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THUNDER BAY -- Without Toys for Tots Christmas would be a lot less joyful for hundreds of local children.

THUNDER BAY -- The annual Great Pumpkin Compost Collection is being called another big success, according to EcoSuperior. The pumpkin recycling program featured large bins set up at three locations around the city from Nov. 1 until the 12.

Officials with the Ornge medical transport agency are continuing efforts to fix a staffing problem at their base in Thunder Bay. The local base has one helicopter and two airplanes to service the Thunder Bay region.

THUNDER BAY -- City police have begun a ground search for 42-year-old Pauline Jean Kireto. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say Kireto was last seen in the area of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center at 9 a.m. on Oct. 15.

THUNDER BAY -- City officials say they were encouraged by a meeting with the province's energy minister over the potential closure of a local power plant.

THUNDER BAY -- Police were called to the scene of an information picket Tuesday after a protester’s foot was run over by a car trying to squeeze through the line.

THUNDER BAY -- Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Harvey Yesno says there’s change coming to First Nation communities.

THUNDER BAY -- The city has no shortage of people who like to walk. But when January rolls around, it’s a tad too chilly for most people’s tastes to brave the winter weather outdoors to get their exercise on.

THUNDER BAY -- The Local Health Integration Network will be taking on another responsibility at the end of the month. The Northern Diabetes Health Network handled funding for the some of the city’s diabetes programs, but after Nov.

THUNDER BAY -- The court case for a man accused of second-degree murder will continue in the New Year. Jeffrey Charles Tomagatick, 29, was charged with second-degree murder and robbery in connection with the death of 50-year-old Murray Keesic.