Large-Scale Sovereign AI Data Centres initiative. […]
Five Canadian Startups Selected for the Inaugural TELUS AI Accelerator
The TELUS Sovereign AI Accelerator this week unveiled its inaugural cohort. The Sovereign AI Accelerator is a first-of-its-kind program between Vancouver-based TELUS and L-SPARK designed to enable high-potential Canadian startups to build and deploy advanced solutions on a powerful supercomputer. The inaugural cohort includes Canadian companies developing breakthrough AI solutions across retail, robotics, enterprise software, […]
TELUS Partners with AST SpaceMobile for Satellite Connectivity
Vancouver-based TELUS has signed a commercial agreement with AST SpaceMobile to bring space-based cellular broadband service to remote areas across Canada. The partnership will see TELUS invest in ground-based satellite infrastructure while also becoming an equity shareholder in AST SpaceMobile, a company developing a Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network designed to connect directly with […]
ALL IN Expands with Vancouver AI Event
After establishing itself as Canada’s largest artificial intelligence gathering, ALL IN is expanding beyond Montréal with the launch of ALL IN Talks, a new series of regional, one-day events aimed at accelerating the adoption of Canadian-built AI solutions. The series will debut with ALL IN Talks West in Vancouver on April 15, 2026, followed by […]
Photonic and TELUS Achieve ‘Quantum Teleportation’ Milestone
Vancouver’s Photonic is partnering with neighbour TELUS. The quantum computing technology company is working with the telecommunications giant to pursue quantum-secure networking capabilities and deliver “solutions that will provide social and economic value and transform industries worldwide.” As a first demonstration of this collaboration, Photonic and TELUS say that they have achieved a “significant technical […]