Latest news with #Bell
Cision Canada
41 minutes ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Bell Canada urges federal government to overturn CRTC decision stalling critical investment
This news release contains forward-looking statements. For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions, please see the section entitled "Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" later in this news release. MONTRÉAL, June 20, 2025 /CNW/ - Robert Malcolmson, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of Bell Canada, today issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruling upholding its August 2024 decision to allow large well-capitalized communications incumbents to resell services on each other's fibre networks: "Bell Canada is profoundly disappointed that the CRTC has reaffirmed its decision to allow Canada's large telecommunications companies to resell services on each other's fibre networks – despite overwhelming opposition from the vast majority of Internet service providers, many suppliers, unions, municipalities, provinces and consumer advocacy groups. This decision has already significantly undermined the business case for future network expansion. As a direct result, Bell has reduced its capital expenditures by $500 million in 2025 alone and by over $1.2 billion since the CRTC's initial decision in November 2023. The CRTC policy will continue to have major negative impacts well into the future. Today's decision calls into question the regulator's ability to objectively evaluate its original decision on this issue. The CRTC has again chosen to ignore the relevant evidence that was before it. The CRTC's claim that there was no 'evidence demonstrating a causal link' between the decision and Bell's previously announced reduction in fibre investment, affecting more than 1 million homes and businesses in more than 150 communities, is simply false. The evidence provided to the CRTC by Bell alone included previous statements from Bell's CEO to investors as well as confidential internal documents, such as communications among Bell's most senior executives, business case modelling, and network planning scenarios. It is extremely concerning that the CRTC did not even acknowledge this evidence in its decision. Today's ruling underscores the need for quick action from the federal government to overturn the CRTC decision and implement policies that will unlock billions of dollars of private sector investment in critical infrastructure that will drive Canada's future economic growth. As Bell and others have consistently warned, this policy is stalling investment, diminishing network resiliency and leaving rural, remote and Indigenous communities behind. Over the long-term, it will reduce competition as smaller Internet service providers, who cannot offer the same promotions and bundles as large players, are squeezed out of the market. It will also reduce the effectiveness of government subsidy programs, as large carriers will have little incentive to build infrastructure to the benefit of their main competitors. Canada's future prosperity depends on nation-building investments from strong Canadian companies – investments that will power and transform Canada's economy. Had the CRTC reversed course, it would have unlocked billions of dollars in new investment from Bell and other industry players. A recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) found that the telecommunications sector contributed an estimated $87.3 billion to Canada's GDP last year, including $57.2 billion in productivity gains and business enablement beyond the industry itself. 1 Sustaining this level of economic impact requires a regulatory environment that supports continued investment. As the CRTC continues to pursue the wrong policy at the wrong time, the federal government must act to ensure we have the right policies to build, connect and grow Canada." About Bell Bell is Canada's largest communications company, 2 providing advanced broadband Internet, wireless, TV, media and business communication services. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn more, please visit or Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the country. To learn more, please visit Media inquiries: Investor inquiries: Richard Bengian [email protected] Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made in this news release are forward-looking statements, including statements relating to Bell Canada's expected reductions in capital expenditures and other statements that are not historical facts. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws and of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on several assumptions which give rise to the possibility that actual results or events could differ materially from our expectations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or events, and we caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release describe Bell Canada's expectations at the date of this news release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Bell Canada does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this news release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Bell Canada's expected reductions in capital expenditures are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and are based on certain assumptions including, without limitation, the prevailing regulatory environment as well as Bell Canada's financial performance and available liquidity to fund capital expenditures. For additional information on assumptions and risks underlying certain of our forward-looking statements made in this news release, please consult BCE Inc.'s (BCE) 2024 Annual MD&A dated March 6, 2025, BCE's 2025 First Quarter MD&A dated May 7, 2025 and BCE's news release dated May 8, 2025 announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, filed with the Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities (available at and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available at These documents are also available at
