Laval Mayor Stéphane Boyer discloses he has a noncancerous brain tumor. The tumor is a meningioma, and it is nearly as big as a golf ball. Boyer said the news came as a shock on a personal level. Boyer offered a public health update in his latest public statement.

His statement gave specifics about the tumor and its size. He said the chance of recurrence is quite low. The chance of the tumor returning is also extremely low. The tumor is benign.