Pictou County District RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of 43-year old Michael Craig Clyburn, who’s wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant.
Clyburn is facing charges of Assault with a Weapon Causing Bodily Harm; Assault; Mischief; and Fail to Comply with Probation Order.
Clyburn is described as 6-foot-3, 240 pounds, bald with brown eyes.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Michael Craig Clyburn is asked to contact police or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.
Canada Post and the postal union have reached deals that could end more than two years of labour strife. The postal service says the agreements spell out a total 9.5 per cent increase in the first two years, with pay hikes matching the annual inflation rate in the following years. The tentative agreements also include enhanced benefits and a weekend parcel delivery model. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging members to accept the deals when they vote early in the new year.
The Nova Scotia government says it’s working with Dalhousie University to issue a call for companies interested in exploring for onshore natural gas in the province. The 30-million-dollar project will see the university conduct research and set qualification criteria for companies interested in drilling exploratory wells. Companies will still need regulatory approval from the Department of Energy before they can start drilling. The government also says it may take equity stakes in drilling companies, potentially giving it a share of any profits.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says 20 people in five provinces have been made sick and four of them were hospitalized after an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops.
Those who fell ill range in age from one to 87 and live in B-C, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick.
A national recall announced Sunday covers certain sizes of Pizza Pops pepperoni-and-bacon pizza snacks with best-before dates of next June.
The agency says people who are infected with E. coli bacteria can spread it to others several days or weeks after infection.
The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year is Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney was chosen top newsmaker for 2025 in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media organizations across Canada. He edged out names such as Vladimir Guerrero Junior of the Toronto Blue Jays, and Premiers Doug Ford and Danielle Smith. The former central banker was selected because he led the Liberals to a general election win and has been a regular fixture in national headlines since then.
