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This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI For the second year in a row, the escape game Magnifico at Escaparium Laval has been ranked number one worldwide by the Top Escape Rooms Project (TERPECA). This immersive experience outperformed Magic Universe and Monster Mashers, located in Spain and Belgium respectively, in the top three. “This game is a source of pride,” says Jonathan Driscoll, owner of Escaparium Laval. “Five years ago, we never would have thought we’d be able to build something like this. With the acting, we aim to evoke strong emotions. We’re getting…

This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI Estée Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $750,000 fine after pleading guilty to two charges under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The decision was rendered on January 13 by the Ontario Court of Justice. The two offences involved failing to notify the government of a new activity and failing to comply with an enforcement order. The facts During a routine inspection in May 2023, enforcement officers from Environment and Climate Change Canada discovered that the company was selling eyeliners whose ingredient list included perfluorononyl…

This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI Service interruptions will take place across the entire Réseau express métropolitain (REM) on four selected days in February. These interruptions are required to carry out periodic maintenance work. More specifically, early closures will begin at 9 p.m. on February 6, 7, and 27. On those same dates, the last departure from Brossard will be at 8 p.m., compared with 8:10 p.m. for the last departure from Deux-Montagnes. A full network closure is also scheduled for the entire day on Sunday, February 15. Customers are therefore encouraged to…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI Food left unattended on a stove is believed to be the cause of a fire that temporarily displaced five occupants of a residential building on 7th Street in Chomedey. Laval’s Fire Safety Service (SSIL) deployed no fewer than 11 units—40 firefighters and their officers—in response to a 911 call received at 1:41 a.m. on Thursday, January 29. When the first firefighters arrived at the quadruplex, located slightly south of Notre-Dame Boulevard and east of Chomedey Boulevard, at 1:48 a.m., flames and smoke were clearly visible from outside.…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI Krémo Café Sport, located on Highway 13 in Sainte-Dorothée, was the scene of a fire of suspicious origin during the night of Tuesday, January 27.Emergency services were alerted to the incident at approximately 12:07 a.m., while the first of five units dispatched by the Laval Fire Department (SSIL)—a total of 16 firefighters and their officers—arrived on scene by 12:24 a.m. At that time, firefighters quickly observed that the storefront window had been smashed and that light smoke was visible inside the establishment.At around 12:35 a.m., firefighters rapidly…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI During the night of January 21, officers from the Sûreté du Québec’s Laval highway patrol carried out two traffic stops related to extreme speeding within Laval, as well as a third in Rosemère. Shortly after midnight, a 41-year-old man was intercepted on northbound Highway 15 at kilometre 12 in Laval while travelling at a speed of 171 km/h. Street race The forty-something driver was involved in a street race with an 18-year-old driver, who was also intercepted at the same time. Both motorists received tickets totalling $1,593…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI Alto is undertaking a three-month public consultation process through eight virtual sessions and 20 open-house information sessions, two of which will take place in Laval, where the first segment of its Toronto–Quebec City HSR line will run. The Laval sessions will be held on Wednesday, January 28, at 11 a.m. and again at 5 p.m., at the Sheraton Laval Hotel (2440 Autoroute des Laurentides), in Chomedey. These meetings will be conducted in French and English, and Quebec Sign Language (LSQ) and American Sign Language (ASL) services will…

This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling No Name brand beef burgers because of a potential risk of E. coli contamination.The product was sold in a box containing 12 burgers, with a total weight of 1.36 kg. The UPC is 0 60383 37333 7, and the “Best Before” date listed is March 5, 2026. At this time, no illnesses linked to the consumption of this product have been reported. The recall is the result of test findings conducted by the CFIA. What to do?People who have…

This article written in french was automatically translated using AI Superior General Partner Inc. was sentenced on January 7 to pay a $1,350,000 fine for violations of the Fisheries Act. The company, which owned and operated the ERCO MONDIAL chemical manufacturing plant in Gatineau at the time of the offences, pleaded guilty to 12 counts for discharging sodium chlorite into fish-bearing waters between June 27 and July 19, 2019. Jean-François Roux, the plant’s technical and environmental director at the time, was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine. As a result of this conviction, the company’s name will be added…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI The Sûreté du Québec is asking for the public’s help in locating Samuel Lapointe, a 17-year-old from Joliette. The teenager may be in the Greater Montreal area, including Laval, or in Repentigny. He was last seen on Ladouceur Street in Joliette. He is travelling on foot and may have sought rides. His loved ones fear for his health and safety. Description and information Samuel Lapointe is a young boy with brown eyes and very short blond hair.He is 1.78 metres tall (5 feet 10 inches) and weighs…