It was an exciting morning at the Cooper Koo YMCA in the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village. Not only did it mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Pan Am Games, but 99 new Canadians from 58 different countries took the oath of citizenship in a special ceremony. Observer TV News' Suzanna Dutt reports.

The Mennonite New Life Centre is offering free classes to help immigrants preparing for their Citizenship Test.

On a day when 60 people - originally from 29 different countries - officially became Canadian citizens, the atmosphere at the Toronto Reference Library was generally upbeat. For 27-year-old Elio Ramirez, however, becoming a citizen is bittersweet.

Out of 15 candidates, the race for Ward 27 came down to a tight...