CityNews

Rogers Communications Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results; Announces 2024 Financial Guidance

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Major League Baseball, Sportsnet, Growth, Investment, UFC, Wireless, Language, International, Shaw Communications, Success, CHFI, Kisekae Set System, Cable & Wireless, Climate change, Public expenditure, Shaw Mobile, Lynk Global, Radio, SpaceX, Depreciation, Shaw, Acquisition, CityNews, Toronto Transit Commission, TTC, Bookkeeping

These are not standardized financial measures under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies.

Key Points: 
  • These are not standardized financial measures under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies.
  • Consolidated adjusted EBITDA increased 39% this quarter and our adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 340 basis points, as a result of improving synergies and efficiencies.
  • These are not standardized financial measures under IFRS and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies.
  • The following table outlines guidance ranges that we had previously provided and our actual results and achievements for the selected full-year 2023 financial metrics.

Rogers Communications Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Consolidated, Adjustment, Ratio, Sale, Vidéotron, Toronto Transit Commission, International, PGA, Conversation, Quebecor, Public expenditure, EBITDA, MD, CHFI, Shaw Direct, Radio, Shaw Mobile, Acquisition, Cable & Wireless, Total TV, Internet, TTC, Toronto Blue Jays, Growth, City, Telecommunications, Introduction, Wireless, Depreciation, Kisekae Set System, Total, Success, Investment, 2020 Toronto Blue Jays season, Shaw Communications, CityNews, Rogers, PGA Tour Champions records, Insurance, Video game, Cryptocurrency, Communications satellite, Mobile phone, Bookkeeping, Real estate, Security (finance), Western Canada

Recognized as the best and most reliable wireless network in Canada for the fifth straight year by umlaut in July 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Recognized as the best and most reliable wireless network in Canada for the fifth straight year by umlaut in July 2023.
  • Introduced the red Rogers MasterCard with 48-month device equal payment plan with 0% interest and up to 2.6% cashback for customers.
  • Secured number-one spots for flagship radio brands 98.1 CHFI, CityNews 680, and KiSS 92.5 for the Summer 2023 ratings period.
  • We also returned $264 million in dividends to shareholders this quarter and we declared a $0.50 per share dividend on November 8, 2023.

Amnesty International Canada announces 2022/2023 Media Awards winners

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Newstalk, Flamethrower, Communication, Massa, First person, Qazaqstan Radio and Television Corporation, National Post, Social justice, The Economist, Montreal Gazette, Associated Church Press, News, Radio, Toronto Metropolitan University, Politics, Teaching, Montreal, Sandy Lake First Nation, Hope, Research, Star, Organization, CBC, Rogers, Rogers TV, Celebrity, Village, Savoy, Amnesty International, CBC Television, Toronto Star, Business, Treaty 5, CFRB, The Washington Post, History, CBC Edmonton, Chatelaine, Indigenous peoples, CTV News, Langara College, WBAI, Sportsnet, Vancouver Sun, The New York Times Magazine, Health, Radio Television Digital News Association, Publishing, Guardian, CityNews

Short-Form Video: “You can say ‘Hockey is for everyone.’ Or you can join the fight to ensure that’s true,” Donnovan Bennett, with cinematography by David Zelikovitz, Sportsnet

Key Points: 
  • Short-Form Video: “You can say ‘Hockey is for everyone.’ Or you can join the fight to ensure that’s true,” Donnovan Bennett, with cinematography by David Zelikovitz, Sportsnet
    “On behalf of Amnesty International Canada, congratulations to the winners on your impressive achievements.
  • Thank you for your commitment to telling honest, eye-opening, nuanced stories about people defending human rights,” said Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada’s English-speaking section.
  • We desperately need more of it today to make informed and principled decisions about our future.”
    The 2022/2023 Amnesty International Canada Media Awards will be handed out at a private, in-person ceremony on October 19.
  • Emceeing the event will be trailblazing journalist, educator, and media personality Ginella Massa .

Rogers Together with Shaw Supports Communities Impacted by Wildfires in Alberta

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Rogers Sports & Media, CityNews, Fido, News, SMS, Canadian Red Cross, Fire, Mobile phone, Oil

CALGARY, Alberta, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications Inc. today announced support for Alberta residents impacted by devastating wildfires. Together with Shaw, the company is committed to keeping customers connected to critical resources and loved ones, while contributing to immediate disaster relief efforts on the ground.

