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...

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...

After 30 years, THE LAVAL NEWS has ended its door-to-door distribution. The February 21st, 2024 edition of THE LAVAL NEWS was 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 thank...

Laval-based filmmaker Joseph Rossi's latest effort, a short dramatic film called "Epilogue," has been generating a considerable amount of attention overseas. In recent months, it was selected at the Swedish International Film Festival, as well as at the Rio De Janeiro World Film Festival. The 15-minute film also won awards in Ireland, Spain and India. Epilogue is a story about a bitter...

CMA, MD Financial and Scotiabank seek solutions to cut doctors’ administrative tasks The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD Financial Management Inc. and Scotiabank recently announced the recipients of their Health Care Unburdened Grant program, with $10-million in grants to support solutions for enhancing patient care by reducing administrative work and improving processes and practices in medicine. Up to $1 million in grants According to a press release...

A 54-year-old man from Laval, along with a 45-year-old woman and an eight-year-old girl, have been identified as the pilot and passengers who died when a small plane crashed in Youngstown, Ohio late last week as the aircraft was trying to make an emergency landing. The pilot was identified as Jawdat Khawam. The two passengers were identified as Martine Arseneault and...

A 24-year-old man from Laval had his driver's license suspended for a week, while also receiving a $1,572 ticket and 12 demerit points, after being caught by the Sûreté du Québec racing his car against another driver along Autoroute 50 near Lachute during the early morning of July 20. Around 4 am, according to a local newspaper account, officers from...

As residents of Laval grow accustomed to seeing electric scooters on the city's many boulevards, avenues and streets, the Laval Police have been handing out traffic tickets to scooter drivers who burn red lights, drive on the sidewalk or don't wear a helmet. According to figures cited by the TVA news network, the LPD handed out 37 traffic tickets to...

A major fire last Tuesday afternoon in a row house on Place Samson in Chomedey caused an estimated $250,000 in damage and rendered two people homeless. Officials with the Laval Fire Dept. traced the probable origins of the blaze in the dwelling a short distance from Berthiaume-du-Tremblay Park to an electrical short circuit. One of the occupants called 9-1-1 just after...

The Laval Police revealed on Thursday that a raid conducted a week earlier led to the seizure of 500 grams of cocaine, 200 grams of crack, an unspecified amount of hashish, and the arrest of three suspects believed to have been involved in trafficking the substances. In a statement, the LPD said an investigation that began in February led to...

The Quebec highways ministry announced this week that it may be installing a mobile photo radar unit on the work site at the intersection of autoroutes 440 and 15 in Laval where a flyover ramp is currently being built between the two. Without stating whether speeding in that spot has been problematic recently, the ministry noted that the posted speed...

Mondoux, a Laval-based confectioner whose gummies and other sweets are ubiquitous in Quebec convenience stores as well as at gas station sales terminals, has been purchased by Regal Confections also of Laval, the two companies disclosed in a statement on Tuesday. Mondoux, whose Sweet Sixteen gummy mix was developed by the company in recent years into a standout in convenience...

RCMP officers arrested four individuals on July 12 - including one from Laval - alleged to be involved in a conspiracy to import and traffic cocaine into Canada by concealing it in a grand piano. The RCMP says the police operation was conducted in the Lanaudière and Sherbrooke regions. The individuals arrested are: Juan Diego Hernandez, 28, of Laval Billy Donais Cadieux, 26, of St-Félix-de-Valois Pablo...