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Place Bell ranked 2nd on list of filthiest stadiums in Canada

Based on 200,000 Google reviews, the City of Laval's Place Bell recently won a second-place ranking of major event venues across Canada which were judged to be the filthiest. "The home of the Laval Rocket seems to suffer, according to various visitors, especially when it comes to the toilets," according to a post about the rankings published on The Grueling...

Daylight Saving Time kicks in starting at 2 a.m. Sunday

Although most desktop computers, as well as laptops, tablets and smartphones now make the change automatically, there may still be some people who will wake up surprised Sunday to see their old analogue watch is an hour behind because Daylight Saving Time kicked in earlier that morning. DST kicks in officially at 2 am Sunday. At that time, the clock moves...

Important message concerning the newspaper distribution

After 30 years, THE LAVAL NEWS is ending its door-to-door distribution. The February 21st, 2024 edition of THE LAVAL NEWS will be the last issue delivered door to door by PUBLIC SAC. Since our first edition in 1993, THE LAVAL NEWS entrusted PUBLIC SAC with the mandate to deliver our paper, your paper, to your door. On that note, we...

Ottawa is acting against car thefts, says Treasury Board’s Anita Anand

Vehicle theft is leaving its mark on thousands of Canadian and Quebec households With auto theft incidents across Quebec and Canada soaring as never before, federal Treasury Board President Anita Anand tells Newsfirst Multimedia that the Trudeau government is raising Canada Border Services Agency funding by $28 million for more stolen vehicle investigations – including some that will be using...

Quebec allots $450,000 to counter sexual/domestic violence in Laval

Projects sponsored by CHOC men’s collective and Collège Montmorency Acting on behalf of CAQ women’s issues minister Martine Biron, Laval-des-Rapides MNA Céline Haytayan has announced a $450,000 grant of money from the provincial government to support two local projects designed to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence committed primarily against women. Local CEGEP involved The goal of the first project (Le...

Laying to rest Vaillancourt’s ghost…

Laval mayor Stéphane Boyer symbolically shredded files pertaining to the lawsuits against crooked contractors during the city’s press conference. (Photo: Martin C. Barry, Laval News)

Ottawa invests in RNA Technologies & Therapeutics, boosting its expansion

Laval startup gets $200,000 loan, with help from Vimy MP Koutrakis who is Parliamentary Secretary to CED minister Vimy Liberal MP Annie Koutrakis, who is Parliamentary Secretary to the Canada Economic Development minister, has announced a repayable loan of $200,000 by Ottawa to RNA Technologies & Therapeutics Inc., a startup biotech firm that was launched with help from the Laval-based Quebec Biotechnology Innovation Centre (CQIB). Support from Canada Economic Development...

Laval News Volume 32-05

Front page of The Laval News.
The current issue of the Laval News, volume 32-05, published on March 6th, 2024.Covering Laval local news, politics, and sports.(Click on the image to read the paper.)

Mercedes stolen from car lot in Laval recovered in Toronto

A Mercedes Benz reported as stolen in a spectacular vehicle theft incident at a Curé Labelle used car lot last week has been recovered by police in Toronto. Working in conjunction with the Laval Police, the Ontario Provincial Police found the stolen Mercedes during the night from Feb. 15 to 16. According to car lot owner Marc Fournier, the OPP collared...

Layoffs at Laval-based Neptune Wellness – including CEO and executives

Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. says it has placed certain employees, including top executives, on mandatory unpaid leave effective February 23 in connection with a rapid cost cutting and restructuring effort, but also as a result of the company's previously disclosed ongoing financial concerns. The Laval-based consumer health and wellness products maker, whose shares were trading on NASDAQ at 0.41 cents...

Speeding at 200km/h+ on the A-15 nets a $3,015 fine

A 23-year-old Laval man got slapped with a $3,015 fine recently after being stopped by SQ officers who recorded his speed on southbound Autoroute 15 as being 209 km/h - more than twice the posted limit. According to the SQ, officers locked onto the driver around 1:30 a.m. on a weeknight and it took them a while to finally catch up...

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