The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Rogers increased its total employee count in 2025, with new roles from the sports franchise company it now controls helping offset reductions in other parts of the business. The Globe's Irene Galea writes that the Toronto media and sports company finished 2025 with 25,000 full- and part-time employees, up 1,000 from the year prior, according to the company's annual report, filed Friday. This figure includes a group of employees that were not counted in previous years. In 2025, for the first time, Rogers added employees of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to its count, as it became MLSE's majority shareholder last summer when it acquired BCE's 37.5-per-cent stake for $4.7-billion. MLSE, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors teams, said in a report that as of the end of 2024, it had about 3,000 full- and part-time employees. The company's current LinkedIn page shows a similar number of employees. This suggests that Rogers's 2025 job increase would have been a decline without the inclusion of the MLSE employees this year. The overall increase in employees reflects the company's investment in its sports portfolio, which also includes the Toronto Blue Jays.