USA Today
18 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Arch Manning heir apparent, Texas QB commit Dia Bell named MVP of entire Elite 11 event
Arch Manning heir apparent, Texas QB commit Dia Bell named MVP of entire Elite 11 event Dia Bell will probably be the heir apparent to Arch Manning in a couple of years. The five-star has been committed to Texas for over a year. Now, the 2026 blue chip quarterback has a major feather in his cap. Bell has been named the overall MVP of the prestigious Elite 11 QB event in Los Angeles. Bell was the MVP of Day 1 of the event and had a strong showing on Day 2. His performance on Day 3 clinched the title, something Elite 11 attendee Vince Young couldn't do. Of the eleven Texas quarterbacks to be invited to the event, Bell is the first to win the overall MVP. The event, which includes quarterbacks committed to the likes of Tennessee, Florida, Penn State, Texas A&M and Washington, is the biggest camp of the recruiting season for quarterbacks. Past MVPs include Clemson's Cade Klubnik, Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud, Justin Fields, Tua Tagovailoa, Matthew Stafford. According to On3, Bell finished 18 of 23 passing for four touchdowns during the 7v7 portion of Day 3 on Thursday. 'Dia Bell lived up to his status as On3's highest rated Elite 11 Finalist, stacking three impressive days of work in Los Angeles. The Texas commit showed the most refined and consistent mechanics we saw throughout the week. Bell was the On3 MVP on Day 1, standing out during drill work. He was a Top Performer on Day 2, flashing excellent footwork in his drops from under center. On Day 3, Bell pitched a clean sheet in 7-on-7, going 18 of 23 for 4 touchdowns, with zero interceptions or sacks. The South Florida native's arm talent, level of refined skill, and track record against top competition give him the highest floor of any quarterback in the 2026 cycle.' — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Bell, who was named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year, had his 2024 season cut short due to a serious leg injury in Florida's state playoffs. But his performance at Elite 11 should put to rest any fears that the injury would impact Bell's longterm outlook. During his junior year at American Heritage High School, the 6-foot-2 QB threw for 2,597 yards and 29 touchdowns, completing 70.6% of his passes. Bell is the No. 2 ranked QB in the 2026 recruiting class according to On3's Industry Composite Rankings. 'The Elite 11 is a huge thing for quarterbacks, so it is an honor for me to be in the Finals this week. I have been going to camps since I was in middle school, trying to get my name out there and being in this event was always a goal for me. Being invited and being able to compete means a lot. You want to be a top guy, and this is where you show it.' - Bell told On3's Chad Simmons Follow us on X/Twitter at @LonghornsWire.
USA Today
21 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas commit Dia Bell, Arch Manning's heir apparent, shines at Elite 11, eyes MVP honors
Texas commit Dia Bell, Arch Manning's heir apparent, shines at Elite 11, eyes MVP honors Bell is eyeing elite honors given to Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud, and Matthew Stafford. What makes Dia Bell a 5-star prospect? @DiaBell3QB1 Accuracy like this 😳 — Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) June 19, 2025 The 2025 Elite 11 Finals conclude Thursday with a 7-on-7 showcase, capping a week of competition for 20 of the nation's top high school quarterbacks. Wednesday's events at Mira Costa High School featured the Panini Accuracy Challenge and the Pro Day drill. Texas Longhorns commit Dia Bell, a five-star prospect from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, impressed in both. Bell showed off his arm strength in the accuracy challenge, hitting targets at all distances with only minor misses due to aim. In the Pro Day drill, which simulates game throws to moving receivers, Bell completed 15 of 20 passes, with most incompletions coming on overthrows. Bell, ranked as On3's No. 10 performer on Day 2. The son of former NBA star Raja Bell was named the MVP of Day 1 and remains in contention for Elite 11 MVP honors as the competition wraps up. The award has previously gone to future NFL quarterbacks such as Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud, and Matthew Stafford. Bell is the 12th Texas commit to participate in the Elite 11 Finals since its inception in 1999. Off the field, Bell has emerged as a vocal recruiter for Texas, hinting this week that another major commitment could be on the way for the Longhorns' 2026 class. Bell, ranked as the No. 2 quarterback in the 2026 cycle by On3, passed for 2,597 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior before a playoff injury ended his season. Despite continued interest from top programs like Georgia and Alabama, Bell has remained firm in his Texas commitment. Texas 5-star QB commit Dia Bell finds the end zone again👀 Live Updates: — On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) June 19, 2025 Follow us on X/Twitter at @LonghornsWire.
