Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Bill Mauro is throwing his support behind Ontario Liberal hopeful Sandra Pupatello.

THUNDER BAY -- With less money coming from the federal government, Margaret Kenequanash says they need to figure out how they will fill the void when the cuts arrive.

THUNDER BAY -- A local charity drive is a mountain that’s growing every year. The eighth annual Toy Mountain kicked off at the Cranton Wellness Centre Wednesday afternoon.

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.