Key Points: 
  • Making Shaw Go WiFi network available to all impacted Canadians, regardless of carrier
    CALGARY, Alberta, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications Inc. today announced support for Alberta residents impacted by devastating wildfires.
  • Together with Shaw, the company is committed to keeping customers connected to critical resources and loved ones, while contributing to immediate disaster relief efforts on the ground.
  • Rogers together with Shaw support includes:
    Matching donations to the Canadian Red Cross 2023 Alberta Fires Appeal up to $1 million.
  • Donate by texting the word ROGERS to 20222 to make a $5 donation to the appeal which will be matched by Rogers
    Opening up the Shaw Go WiFi network to all affected communities and evacuation centres where available, so impacted residents can stay connected regardless of carrier
    Waiving Canadian long-distance, SMS and data overage charges for impacted Rogers, Fido and Shaw customers from May 4, 2023, until customers return home
    Proactively crediting Shaw internet, landline phone and television customers who experience loss of service or are evacuated, during the period they cannot access their service
    Providing up-to-the-minute news and coverage across Rogers Sports & Media outlets in Alberta, including CityNews Edmonton, CityNews Calgary, CityNews 660 and CityNews 24/7 West
    Together with Shaw, Rogers is with you all the way and is committed to supporting relief efforts across Alberta.

HEAD ICU DOCTOR KWADWO KYEREMANTENG SCHEDULED TO GUEST ON CTV’S ‘THE SOCIAL’ TO SPEAK ABOUT RACISM IN HEALTHCARE

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
CTV News, Intensive care unit, Racism, Critical care, Caregiver, CBC, Interview, Palliative care, RON, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Social, The Ottawa Hospital, Knowledge, CityNews, CTV, Conference, ICU, News, Patient, White, Black History Month, Pediatric intensive care unit, University, Medicine, International Conference on Population and Development, Human, Dignity, Hospital, Medical device

Racism in healthcare, also known as medical racism, is systemic discriminatory and targeted practices and behaviours towards people based on their race and ethnicity in healthcare.

Key Points: 
  • Racism in healthcare, also known as medical racism, is systemic discriminatory and targeted practices and behaviours towards people based on their race and ethnicity in healthcare.
  • Medical racism has historically affected Black people in North America through biases held by caregivers, disparities in health coverage, effects from racism outside of healthcare, and more.
  • - Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng in "Racism in healthcare still exists and must be called out, local doctor says" by CityNews
    “What I encourage all of us to do, especially our White community: be an ally.
  • An important aspect of creating a more efficient ICU for all, is understanding how to fight medical racism.

Ontario Health Coalition: The Ford government lied to the public re. their privatization of public hospital services: Health Coalition demands Ford stop their privatization of our hospitals, kicks off major campaign to save our local public hospitals

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Ministry, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Cancer, IHF Council, FAO, Government, Hospital, Minister, Coalition, Organization, Vaccine, Canada Health Act, Global Television Network, Ministry of Health (Ontario), Ontario Health Coalition, Teaching hospital, Deception, Politics, Ontario Health (agency), CTV News, Franco-Ontarian, Patient, Health facility, Paola Lattus, Ford Motor Company, Democracy, GLOBE, COVID, News, CityNews, LHC, Long-term care, Privatization, COPD, Shouldice Hernia Centre, Health policy, OHIP, Health insurance, Public relations, Healthcare, Animal, Pharmaceutical industry, Health

Ms. Mehra announced that the Health Coalition -- which represents more than ¾ of a million Ontarians, more than 400 member organizations and local chapters across the province -- plans for a major fightback including province-wide townhall meetings, community organizing, protests and escalating actions.

Key Points: 
  • The Coalition also launched a major public campaign to mobilize Ontarians to save our local public hospitals and stop Fords privatization.
  • The Ford government lied to the public leading into an election, said Natalie Mehra, executive director.
  • We will fight this and we will not stop until they stop privatizing Ontarians public hospitals, she concluded.
  • Private clinics take scarce staff out of our local public hospitals worsening wait times for the public system.

CityNews Brings Canadians an Extensive Live News Special of the Queen’s State Funeral, Sept. 19

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
State funeral, The Big Story, Elizabeth II, Kitchener, History, CHFI, Radio, GLOBE, CityNews, Nightclub, LaFlamme

TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With millions around the world set to watch the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, CityNews announced its plans today for a six-hour live news special anchored by award-winning journalist Lisa LaFlamme on Monday, Sept. 19.

