‘Far too many people left us far too quickly,’ said CAQ Minister Benoit Charette The lights inside Laval city council’s meeting chamber at city hall were kept on until daybreak, while spotlights outside city hall remained illuminated, as officials from the city gathered with their counterparts from the Quebec government and Laval’s health care agency to observe the first anniversary...

Foundation hopes to raise $24 million for innovative $50.7 million project The Giant Steps Foundation has launched a $24 million fundraising campaign to build the future Giant Steps Autism Centre in eastern Montreal, with the ultimate goal being to position Quebec as a leader in the field of autism education, services and research. Autism services The school that was started nearly 40...

‘Variants’ expected to be the dominant COVID-19 virus by April, says infection expert Senior citizens from the Montreal and Laval Greek communities were offered a better understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10 during an hour-long webconference and briefing on the situation provided by several epidemiology and microbiology experts. Sponsored by the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal with assistance from...

The Service de Police de Montréal says a Laval resident they arrested last week during a raid at his home is the leader of a network that distributed powerful opioids, crystal methamphetamine, speed and up to 17 other substances made illegally in clandestine labs. Raids conducted at the home of Bruno Desjardins, age 38, as well in vehicles belonging to...

A number of studies have shown that human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, appear to attack neurons and the nervous system in vulnerable populations. This neuroinvasion through the nasal cavity leads to the risk of neurological disorders in affected individuals. Research conducted at the Laval-based Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has now identified ways to prevent the spread of infection within the...

Firefighters with the City of Laval reported on their Twitter feed on Friday that a two-storey home on 16th Ave. in Laval-Ouest was damaged by a blaze to which they responded shortly after 1 pm. "Upon the arrival of the firefighters, the smoke conditions were very difficult on the second storey and in the attic," said the Association des Pompiers...

The Ottawa Police Department says that a Laval resident found to be in possession of an unlicensed handgun was disarmed and placed under arrest on Sunday afternoon following a traffic stop. According to a release issued Monday, an OPD officer was actively patrolling the Vanier area of Ottawa, when he spotted a suspicious vehicle. The OPD said the vehicle was seen...

The Laval Police Department said on Monday that it had arrested Michel Ianiri, 60, late last month based on allegations of sexual assaults he is suspected of having committed from 1980 to 2021. The LPD says that during the 1980s, Ianiri, who went by the name Mike, managed a video game arcade on Laurier Blvd. in Laval-des-Rapides. Witnesses have come forth...

Staff at one of the largest private seniors' retirement residences in Laval are dealing with a major outbreak of COVID-19. The French-language TVA network was reporting on Friday that 96 of Manoir Soleil Laval's 800 residents were infected with the coronavirus. According to the television network, the administration of the residence on de l'Avenir Blvd. in central Laval has been tracking...

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, Urgences-santé says its emergency medical dispatchers responded to over 30,000 COVID-19-related calls in the past year, while US paramedics transported more than 25,800 citizens suspected of having COVID-19. Presenting the highlights of the agency's past 12 months on March 11 - coinciding with the first anniversary of the World Health Organization's declaration of a global...