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THUNDER BAY -- Keirsten Sagutch is waiting for a phone call she’s scared to receive. Her mother, 42-year–old Pauline Jean Kireto, has been missing for nearly a month now. She was last seen Oct.

THUNDER BAY -- The Day of Prayer is credited with helping decrease the rate of suicide among First Nations people, but Pastor Charles Boyce says the fight will continue until it has stopped completely.

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.