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TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 1, 2010
Virgin Mobile Canada is taking to the sidewalks to make them a bit safer with a new campaign to encourage government agencies to install Safe Text Zones across Canada.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) March 31, 2010
Today Virgin Mobile once again powered up its line-up of HSPA ready phones with the arrival of the stylish and innovative Samsung Impact.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) February 10, 2010
It’s time to bring the love back to Valentine’s Day! According to a recent Virgin Mobile survey conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion, 30% of young Canadians spend more time with their phone and Facebook® than their partner and one in five Canadians say they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. It’s not surprising, given that 13% of Canadians are also still looking for their Valentine.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) February 2, 2010
With the help of the world’s hottest lingerie models, Virgin Mobile revealed today that they’re now serving up the world’s hottest phone models on Canada’s hottest network, and once again amping up the kind of brilliant customer experience you should expect from your mobile company
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) January 20, 2010
The countdown is underway! Very soon, Canadians will be able to connect some of the hottest phones on the planet to the new super speedy and massive HSPA+ network with the company that offers the best customer experience in the industry. To make sure people don?t miss the upcoming announcements, Virgin Mobile has unveiled the opportunity for Canadians to get pumped up and pre-register at virginmobile.ca.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) December 22, 2009
Warning! The sound of Santa’s sleigh bells will be drowned out by the tapping of mobile phone keypads this Christmas with a record 200 million text messages expected to be sent on Christmas Day and an even bigger number for New Year’s Eve, according to Virgin Mobile Canada.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) December 16, 2009
After 11 months of extensive personal training, private coaching, and healthy eating, today Virgin Mobile Canada lifted the curtain to reveal a sexy, slimmed-down Santa Claus. Showing off his new body by going shirtless under a new sleigh and motorcycle jacket, Santa and his new entourage – a pair of hot carolers and some executive assistant elves – is taking to the streets of Toronto and Montréal to reveal his new look to Holiday-lovers and spread some cheer.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) December 3, 2009
Virgin Mobile Canada announced today the launch of Broadband2Go™, a rocket-fast new 3G nationwide wireless Internet service without an annual contract or activation fee.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) December 2, 2009
62% of Canadians want to secretly hook up with a work colleague during the holidays Johnny Depp & Megan Fox named as #1 celebs to smooch under the mistletoe Survey inspires new ad campaign from Virgin Mobile
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) November 19, 2009
Virgin Mobile Canada will launch iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Virgin Mobile Retail Stores and online in Canada in the coming months. For more information on iPhone, please visit www.apple.com/iphone.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) November 6, 2009
In response to Rogers Communications recent announcement that they are removing the System Access Fee and replacing it with the Government Regulatory Recovery Fee (GRRF), Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson is once again throwing down a challenge.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) August 31, 2009
The final Canadian VIRGIN FESTIVAL of 2009 brought down the house and finished its cross-Canada tour this weekend at The Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto. Nearly 30,000 screaming music fans rocked out to some of the world?s hottest talent, including the final Canadian performance by industrial rock legends Nine Inch Nails.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) August 27, 2009
Today, Virgin Mobile Canada and EnStream LP announced that Virgin Mobile customers can now Zoom each other cash with ZoompassTM, a groundbreaking new mobile money transfer and payment service. Zoompass is a fast and easy way to send and receive money securely with a mobile phone.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) August 24, 2009
VIRGIN FESTIVAL is finishing off its 2009 tour across Canada with a bang by bringing the Festival back to the city where it all began. The fourth annual Virgin Festival Ontario is gearing up to take over Toronto’s THE MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE this weekend and today the Festival set times have been released for all 36 sizzling acts!
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) August 13, 2009
Virgin Festival Ontario, Canada’s hottest summer music festival, announced today that its fifth and final festival of 2009 will now take place at THE MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE at Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario on August 29 and 30. The switch of venue is in response to the overwhelming response from festival-goers who have asked that this year's festival returns to the city of Toronto.
