Nova Scotia family horrified to learn they buried a stranger's remains
The new owners found a significant number of cremated remains in storage and are reviewing records to reunite families, officials said.
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Nova Scotia family horrified to learn they buried a stranger's remains
COLDBROOK - A Nova Scotia woman says she doesn't know who her family buried eight years ago after the new owners of an Annapolis Valley funeral home recently revealed that her father's remains were still in storage.
N.S. families thought they buried their loved ones. Officials are now investigating
Nova Scotia officials are investigating after the new owners of a funeral home in the Annapolis Valley discovered the cremated remains of a “significant number” of people in storage, CBC News has learned. Several families were recently told ashes belonging to their dead loved ones had been found.
A woman in Nova Scotia says she doesn't know who her family buried eight years ago, after the new owners of a funeral home in the Annapolis Valley recently revealed that her father's remains were still in storage. Amanda Sabean explains that her family buried, in the spring of 2018, what was presented to her as the ashes of her father, Hendrik (Hank) Sabean, alongside other deceased family members.
Nova Scotia family horrified to learn they buried a stranger’s remains
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 15, 2026 12:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Nova Scotia woman says she doesn’t know who her family buried eight years ago after the new owners of an Annapolis Valley funeral home recently revealed that her father’s remains were still [...]
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