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Capital campaign launched for Giant Steps Autism Centre
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...
Greek seniors briefed on COVID-19 during HCGM-sponsored web seminar
‘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...
Arrested Laval resident is a drug ‘kingpin,’ SPVM claims
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...
INRS researchers are exploring nervous system impact from coronavirus
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...
Fire damages two-storey home in Laval-Ouest
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...
Laval man faces gun-related charges in Ottawa
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...
LPD seeks victims after arresting suspect for alleged sex assaults
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...
Major COVID-19 outbreak at Manoir Soleil Laval
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...
Urgences-santé made over 25,000 COVID-19-related transits since start of pandemic
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...
‘Tax protesters’ sentenced at Laval courthouse to four years jail for fraud
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced Thursday that two Montrealers were sentenced on March 9 to four years in jail after being found guilty of leading a tax-evasion scheme involving the "tax protester" movement.
Pierre Cardin and Jean-Marc...