Read more...CALGARY (ALBERTA) August 4, 2009
Juno Award-winning WINTERSLEEP and eleven more hot acts have been added to this weekend’s eagerly awaited return of Virgin Festival Alberta! These exciting new acts join the already announced jaw dropping headliners PEARL JAM and BILLY TALENT. It all goes down this Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9 at WinSport Canada’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) July 14, 2009
Virgin Festival, Canada’s hottest summer music festival, today announced 32 hot acts including industrial rock gods NINE INCH NAILS and legendary rockers BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS7 as headliners for this year’s Virgin Festival Ontario! On top of that, Canada’s tenth Virgin Festival is packing up and heading out to a super-hot new festival site this year at Burl’s Creek Park in Orillia, Ontario on August 29 and 30 for an all night camping experience.
Read more...HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA) July 6, 2009
Thanks Haligonians – come rain or shine you know how to party and have fun! Thousands of mud-sliding, rubber boot wearing festival-goers rocked to a host of stellar acts including The Offspring, Metric and Dinosaur Jr., at the first ever Virgin Festival Nova Scotia on Saturday, July 4th in Halifax at Citadel Hill.
Read more...HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA) July 3, 2009
Due to a serious family medical issue The Tragically Hip will regrettably be unable to perform at this year's Virgin Festival Nova Scotia on July 4th in Halifax at Citadel Hill. Virgin Festival sends their best wishes to the band. Virgin Festival Nova Scotia will still go ahead as planned, but for free.
Read more...CALGARY (ALBERTA) June 30, 2009
The wait is over! Today Canada’s hottest summer music festival announced that legendary alt-rockers PEARL JAM and Juno Award-winning Canadian rockers BILLY TALENT will headline Virgin Festival Alberta this year! It will all go down at WinSport Canada’s CANADA OLYMPIC PARK on AUGUST 8 & 9, 2009 to an expected throng of 35,000 hard-core music fans!
Read more...HALIFAX, (NOVA SCOTIA) June 25, 2009
In just over a week, Halifax’s CITADEL HILL will be home to one of the biggest musical festivals in the world – Virgin Festival! And today the news has broken that not only has Halifax alt rock band DOG DAY been added to the inaugural festival line-up, but the all important festival set times for the Festival on JULY 4, 2009 have been released!
Read more...BURNABY (BRITISH COLUMBIA) June 25, 2009
Woo-hoo! Canada’s hottest summer music festival, Virgin Festival, added six more hot acts for its second Virgin Festival BC! Which, if you need reminding, all goes down at DEER LAKE PARK on JULY 25 & 26, 2009 to an expected throng of more than 20,000 music lovers!
Read more...MONTREAL (Quebec) June 22, 2009
Thanks Montréal – you know how to party! Music artists and festival-lovers kicked off Montréal’s summer with a weekend of mind-blowing music and experiences at the first ever Virgin Festival Montréal. Parc Jean-Drapeau was transformed into a musical oasis with the hottest talent not only in town but also currently in the world with current Billboard chart-toppers Black Eyed Peas and legendary boy-band New Kids on the Block.
Read more...MONTREAL (Quebec) June 19, 2009
Montréal’s summer kicks off in style today and tomorrow at Parc Jean-Drapeau with the first ever Virgin Festival Montréal! Twenty-one artists including international chart-toppers and headliners Black Eyed Peas and New Kids On The Block, two awesome stages, a multitude of one-of-a-kind experiences and thousands of screaming fans means this festival is ready to go pop…in a big way!
Read more...BURNABY (BRITISH COLUMBIA) June 4, 2009
It’s official! Virgin Festival is bringing the heat back to BC. Canada’s hottest summer music festival announced today that it will take over DEER LAKE PARK on JULY 25 & 26, 2009, to an expected throng of more than 20,000 music lovers. The excitement kicks off with the announcement that Canadian rockers OUR LADY PEACE will perform on day one and Grammy Award-winning songwriter and guitar legend BEN HARPER AND RELNTLESS7 will headline day two.
