The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—The world’s oldest known living person celebrated her 115th birthday yesterday. Gertrude Baines was honoured at Western Convalescent Hospital with music, a letter from the president, and two cakes. Baines said little during the celebration as friends sang to her and she received a proclamation from […]

Staff French education is one of many topics to be covered at tonight’s monthly meeting of the Rainy River District School Board. The board will be given a presentation on French language education—the Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM). After piloting the program last year with Grades 4 and 5, the board […]

Duane Hicks Library board chair Joyce Cunningham warned town council yesterday that it must decide to go ahead with the construction of a new library and technology centre this year or the project won’t happen at all. At a budget meeting yesterday, the library board recommended council enter into a […]

Peggy Revell Local Girl Guide leader Sandra Tibbs stood beside the large number of cases of Girl Guide cookies that arrived by truck yesterday afternoon. Be prepared to see the Girl Guides out and about, knocking on doors, over the next month as they work hard to raise money towards […]