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Corus shareholders approve Shaw Media deal

TORONTO - Corus Entertainment’s shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed $2.65 billion acquisition of Shaw Media Inc.A total of 3,259,268 Class A shares and 61,769,406 Class B shares, representing 95.14% of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares and 73.10% of the issued and outstanding Class B Shares, respectively, were represented in person or by proxy at a special meeting of shareholders in Toronto on WednesdayAll of the Class A shares voted in favour of the deal, as did 78.52% of the Class B shares.  Class B votes against the deal totaled 21.48%.  "Corus' shareholders have spoken,...