Bob Gainey's family has quietly raised close to $1 million for a foundation created in honour of his daughter Laura, who was lost overboard from a Nova Scotia tall ship almost two years ago.

A well-known hockey volunteer has been identified as the man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pictou County on Thursday.

Public health officials in Nova Scotia say some recalled meat may have been served to hospital patients or nursing home residents.

A pharmaceutical plant in North Sydney has laid off one-third of its workforce just a few months after opening.