Global News
a day ago
- Global News
What we know after 3-year-old Quebec girl found alone on Ontario highway
A nerve‑racking four‑day hunt for a missing three‑year‑old girl from Quebec ended in relief on Wednesday when police located her alive in Ontario. Claire Bell was reported missing by her mother, 34-year-old Rachel-Ella Todd, on Sunday afternoon in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 50 kilometres west of where she had last been seen in Montreal's LaSalle borough. Circumstances around the girl's disappearance were 'not very clear,' authorities told reporters earlier this week, shortly before the girl's mother was arrested and charged with unlawful abandonment of a child. The disappearance kicked off a massive search effort that included multiple police forces, helicopters, drones, search-and-rescue volunteer teams and officers on horseback. Search efforts began near Claire's home in Montreal and the store where she was reported missing, before shifting to new areas as officers and the public pieced together Todd's movements on Sunday. Story continues below advertisement View image in full screen Police and rescue workers search the woods beside a highway for a missing three-year-old girl in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Search parties of more than 250 people combed fields, roads and forests in the days that followed. In a stunning turn, Bell was spotted all alone on the side of an Ontario highway on Wednesday afternoon by an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) drone. How the child survived alone in rural Ontario in the heat for four days remains astonishing to authorities, calling it nothing short of a miracle. Here's a closer look at what happened. Police focus on the mother's whereabouts Todd and Bell had last been seen around 9:45 a.m. Sunday on Newman Boulevard in Montreal's LaSalle borough. Story continues below advertisement Their whereabouts were unaccounted for until the child's mother parked her SUV outside a store in Coteau-du-Lac — a small city in southwestern Quebec, around 3 p.m. Authorities said Todd went inside the shop and told staff she couldn't find her daughter. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Todd had been driving a 2007 grey Ford Escape with a 'Baby on Board' sticker in the back window and the licence plate K50 FVE. Shortly afterwards, two critical elements of the investigation were made public: the family's pet dog had been found dead and police described a key witness who they believed might have met child's mother. In a video posted online Monday, Quebec provincial police asked people to be on the lookout for a long-haired chihuahua with reddish-brown fur, which might have been with the girl. Later in the day they said a dog resembling that chihuahua had been found dead near the junction of Highways 20 and 30 near Montreal. On Wednesday, police said they were looking to speak to a woman who lived and worked on a farm who they believe met the child's mother. Police believe they met sometime on Sunday between 9:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., either in southwestern Quebec or Ontario. Investigators uncover crucial lead that narrows search A key breakthrough was uncovered on Wednesday afternoon just hours before she was found that steered the search. Story continues below advertisement Police in Quebec were able to establish that the girl and her mother had been spotted alive about 2 p.m. in the rural Casselman and St. Albert area in eastern Ontario on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., an OPP drone operator spotted the little girl sitting alone beside route 417 near St. Albert, Ont. Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Éloïse Cossette told reporters Wednesday the girl was conscious and able to speak with officers, but there was no immediate word on her physical condition. She received food, hydration and was taken to a nearby hospital to be examined by medical personnel as a precaution. Officers would not comment on whose custody the girl is in, what she was wearing when she was found or how they believe she survived in the heat. Mother charged with child abandonment On Tuesday, Todd was arrested and charged with unlawful abandonment of a child. Story continues below advertisement Todd briefly appeared in court via video conference from a police station in Vaudreuil Tuesday before being detained at the Leclerc prison in Laval. 2:53 Montreal mother of missing 3-year-old Claire Bell in custody She looked right at the camera, nodded and seemed to understand where she was and the charge. Crown prosecutor Lili Prévost Gravel told reporters she opposed the accused's release due to the seriousness of the charge. On Wednesday, Todd was handcuffed and back in court at the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Courthouse as the judge postponed her case to Friday, at which point a decision will be taken on a bail hearing. The Crown previously said no psych evaluation had been requested for Todd and not much was yet known about her mental state. 