Read more...MONTREAL (Quebec) May 27, 2009
The buzz is getting louder for the first ever Virgin Festival Montréal. The weekend is getting closer and today eight more sensational acts were added. It all goes down at Parc Jean-Drapeau – Île Ste-Hélène on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) May 12, 2009
Today Virgin Mobile Canada and Twitter dropped the news that Virgin Mobile customers can send and receive tweets by text message with their Virgin Mobile phone. Users can get set up in seconds just by logging into their Twitter account and updating their settings. Then they can use Twitter on the go right from their mobile phone by using the handy short code 21212. Standard text rates apply, but incoming Tweets are always free.
Read more...HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA) May 12, 2009
Virgin Festival, Canada’s hottest summer music festival, announced today that it’s taking over HALIFAX’S CITADEL HILL ON SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2009 to an expected throng of 15,000 plus music fans! At a media event today the excitement kicked off with the announcement that the iconic Canadian rock band THE TRAGICALLY HIP will headline the festival, and will be joined by punk rock legends THE OFFSPRING!
Read more...MONTREAL (Quebec) May 6, 2009
Virgin Festival, Canada’s hottest summer music festival, announced today that it’s going to rock Canada from coast to coast this year with five Virgin Festivals! In addition to Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, Virgin Festival will also be held for the first time in Montréal and Nova Scotia! Each Festival host city will deliver everything that Virgin Festival is known for: A-list superstar headliners, a genre-busting mix of musical styles, and hot up-and-coming local talent, all at ticket prices that won’t break the bank.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 30, 2009
Virgin Mobile and Screw You Recession! are looking for a financially-savvy summer job seeker to show the recession who’s boss. The winning recessionista will become the Screw You Recession! Summer Intern and spend their days searching for stories, digging for deals, interviewing financial experts, blogging for www.screwyourecession.ca, and just generally telling the recession where to stick it.
Read more...Orlando (Florida) April 26, 2009
Canada has reason to stand tall today, as both ‘Team Canada’ squads earned monumental victories at the International Cheer Union’s World Cup of Cheerleading. Bringing home the gold medal in both the Elite All Girl division and the Elite Coed division, the Canadian athletes dominated in a landslide victory.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 20, 2009
Canada’s cheerleading industry has been tossed sky-high today by a major new sponsorship deal with Canada’s number one youth mobile network - Virgin Mobile Canada. The Canadian Cheer Union and Cheer Alliance have signed a sponsorship deal with Virgin Mobile Canada which includes Virgin Mobile’s sponsorship of the first ever Canadian national cheerleading team to head to the Cheerleading World Cup Championships taking place in Florida in late April and the 2009 Cheer Alliance National Canadian Cheerleading Championships taking place in Toronto in early May.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 6, 2009
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 1, 2009
Today Virgin Mobile Canada unveiled a revolutionary new mobile phone service that helps people answer the embarrassing question "Does My Breath Stink?" Finally putting an end to one of the most socially disastrous physical problems around today - common Halitosis - Virgin Mobile is expanding its services from letting you make calls to making sure your fresh-smelling breath ensures you'll still have friends to make calls to.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) March 17, 2009
Let The Circus begin! Virgin Mobile Canada will be bringing Britney fans even closer to The Circus – Britney’s first Canadian tour in almost five years – by upgrading “lucky” ticket holders to VIP seats!
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) March 16, 2009
After hearing the thoughts, worries and feelings of thousands of young Canadians, Virgin Mobile Canada has created the “Mood Meter.” Ranging from Red (“Everything Sucks Huge”) to Green (“The Recession Ain’t Getting Me Down”), this five-stage colour-coded system reads the pulse of Canada’s youth and reveals exactly what they’re thinking. As of right now, according to the latest research, young Canadians are officially on yellow alert!