Key Points: 
  • As announced by CityNews last week, LaFlamme has been on special assignment on the ground in London bringing CityNews, Breakfast Television, and 98.1 CHFI audiences in-depth coverage and special reports on this pivotal moment in history.
  • Leading the CityNews live special of Her Majesty's State Funeral on Monday, LaFlamme will be joined by Royal historianand author Helen Carr, award-winning Canadian culture author Daniel Richler, as well as other special guests to bring this unprecedented world event home to Canadians.
  • Also reporting from London are CityNews reporters Cynthia Mulligan and Tammie Sutherland, who join LaFlamme as part of the extensive multiplatform coverage.
  • In addition to the CityNews live special of the funeral, audiences can listen or stream continuous coverage throughout the day, with reports from LaFlamme across CityNews suite of radio news stations: CityNews 680 (Toronto), CityNews 101.1 (Ottawa), CityNews 1130 (Vancouver), CityNews 660 (Calgary), CityNews 95.7 (Halifax), and CityNews 570 (Kitchener).

CityNews to Provide In-Depth Coverage from London Commemorating the Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Retrieved on: 
Friday, September 9, 2022
News, Television, Death, Breakfast Television, CityNews, Rogers Sports & Media, Radio, GLOBE, Life, History, Elizabeth II, Entertainment

TORONTO, Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CityNews announced today extensive and in-depth plans for coverage across all platforms of the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, national events and ceremonies commemorating her life, the transition to the reign of King Charles III, and live coverage of the Queen’s funeral.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CityNews announced today extensive and in-depth plans for coverage across all platforms of the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, national events and ceremonies commemorating her life, the transition to the reign of King Charles III, and live coverage of the Queens funeral.
  • Acting as a special correspondent to CityNews, renowned Canadian journalist Lisa LaFlamme will be in London leading the CityNews coverage.
  • She will provide daily reporting for all newscasts on television and radio as well as make regular appearances on Breakfast Television.
  • In addition to CityNews television and radio outlets, ongoing reporting can also be found on CityNews 24/7, Citytvs video streaming news service, and CityNews.ca.

Citytv’s Homegrown Hits Take Centre Stage on its Canadian Originals 2022/23 Lineup

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
People, Rogers Sports & Media, Life, Face, Apple TV, Rex, Fire, Television, Breakfast Television, Program, Syco Entertainment, OMG, Food, The Hardy Boys, Naivety, AMA, Partnership, News, CGT, Hudson & Rex, CityNews, YouTube, Season 2, Juan Pablo, Closet Monster, RCI, IOS, GLOBE, Joynt, Android, NYSE, TSX, Amazon Prime Video, Reelworld Film Festival, Pope Productions, Sinner, Originality, Amazon Fire TV, Transplant, The Bachelor (franchise), Lionsgate, Video game, Silviculture, Diesel fuel, Season

A new addition to Citytvs strong original programming slate is Wong & Winchester, a female-driven buddy detective procedural, in partnership with Pixcom.

Key Points: 
  • A new addition to Citytvs strong original programming slate is Wong & Winchester, a female-driven buddy detective procedural, in partnership with Pixcom.
  • Having returned to Citytv after 10 years, Canadas Got Talent reminded the world that this country is bursting with incredible performers from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
  • As Citytvs most-viewed original series in over a decade, Canadas Got Talent reached 1.4M Canadians each episode throughout the season.
  • Citytvs homegrown success continues in daytime with its in-house productions Breakfast Television and Cityline which have both experienced tremendous audience growth in 2022**.

Call for Submissions for the 2022 Webster Awards Now Open

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Online, PDT, Health, FortisBC, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, Telus Health, UDI, Commentator, Inclusion, Retirement, Radio, Journalism, Port of Vancouver (1964–2008), Canada, Jim Pattison Group, LNG Canada, Sale, News, Jim Pattison, Port, Sport, Television, Jack, Publishing, Film, BC, CityNews, Google

VANCOUVER, BC, May 11, 2022 /CNW/ - The Jack Webster Foundation is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Webster Awards.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC, May 11, 2022 /CNW/ - The Jack Webster Foundation is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Webster Awards.
  • Submissions will be accepted online here until midnight on July 31, 2022, PDT.
  • and the winners will be announced during the online Webster Awards, November 3, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
  • This year's Jack Webster Awards are made possible by Presenting Sponsors: BCGEU, Coldwater Communications, FortisBC, Global Container Terminals Inc., Google, LNG Canada, the Port of Vancouver, TELUS Health and UDI.