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"The Rogers-Shaw merger makes its way to court later this month, but the final decision on whether it goes through may be a political one — and how much of an issue the $26-billion deal could become is still unclear."

"The legal wrangling continues but experts say the odds of the $26-billion Rogers-Shaw deal closing have gone up substantially after a tribunal ruling delivered a “smackdown” to the Competition Bureau’s case against the telecom merger."

"Keldon Bester, the co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, called the decision 'disappointing' and 'a product of Canada’s permissive and outdated merger laws.' "

"Canada’s Competition Tribunal is dismissing the Commissioner of Competition’s application to block Rogers Communications Inc.’s takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. The tribunal released its summary decision late-Thursday evening, removing the last barrier in the $26 billion deal."

"Shares in both Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. rose Friday after a challenge to the merger of the two telecom rivals was dismissed by the Competition Tribunal."

"Canada's merger court ruled in favor of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. in a key antitrust case, clearing one of the final hurdles to the union of two of the nation's largest telecommunications firms."