Shield of Athena is aiming to fulfill a $1 million fundraising goal
More room needed at women’s shelter, says executive director Melpa Kamateros
Shield of Athena, which supports victims of conjugal violence in the Montreal and Laval...
Shield of Athena celebrates 32 years of helping victims of family violence
$150,000 raised for Second Step Shelter in Laval through ‘Lilac Event’
For the last 32 years, when many women and children have been in crisis...
Shield of Athena thanks Newsfirst for raising awareness of domestic abuse
In Quebec, one woman a month has been killed since the start of Covid pandemic
Newsfirst Multimedia co-publisher George Guzmas was one of 20 Montreal-area...
City takes action to create Rivière-des-Mille-Îles nature preserve
The Laval executive-committee is asking city council to approve measures that will pave the way towards creating one of the largest nature reserves in...
Chomedey mom won’t serve time for 7-year-old daughter’s death
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who died under nebulous circumstances in Laval in January 2021 won’t have to serve jail time for failing...
Conjugal violence should be included in criminal code, says Shield of Athena head
International Women’s Day event raises awareness of women victimized by violence
In spite of a steady increase of violence against women in recent years, made...
Mayor Boyer offers condolences and help following tragic family incidents
Denies city was hiding anything after ‘Cité du Cinéma’ re-zoning cancellation
Following a minute of silence at the beginning of the the Nov. 1 Laval...
Paolo Galati renews his support for the Maison l’Esther
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul municipal councillorfor Action Laval, Mr. Paolo Galati, is renewinghis support for Maison L’Esther for a secondconsecutive year by increasing his contributionthis year to...
Laval man suspected of killing his kids ordered to undergo psychiatric testing
More than two weeks after Laval Police found the bodies of his two children lifeless in their Sainte-Dorothée home, Kamaljit Arora has been ordered...
LPD seeks suspect on domestic violence charges
The Laval Police Department says it is seeking the public’s help to locate a suspect who faces charges involving domestic violence.
An arrest warrant has...
