[Dr.Dave]

Telus finally updated their web page:
TELUS Optik TV - Highlights

Discovery Channel ends November 30
National Geographic Channel ends November 30
Disney XD ends November 30
Food Network ends January 4
Love Nature ends January 1
Smithsonian ends January 1
HiFi ends January 1

 

[Gilles]

It's not on their website, but current free previews:
All five TSN channels Dec 12 to 31 (very surprised by this one)
Fight Network Dec 1 to Jan 2
Animal Planet Dec 1 to Jan 10
History Nov 30 to Jan 4
Hollywood Suite Dec 1 to Jan 5

 

[Gilles]

Telus is terrible about promoting free previews as always, but NHL Centre Ice and NBA League Pass are both in free preview right now. NHL is January 18, 2017 - January 25, 2017 on others, so I assume it's the same here. I can't find any specific dates for NBA League Pass.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Bell has the following dates:

NBA League Pass until January 22
NHL Centre Ice until January 24

I wouldn't use Shaw's dates, since they always add one extra day to the end of the official preview, but you only get a couple of hours of that extra day because they shut it down around 2 a.m.

The Telus web site used to be pretty timely, but they seem to have forgotten about it in the last few months. That's where I copied my prior posts.

 

[Gilles]

They even have a channel dedicated to promoting current free previews and that hasn't been updated. All the current ones on there have expired.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Here is a useful thread:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/12-television-industry-channels-providers/211698-national-free-previews.html

 

[Gilles]

BBC Earth is in free preview on channel 725 (which is different from radX's previous channel number). January 24 - April 23.

 

[Gilles]

Telus updated their Free Preview promo channel. Some of these might be repeats, but here's what's listed right now:

W Network (ch 329) until Feb 15
Showcase (ch 301) until Feb 15
Discovery Velocity (ch 711) until Feb 9
Fairchild 2HD (ch 2803) until Feb 19
Talentvision (ch 2831) until Feb 19
Documentary Channel (ch 731) Feb 6 - Mar 3
Business News Network (ch 815) Feb 1 - 28
Cooking Channel (ch 317) until Jan 31

 

[Gilles]

Makeful (ch 319) until Mar 19

 

[Dr.Dave]

I've seen a banner on their web site:

MAVTV is on free preview until May 31.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Free preview until April 30
https://www.telus.com/en/ab/tv/new/channels

Food Network - channel 313
Lifetime - channel 386
Cooking Channel - channel 317

 

[Dr.Dave]

Adult Swim is on free preview until May 31 on channel 449.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Bravo until May 1 on channel 302 (national preview)
HGTV until May 31 on channel 306 or On Demand on channel 332

 

[Dr.Dave]

After a long absence, Telus has a new free preview page:
https://www.telus.com/en/tv/optik/channels/free-preview

Willow HD on free preview until Aug 14 on channel 2372. (cricket)

Comedy on free preview until July 30 on channel 500 or On Demand on channel 503.

Fight Network on free preview until July 31 on channel 945.

Game+ on free preview until July 31 on channel 924.

Family Time theme pack on free preview until July 31 on channel 611, consists of ABC Spark, Cartoon Network, Teletoon, Family, Family JR and CHRGD.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Telus has finally updated their web page after many months of neglect. It includes the national previews and special previews during Covid-19, featuring Hollywood Suite, many kids channels, general entertainment and multi-cultural channels.

 

[s40]

I now have 845 BC1 channel if you want more local news, which I didn't pay for so must be on free preview (probably for the Corona Virus pandemic).

 

[s40]

I see that I am now getting 821 BBC World news, so I guess it is on free preview, but I don't know for how long. It seemed to start around the same time Boris Johnson went into hospital with the corona virus.

 

[As Is]

^^^^^
click on channel 5 - all the free channels are listed including the two you posted ctv news is available.