BELLUS? Telus exploring BCE hookup

MONTREAL - Add Telus to the list of those taking a peek inside the BCE data room, looking to buy the company.But this announcement goes a bit of a step farther than the previous announcements made by firms looking to take the big telco private. Wednesday evening, the strategic oversight committee of the BCE board of directors announced that Telus "has entered into discussions to explore the possibility of a business combination with the company. BCE and Telus have entered into a mutual non-disclosure and standstill agreement on a non-exclusive basis," reads the press release. "The company had previously announced...