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• Canada hosting key meetings between U.S., Cuba, part of storied tradition
• Public reaction to Wildrose floor-crossing mixed
• Judge finds man guilty of killing, burning Saskatoon woman's body
• Canada court to order Apple to turn over records in iPhone probe
• Canada seeks 50 millionaires for test of immigration program

Canada hosting key meetings between U.S., Cuba, part of storied tradition Posted: 17 Dec 2014 02:48 PM PST OTTAWA - Canada played a central part in hosting breakthrough diplomatic talks between the United States and Cuba — a role one leading historian calls part of a half-century-old tradition that includes sharing intelligence.

Public reaction to Wildrose floor-crossing mixed Posted: 17 Dec 2014 08:06 PM PST After three days of rumour and speculation, Premier Jim Prentice and former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith announced Wednesday that nine Wildrose MLAs had officially crossed the floor to join the governing Progressive Conservatives.

Judge finds man guilty of killing, burning Saskatoon woman's body Posted: 17 Dec 2014 07:22 PM PST SASKATOON - A man accused of killing a woman he met in a bar a decade ago and burning her body was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no parole for 15 years.

Canada court to order Apple to turn over records in iPhone probe Posted: 17 Dec 2014 09:59 AM PST By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Federal Court of Canada agreed on Wednesday to order Apple Inc's Canadian subsidiary to turn over documents to the Competition Bureau to help investigate whether Apple unfairly used its market power to promote the sale of iPhones. In seeking the order, the Competition Bureau said agreements Apple negotiated with wireless carriers may have cut into competition by encouraging the companies to maintain or boost the price of rival phones. Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton told the court he would sign the order later on Wednesday. ...

Canada seeks 50 millionaires for test of immigration program Posted: 17 Dec 2014 02:07 PM PST By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada is looking for 50 wealthy foreigners to join a pilot run of an immigration program for millionaires, although applicants will have to be far richer than those who entered under a previous scheme and will also need language skills to get in. The federal government, which scrapped its previous investor class visa earlier this year amid criticism it was allowing rich Chinese to buy their way into Canada, will start accepting applicants for the new Immigrant Investor Venture Capital plan in January. ...

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