Hugh John Macdonald: Dalnavert Museum, the former home of first prime minister John A. Macdonald's son, Hugh John Macdonald, faces an uncertain future after being closed over the Labour Day weekend. JOHN WOODS / Photo Store Treasure trove, according to Winnipeg Free Press. A fencing foil owned by Daisy Macdonald, daughter of Hugh John Macdonald and granddaughter of John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister and Dalnavert Museum. The long-running museum may be closing. Enlarge Image Among the artifacts and architectural features: (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

passport line: Navid stood fidgeting in the passport line in northwestern Iran, staring at, according to The Chronicle Herald. I was telling myself if I could just cross that door, I will not die and the hulking metal door that opened into Turkey. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mike Duffy: Sen. Irving Gerstein, the chairman of the Conservative Fund Canada and former jewelry chain titan, delivered his report on the party's finances at the close of the party's biennial convention on Saturday, according to CTV. Gerstein appeared to back Harper's line of attack on Wright -- that he was the only one seeking to cover Duffy's bill and The man who oversees the Conservative Party's finances says he refused to pay off Sen. Mike Duffy's contested expenses, contradicting the version of events provided to police by the prime minister's former chief of staff. For the first time, he addressed the discussions he had with Stephen Harper's ex-chief of staff Nigel Wright about paying back Duffy's living expenses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen Harper: CALGARY - The man who oversees the Conservative Party's finances says he refused to pay off Sen. Mike Duffy's contested expenses, contradicting the version of events provided to police by the prime minister's former chief of staff. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. For the first time, he addressed the discussions he had with Stephen Harper's ex-chief of staff Nigel Wright about paying back Duffy's living expenses. Delegates vote on a motion during a policy plenary session during the Conservative Convention in Calgary, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Sen. Irving Gerstein, the chairman of the Conservative Fund Canada and former jewelry chain titan, delivered his report on the party's finances at the close of the party's biennial convention on Saturday. Related Items Articles Prime Minister Harper takes the stage at Calgary's Cowboys nightclub The Senate scandal is hot on Parliament Hill, but Harper isn't the first PM to be embroiled in controversy Internal document shows Europe boasting of gains in Canada free-trade deal (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Progressive Conservatives: Rheaume ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House in March 1962, but he was elected to represent the opposition Progressive Conservatives in the Northwest Territories one year later when Lester Pearson was the Liberal prime minister, according to CTV. He was defeated in the 1965 and 1974 federal elections, and according to the parliamentary website, worked as an administrator, insurance agent and social worker and PENTICTON, B.C. -- The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples says a high profile Metis leader who was elected to Parliament died Friday in the south Okanagan city of Penticton, B.C., Eugene Rheaume was 80. He served on nine Parliamentary committees, including fisheries, Indian affairs, human rights and citizenship, as well as mines, forests and waters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen Harper: Harper's 45-minute remarks included only a brief reference to the main political headache that has shaken his party since May, the Senate expense scandal. He did not acknowledge the coverup allegation that has kept the controversy in the headlines, according to Huffington Post. The appeal court said last month that the federal government had no right to create Senate elections and set term limits without seeking provincial approval and CALGARY - Prime Minister Stephen Harper struck out against a trio of defiant senators, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, and the "elites" who have tried to stand in his way, in a sharply worded campaign-style speech Friday to the party's rank-and-file. The party leader blamed the "courts" for standing in the way of Senate reform. He appeared to be referring to a recent Quebec appeal court ruling the Supreme Court of Canada has yet to give its opinion on how to achieve change in the upper chamber. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: CALGARY Prime Minister Stephen Harper struck out against a trio of defiant senators, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, and the elites who have tried to stand in his way, in a sharply worded campaign-style speech Friday to the partys rank-and-file, according to The Chronicle Herald. The party leader blamed the courts for standing in the way of Senate reform. He appeared to be referring to a recent Quebec appeal court ruling the Supreme Court of Canada has yet to give its opinion on how to achieve change in the upper chamber and Harpers 45-minute remarks included only a brief reference to the main political headache that has shaken his party since May, the Senate expense scandal. He did not acknowledge the coverup allegation that has kept the controversy in the headlines. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sexual orientation: The outlook for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act reflects the nation's growing tolerance of homosexuality and the GOP's political calculation as it looks for supporters beyond its core base of older voters, according to Times Colonist. "I think society continues to evolve on the issue of gay rights," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a co-sponsor of the measure. "As more and more gay individuals are open about their sexual orientation, people come to realize that they are their neighbours, their family members, their friends, their co-workers. That's made a big difference." WASHINGTON - Gay rights advocates from both parties are newly upbeat about the prospects for Senate passage of legislation that would bar employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The first test vote is Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kyle Sheppard: The suspect, Kyle Sheppard, 30, remains in jail in Saguenay, Quebec, where he surrendered days after the death of his 29-year-old wife, Katie Sheppard, in Toledo, according to Times Colonist. The Toledo Blade bit.ly/1e30Epd says the standoff has frustrated prosecutors who cannot proceed with the case until Sheppard is sent back to the United States and TOLEDO, Ohio - A murder case against a man charged in last year's strangling of his wife in Ohio has been stalled over his extradition from his native Canada. She was found on the front porch of the couple's home, wrapped in a blanket, with a belt around her neck. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Colin Angus: Not Julie Angus and Dr. Saren Azer, though. You might remember their story from mid-September. , according to Times Colonist. Angus and husband Colin Angus are, arguably, Canadas best-known Indiana Jones adventurers, rowing, rafting and cycling around the world in a series of exploits documented in book and film. She has close family in Syria, where her father was born. Here in peaceful, comfortable First World Problems-by-the-Sea, we re insulated and isolated from the grim realities of far-off lands, so much so that distant suffering can seem too foreign, too abstract to make us do anything other than shrug and turn the page. Azer is an internal medical specialist from Comox who travelled to Iraq to treat the starving, sick refugees of the war in Syria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.