New Canadians have to take the Oath of Citizenship as one of the final steps before becoming a citizen. (CBC) A government official wrongly denied an immigrant his Canadian citizenship because he wrongly believed the man was mouthing the oath of citizenship rather than repeating it out loud, Citizenship and Immigration Canada says. The mix-up [...]

Ontario’s coroner is going to investigate the high-jump death of an eastern Ontario secondary school student after an accident during an outdoor school practice. Josiah Grant, 17, died after a high jump accident during school practice. (Facebook) Josiah Grant, 17, of Smiths Falls, Ont., died Wednesday at Kingston General Hospital a day after he was [...]

Hundreds of people lined up Thursday to pay just $19.12 for an overnight stay at the Château Laurier. The Château Laurier hotel offered up 100 of its rooms for a special offer commemorating the man who commissioned the building. (Google Streetview) The hotel offered up 100 of its rooms for the special promotion, which honours [...]

Police are investigating after they say three fires were deliberately set in storage containers overnight on Montreal’s South Shore. The fires were lit in containers in Richelieu, Chambly and Carignan overnight Wednesday. In Carignan, the flames spread and badly damaged an adjacent commercial building. A passerby spotted the fire and called for help. No arrests [...]

The Quebec government is standing firm on propose tuition hikes, but announced new measures it says will ensure all Quebecers, regardless of family income, have access to university education. The expansion of the province’s educational loan program was announced by Education Minister Line Beauchamp and Finance Minister Raymond Bachand in Quebec City on Thursday morning. [...]