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Reader's Digest Canada
Do Weighted Blankets Work?
SLEEP IS SUPPOSED to be a natural thing, but if you wrestle with insomnia, you may be tempted to try gizmos that promise better sleep.
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May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Just in Case
Does your first aid kit have all the essentials?
5 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
A PRESIDENT LEADS BY EXAMPLE
GOOD NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
2 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Cold Water Rescue
A quick-thinking waiter saves three women from drowning
2 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Thanks, Mom
In honour of Mother's Day, we asked readers to share what they have learned from one of life's most influential teachers
7 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
CASHLE$$ CANADA?
The trend toward digital payments could shortchange this country's most vulnerable
6 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
PARADISE BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA
Dubrovnik has seen more than its share of calamities, but it has never lost its appealing spirit
7 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Can Hearing Loss Be Reversed?
The answer may be yes
8 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Our Perfectly Imperfect Bodies
MY BODY IS nearly perfect.
3 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
THE PEOPLE'S FOREST
A ONCE-IGNORED WOODED ESCARPMENT SURROUNDED BY THE CONCRETE OF A MAJOR CITY HAS BECOME A REFUGE
6 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
INTO THE FLAMES
There was little heroic about Nick Bostic's life. He was troubled. Aimless. Then one night, everything changed.
9 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Back to the Poker Table
Men don't make friends as easily as women do, and the pandemic didn't exactly help. I'm glad to return to my dates with mates.
6 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Let's Be Friends
How to make lasting connections that lift you up
6 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
The Accidental Caregiver
For my mother, caring for my dad was filled with challenges—and triumphs. My family’s journey has lessons for all of us.
10 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
A WILD RIDE IN PATAGONIA
My unforgettable horseback trip in Argentina put me on top of the world
8 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Tackling Emissions LESSONS FROM THE U.K.
Over three decades, the United Kingdom has halved its greenhouse gases. How did they do it?
7 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Tipping Points
Figuring out how much to leave for service rendered is more confusing than ever and it's even worse if you're travelling. Help!
4 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
REPORT CARD: 10 YEARS of POPE FRANCIS
This month marks a decade since Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became leader of the Catholic Church. What are his achievements-and failures - so far?
9 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
"I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FLY THIS PLANE!"
A passenger gets an emergency flying lesson when his pilot passes out 3,000 metres above the ocean
9 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
ΒΕΝΕΑΤΗ ΤΗΕ SEA ICE
A dive into sub-zero Arctic waters uncovers long-kept secrets
6 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
FITNESS MADE SIMPLE
10 easy, science-backed exercises to improve your mobility and overall health
7 min |
March 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
A SECOND LIFE
For these parents, donating their child's organs so others could live was a way of accepting the unacceptable
6 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
April Fools!
A timeline of some of the world's most famous hoaxes
1 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
They Welcome the World's Displaced
People who invite refugees into their homes take a giant, generous leap of faith. Here are three of their stories.
10+ min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
LOCKED IN THE LION'S JAWS
As the enormous lion bit down hard, Tony Fitzjohn felt sure he was about to die. Then another lion entered the fray.
7 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Team Player
Why you should consider volunteering for a clinical trial
6 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
I Forgot to Remember
THEY TALK ABOUT the straw that broke the camel's back, but really it should be the password that wiped out my memory bank. My world is now in ashes. Let this be a warning to others.
2 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
A FLOOD OF EMOTIONS
Trapped by a hurricane and rising waters, a devoted sister struggles to save her disabled brothers
6 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
A climate drama set in New Zealand
MOVE OVER SCI-FI-here comes cli-fi, or climate fiction. Where the glory days of mid-century science fiction were fuelled by fears of nuclear war and robot overlords, cli-fi focuses on the havoc wrought by the very real threat of climate change. And the pulse-racing Birnam Wood, from Canadaborn, New Zealand-based author Eleanor Catton, is creepy cli-fi at its best.
2 min |
April 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Bedtime Stories at the HUNTING CAMP
Even grown men in the wilderness love to be read to when the lights go out
4 min |