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This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI The use of Winrevair, also known as sotatercept, is now authorized in Canada in combination with standard treatment for adults with group 1 and functional class II or III pulmonary arterial hypertension. This product from the pharmaceutical company Merck is the first activin signaling inhibitor indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Canada. It represents a new class of medication that works by improving the balance between pro-proliferative and anti-proliferative signaling to modulate vascular proliferation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. “We are excited about…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI An object left on the hot stove burner caused an expensive fire in a multi-unit building on Tekakwitha Street on the afternoon of Thursday, November 7. The 911 call reporting the incident came in at 2:59 p.m., and the first of seven units from the Laval Fire Department (SSIL) – consisting of 26 firefighters and their officers – arrived on the scene at 3:03 p.m., located slightly west of Laurentides Boulevard in Auteuil. At that moment, thick, dark smoke was billowing from a window of an apartment…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI The Laval Police Service (SPL) collaborated in a large-scale provincial operation targeting child sexual exploitation on the Internet from November 4 to 7. This extensive operation involved over 200 police officers and civilians and led to around twenty searches related to child sexual exploitation online. In total, 17 men between the ages of 38 and 80 were arrested and appeared in court on charges of possession, distribution, and access to child pornography. The operation was led by the Internet Child Sexual Exploitation Investigation Team (ESEI) of the…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI Known to law enforcement, 70-year-old Bert-Laird Crawford was apprehended on the evening of Thursday, November 7, after injuring two people with a hatchet in a Fabreville mobile home park located on Dagenais Boulevard West. The armed assault occurred around 9 p.m., following a 911 call reporting a conflict between three people that risked escalating in this residential area on Dagenais Boulevard West, just west of Highway 13 and north of Highway 440. Upon arrival, patrol officers from the Laval Police Service (SPL) found two women who had…

This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall of various brands of breads, hamburger buns, and hot dog buns due to the presence of metal fragments. Recalled The recalled products come from brands such as Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Deli World, Giant Value, Great Value, President’s Choice, No Name, and Wonder. A total of 37 products are included in this recall. The full list of affected breads is available here. All of these types of breads were sold in Quebec, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. As…

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI For reasons still unknown, a driver lost control of their vehicle and rolled over multiple times before coming to a stop on the service road of Highway 440 East in the afternoon of Thursday, November 7. Dramatic Rollover The accident occurred around 12:56 PM on the ramp near the exit to Chomedey Boulevard, prompting an emergency response from four units of the Laval Fire Department, involving 14 firefighters and their officers. Arriving on scene at 1:04 PM, firefighters used extrication tools to free the driver from the…

This article written in french by Stéphane St-Amour was automatically translated using AI The large cedar hedge that marked the northern boundary of Bernard-Landry Park over a distance of more than 200 meters was removed last week. “Everyone was in shock,” says Monique Chartrand over the phone, referring to the park users who visit daily. These “majestic mature cedars,” which lined the path leading to the 30-hectare natural site in the eastern part of the park, served as a screen for the parking lots and various institutional establishments operated by the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of Laval…

This article written in french by Geneviève Quessy was automatically translated using AI Jagmeet Grewal, found guilty last February of causing the deaths of four people in a pile-up on Highway A-440 in August 2019 while driving a semi-trailer truck, had hoped to be released until his sentencing. However, the court has ruled otherwise. The decision was handed down at the Laval courthouse on Thursday, October 24. Jagmeet Grewal will remain in custody until the end of the proceedings. Detained since September for failing to comply with conditions, the 58-year-old hoped to be released before the end of his trial.…

This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI A five-vehicle pile-up occurred on Papineau Avenue (Route 335) on the morning of Friday, October 25. The 911 call was made at 10:21 a.m., and Laval Fire Department arrived on the scene by 10:29 a.m. The response required four units and 14 firefighters. The Laval Police Department (SPL) and Urgences-Santé were also on site. Injuries Three victims were transported to the hospital due to shock, while two others were assessed on-site and declined transportation. Extrication was necessary to remove individuals from the vehicles. The case has been…

This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling hundreds of frozen products potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The recalled products come from various brands and were distributed in both Canada and the United States. The full list of affected products is available here, along with images of their packaging. No cases of illness related to the consumption of these products have been reported so far, as the contamination risk was discovered during routine testing at the manufacturing facility. Recalled products Foods contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not show…