'Extremely emotional as police officers' The discovery of the missing toddler was an emotional moment for police involved in the search. Story continues below advertisement At a joint press conference with Quebec and Ontario provincial police forces in St. Albert Wednesday evening, OPP Acting Staff Sgt. Shaun Cameron said the case had deeply affected many officers. View image in full screen Staff Sergeant Shaun Cameron of the Ontario Provincial Police speaks to media after three-year-old Claire Bell was found alive, in St. Albert, Ont., Wednesday, June 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov 'Most of us are parents with kids of our own,' Cameron said. 'This makes us extremely emotional as police officers.' SQ Capt. Benoit Richard told reporters: 'It's days like this that you are reminded why you became an officer.' Both forces thanked the search teams of more than 250 people who worked around the clock for their efforts in finding the girl. 'Given her age, every hour mattered,' Richard said. Richard also expressed gratitude to members of the public, emphasizing that their tips and social media posts played a crucial role in the investigation. Story continues below advertisement Quebec Premier François Legault described the girl's safe return as 'almost a miracle,' and thanked police as well as members of the public who helped. — with files from Aaron D'Andrea and The Canadian Press
Otago Daily Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Commodore makes new record with role
Leading the way is nothing new for a Queensberry woman who has become the first female Commodore of a radio-controlled yacht squadron in New Zealand. Commodore Alexa Bell said she was the worst of the 13 sailors in the Cromwell Radio Yacht Squadron (CRYS) but was keen to learn and raise the profile of the club. Radio-controlled yacht racing was not a great spectator sport, Mrs Bell said. "It's a bit like cricket. You either get it or you don't get it." However, sailing them was highly competitive. The Cromwell squadron started with five members post-Covid. While there were a huge variety of vessels to choose from the 95cm ones were the preference at Cromwell. For the technically minded they are DS95 class 1 boats. Mrs Bell's introduction to the sport was through her husband Roy Goodwin, who was an enthusiast. The couple, who met on a flight from Auckland to Melbourne, and eventually sailed to New Zealand on a yacht, ending up in Kerikeri. While Mrs Bell had always been keen to move south, Mr Goodwin was convinced the best sailing in the country was in the Bay of Islands. However, two trips to cycle the Central Otago trails had him asking why they were not living here, Mrs Bell said. "I said 'I can fix that'," Mrs Bell said. Three months later they moved. Mr Goodwin joined the Cromwell squadron and Mrs Bell was happy to wave him off, she said. The then Commodore Jamie White, of Cromwell, suggested Mrs Bell give it a go. "I was like 'OK, then' and I got hooked." When Mr White decided he was short of time to manage the club he had a solution. "He told me, didn't ask me, that I was going to be commodore." A big part of the appeal of sailing was the competitiveness and the banter between the sailors, she said. "It's just fun. It's technical but it's fun, you know? I'm terrible, I'm the loser. I've just started but it doesn't matter." With her background it was no surprise competitiveness was the aspect that attracted Mrs Bell. Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Mrs Bell was a professional equestrian — riding, caring for and training horses, and in 1985 set the world record, which still stands, with a jump of 7ft4.5in (2.25m) for puissance — essentially high jump for horses and riders, she said. After representing Canada for about 15 years, while on holiday in Australia she landed a job coaching the Australian Showjumping Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics — the youngest ever coach and first woman to do so. It was on a flight back to Melbourne from Horse of the Year in Hawke's Bay that she met Mr Goodwin. "I wasn't in the mood to talk, I thought. I was very tired, very grumpy. We hadn't won, you guys [New Zealand] had beat us, I was going home tail between my legs and this guy starts chatting away and I was like, I just want to go to sleep. But three hours later that was it." When she gave up working with horses Mrs Bell went to the Le Cordon Bleu school, in Paris and began a new career in food. She ran Pub Grub in Kerikeri, and brought the business with her to Queensberry. She offers everything from easy meal solutions to full catering service. CRYS was a young club with many members in their 30s, Mrs Bell said. That led to meetings on Sundays at 1pm in the winter and 5.15pm on Tuesdays in the summer. They share the Dunstan Boat Club rooms at McNulty Inlet and sail on the water there. Mrs Bell was keen to increase membership and encouraged more women to join up. Radio-controlled yachts were sailed all around the world and there were thousands of clubs sailing a huge range of vessels. "You could travel all over the world and every day go to a different club and sail somewhere. It's really, really large." The CRYS will host the Otago championships on November 7 and 8. Anyone wanting to find out more would be welcome at McNulty Inlet on Sundays at 1pm or contact the club at
