PhoenixSerenity<p>Some <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> provinces have recorded a rise in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/unclaimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unclaimed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/dead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dead</span></a> bodies in the past few years, with next of kin citing <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/funeral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funeral</span></a> costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones’ remains.</p><p>This has prompted at least one province to build a new storage facility, while demand for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MemorialFundraisers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MemorialFundraisers</span></a> surged.</p><p>The overall cost of a funeral in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> at the top end has increased to about US$8,800 from about US$6,000 in 1998, industry trade group estimates showed.</p><p><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2024/05/20/2003818139" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taipeitimes.com/News/world/arc</span><span class="invisible">hives/2024/05/20/2003818139</span></a></p>