[Maritime Q-Scout]

Yes I've tried both Hamilton and Waterloo. Hamilton requires an over night in Montreal as the only flight to Hamilton is early in the morning.

The only flight to Waterloo is a WestJet flight from Calgary which is a bit of a trek for someone from Nova Scotia.

I did look into bereavement fares but they don't cover cousin or first-cousin once removed. Which is understandable. (WestJet covers aunt/uncle which is above Air Canada).

I'm going to keep my eye on Aeroplan, I did call them but apparently they have the same availability that we see ourselves.