Danielle Duperre: The Montreal native, who moved in 2011 to the tiny village of Manor in southern Saskatchewan, said Thursday that the volunteer fire chief showed up at her house demanding that she pay for making the emergency call because the fire wasn't posing a hazard, according to Huffington Post. "Go back to expletive Montreal where you belong!" he shouts on the recording. "You got me out of expletive bed for this whole expletive !" MANOR, Sask. - Danielle Duperre called 911 last week when she thought the blaze from her neighbour's fire pit was getting out of control, but says she didn't expect to face a tirade about her "petty" French complaint as a result. She said his hand was balled up in a fist and his mouth was clenched tight. The 58-year-old said she became afraid and quickly grabbed her cellphone to record the man's ensuing two-minute rant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Doris Lessing: When reporters finally got a hold of Munro to ask her about the historic win, the short story writer was incredibly gracious, according to Huffington Post. But our favourite reaction to a Nobel win has to come from British novelist Doris Lessing, who won it in 2007. Lessing was told of her win by journalists who were waiting outside of her London flat and Canadian author Alice Munro was reportedly asleep when the Nobel Prize Committee called to inform her that she had won the prize. The committee left a voicemail message. "I'm particularly glad that winning this award will please so many Canadians. I'm happy, too, that this will bring more attention to Canadian writing," she said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

House of Representatives: TORONTO - The main Canadian stock index racked up its best day in three months on Thursday as investors were encouraged by signs U.S. lawmakers were making progress in negotiations to raise the debt ceiling, according to Reuters. Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday put forward a plan that would delay that deadline by roughly six weeks, giving the government, and markets, some breathing room and By Leah Schnurr U.S. politicians are locked in a budget stalemate that has resulted in a partial government shutdown now in its tenth day. The impasse is bringing lawmakers closer to a separate mid-October deadline to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a potential default that would roil world markets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

BlackBerry: The smartphone maker TSX:BB issued a statement saying the location in suburban Bedford would be shut down as of Jan. 10, affecting more than 350 employees. Most of them work as technical support representatives, according to CTV. However, the company is now in the process of cutting its global workforce by 4,500 as it struggles to deal with a shrinking market share and disappointing sales of that device and HALIFAX -- Embattled tech giant BlackBerry announced the closure Thursday of its offices in the Halifax area, eliminating more than 300 high-paying jobs as part of a global push to cut costs. But the Nova Scotia operation was supposed to be much more than just a support centre. In February, the company announced the location would be the home for a new so-called centre of excellence to promote the BlackBerry 10 smartphone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Federal Aviation Administration: The Montreal-based manufacturing giant says it can't ship two regional aircraft, with a combined value of about US$75 million, because the Federal Aviation Administration has laid off employees that register the new planes, according to CTV. "It's a nuisance," Bombardier spokesman Marc Duchesne said Thursday and MONTREAL -- A partial U.S. government shutdown appears to have limited impact on Canadian businesses even though it's prevented aerospace companies like Bombardier from delivering aircraft to U.S. customers and collecting millions of dollars in sales. Banks require a registration number to close the financing and pay the manufacturer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sean Harrington: The man, who can only be identified as B005, was not suspected by the Sri Lankans of being involved in any terrorist or criminal activities but was arrested anyway, wrote federal court justice Sean Harrington in a judgment that could throw a wrench in plans to deport other Sun Sea migrants, according to CTV. Thats despite a Sri Lankan magistrate ruling that B005 was not involved in any terrorist activity or any other criminal offenses, Harrington wrote and Another migrant from the MV Sun Sea whom Canada sent back to Sri Lanka was detained on arrival and has since lost touch with his family and lawyer, according to a court document obtained by News. Allegedly, B005s whereabouts is still unknown, or he is being held incommunicado, Harrington wrote on Sept. 6. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: G. L. Peiris says Harper and Canada are alone in the boycott of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and that all other 53 countries of the group are attending, according to Huffington Post. Harper, who says the boycott is in protest of Sri Lanka's human rights abuses, is also threatening to yank Canadian funding to the Commonwealth, which at nearly $20 million annually makes Canada the second-largest financial supporter of the bloc and Sri Lanka's foreign minister says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is "totally isolated" in his decision to ditch the upcoming Commonwealth summit in Colombo, Agence France-Presse reports. "Canada is totally isolated in this situation because we have the overwhelming support of all other countries," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

startup: Called HootSuite, its a 370-employee company at the heart of a resurgent startup community in Vancouver, according to The Star. HootSuite is in a thriving category. It makes tools that companies around the world are using to manage their presence on social networks and VANCOUVER If you follow the money, the Northwests hottest startup is now about 220 kilometres north of Seattle. In August, HootSuite raised an eye-popping $165 million U.S. from venture capitalists who backed Facebook and Twitter. Thats 20 times more than the average Northwest startup raised last year and more that most Silicon Valley companies ever see. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sri Lanka: OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday he would not attend a November summit of the Commonwealth in Sri Lanka because of what he called human rights abuses on the island, according to Reuters. Sri Lanka's envoy to Canada disputed Harper's comments. The U.N.'s human rights chief said last month that Sri Lanka could be sliding toward an authoritarian system as President Mahinda Rajapaksa gathered power around him and By David Ljunggren "We remain disturbed by ongoing reports of intimidation and incarceration of political leaders and journalists, harassment of minorities, reported disappearances, and allegations of extra judicial killings," he said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers: TORONTO - The pace of growth in the Canadian manufacturing sector accelerated in September to its highest level in over a year, helped by a jump in new orders and exports, data showed on Tuesday, according to Reuters. A reading above 50 shows growth in the sector and By Leah Schnurr The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index PMI , a gauge of manufacturing business conditions, rose to a seasonally adjusted 54.2 last month from 52.1 in August, making for the highest level since June 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.