People from the Public Trustee of Nova Scotia searched his home and found few clues — except for a holiday memento. In the 2,300 cases where they die alone, or by accident, suicide or homicide, their deaths are referred to the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service. Ingraham-Christie says most funeral homes in Nova Scotia willingly take on the work for what the government pays. He had a literary life that might have been global, but he was also a luminary in Nova Scotia, certainly a Black cultural luminary in Nova Scotia, and that was just as much a part as his literary pedigree." He hopes Saunders will be the last Nova Scotian to be buried as unclaimed remains in an unmarked grave.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2020 09:56 UTC