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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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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.

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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.

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CBC News broke the news in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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