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) February 10, 2009
Heart-shaped candy boxes are flying off the shelf, and romance is in the air. But does love really conquer all? As Valentine’s Day approaches, a new survey released today shows that most Canadians actually spend way more time with their mobile phones than they do with their partners.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) November 30, 2008
International bestselling electro-pop sensation Lady GaGa performed at a benefit concert in Toronto today to support Virgin Mobile Canada’s Re*Generation Program. In partnership with Virgin Unite Canada, the RE*Generation program has raised $300,000 for Canadian programs that support at-risk and homeless youth.
Read more...(TORONTO, ONTARIO) November 24, 2008
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Virgin Mobile has announced the availability of the BlackBerry ® Curve™ 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). The launch of the Blackberry Curve follows hot on the heels of Virgin Mobile's recent successful launch of the popular BlackBerry ® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) September 14, 2008
The dust has settled and the results are officially in: the second annual Virgin Festival Toronto by Virgin Mobile was a smashing success. On September 8th and 9th, 40,000 music lovers experienced a genre-spanning line-up, A-list headliners, and a host of green initiatives to deliver the most dynamic music experience yet.
Read more...MONTREAL (Quebec) February 14, 2008
Invoking the spirit of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's legendary 1969 “bed-in” Sir Richard Branson and Virginie Coossa held their very own love fest. After celebrating Valentine's Day, by handing out roses and chocolates to Montreal's passers by, Sir Richard and Virginie held their modern version of the “bed-in” at the W Hotel Montréal. At the “bed-in” they unveiled Virgin Mobile's new innovative and customer focused post-paid offer.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) February 13, 2008
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile Canada fired another shot in its mobile revolution today after it unveiled its new innovative and customer focused post-paid offer that lets 'you call the shots'. Named myPlan™, a range of monthly packages delivers on Virgin Mobile's promise to "take the 'con' out of contracts" and is an exciting alternative to the status quo.
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TORONTO (ONTARIO) November 12, 2007
Two and a half years after revolutionizing the pre-paid market, Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies and founder Virgin Mobile Canada, today announced plans to shake things up again by entering the post-paid market, in early 2008.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) October 22, 2007
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group of Companies, will visit Toronto on November 12, 2007 to host a fundraising gala for his charitable organization, Virgin Unite. Proceeds from the ‘Midnight Magic’ themed event will support Virgin Unite’s (U.K.) Heaven’s Angels Campaign that is training a team of health care workers to deliver life-saving supplies on motorcycles into remote and impoverished areas of Sub-Saharan Africa where people are in great need of care.
Read more...CALGARY (ALBERTA) October 16, 2007
Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies, rode into Calgary today to announce Calgary as the third host city for a Virgin Festival in Canada. Hot on the heels of the phenomenal success of Virgin Festivals in Toronto and Vancouver, Virgin Festival Calgary will deliver the rockstravaganza event of the year to an expected 20,000 music lovers in Calgary on Saturday June 21 and Sunday June 22, 2008.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) September 4, 2007
This weekend, the hottest music event of the year is back for more. Virgin Mobile’s second annual Virgin Festival Toronto will bring over 60 of the biggest acts in the world to music lovers at Toronto Island Park, September 8th and 9th. Whether it’s catching The Smashing Pumpkins’ return to North America on the Virgin Mobile Stage, international rising stars like Mute Math and local faves Dragonette on the Future Shop Stage, chilling with a cold one and watching Crowned King – winner of the Heavy.com Canadian ContraBand competition - on the Budweiser Stage, or lounging while world-famous DJs spin on the Bacard B-LIVE stage, Virgin Festival Toronto delivers not just music but an experience that fans will never forget.
Read more...TORONTO (ONTARIO) August 23, 2007
It’s almost here! The excitement is heating up as the weekend draws closer and the music event of the year gets ready to take over Toronto Island Park on September 8 and 9, 2007. Today Virgin Mobile’s Virgin Festival added 13 more artists including k-os, Dragonette and The Most Serene Republic to a line-up that already includes festival headliners The Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, The Killers and Interpol. Backing them up will be dozens of hot acts including Metric, The Arctic Monkeys, Paolo Nutini, Stars, and M.I.A.
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