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Reader's Digest Canada
“Joey, Meet Glennie”
Our son isn’t a dog person. Could our new dachshund-mix change his mind?
2 min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
Thank You for Calling
Six steps to headache-free customer service
5 min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
SWEET TOOTH
THE STORY OF WHY WE CRAVE CHOCOLATE AND OTHER SUGARY TREATS
10+ min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
DAUGHTERS OF THE DEER
Every month, we recommend a new must-read book. Here’s what you need to know.
3 min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
HEAL THYSELF
HOW NEW BREAKTHROUGHS IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE—USING YOUR OWN STEM CELLS—CAN TREAT ALMOST ANYTHING
10 min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
FAMILY FUNNIES
A GRAB BAG OF 64 JOKES ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE KNOW AND LOVE BEST—FOR BETTER OR WORSE
9 min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
''RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!''
At a northern B.C. hot spring, swimmers raced to save one another from a rogue black bear
8 min |
March 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
There's Something Wrong With Omma
We weren’t prepared for my mother-in-law’s dementia—or the care that she truly needed
10+ min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
SHELL GAME
A MYSTERIOUS PARASITE IS KILLING CAPE BRETON’S OYSTERS. NOW SCIENTISTS AND INDIGENOUS HARVESTERS MAY HAVE DISCOVERED A SOLUTION TO SAVE THEM.
8 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
OVER THE EDGE
The tractor-trailer crashed through the bridge’s guardrail, leaving its cab dangling high over a river. Could they rescue the driver before it dropped?
10 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
Only the Lonely
How Roy Orbison helped me make a new friend
3 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
MY ESCAPE
AFTER THE PRESIDENT OF THE GAMBIA RAPED ME, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RUN
10+ min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
MOTHER'S MINK
The fur coat I inherited reminds me of how I failed her— and yet I can’t seem to get rid of it
5 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
Is Intermittent Fasting Safe?
This dieting trend is said to inhibit dementia and other age-related diseases. Here are the facts.
2 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
GOOD IN A CRISIS
How to prepare for a natural disaster
4 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
Do I Have Seasonal Depression?
We quiz Deanne Simms, clinical health psychologist
2 min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
EIGHT SCIENCE-BACKED SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU FEEL YOUR BEST
10+ min |
January/February 2022
Reader's Digest Canada
THE ESCAPE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, HALF OF MIAMI’S 13-STOREY CHAMPLAIN TOWERS CONDO COLLAPSED. THROUGH CHAOS AND CARNAGE, THE SURVIVORS FOUND THEIR WAY TO SAFETY.
8 min |
December 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Around the Table
There's no one right way to celebrate the holidays—and that's what makes them memorable
6 min |
December 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Constant Companions
The challenges of the pandemic reminded Canadians how much joy we get from our pets and prompted a flurry of furry adoptions. We invited readers to tell us about their new family members. Here are some of our favourites.
6 min |
December 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE
As kids, my brother and I had the bright idea to chop down a pine in our neighbor's yard
8 min |
December 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Storm That (Nearly) Stole Christmas
I was determined to bring my splintered family together for the best-ever holiday. Nature had other ideas.
7 min |
December 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
SECOND CHANCES
One man’s incredible cross-country trek to meet the family who gave him a new heart
9 min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Diagnosis
For 30 years, Tracey Mellis struggled with a miserable, messy life. Then she found out why.
10 min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Teen Talk
When my eldest hit adolescence, our relationship hit the rocks. Here’s how I got us back on track.
4 min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Can Stress Give You Ulcers?
Most people believe it can, but the answer is more complicated
3 min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
I SURVIVED
WHEN FACED WITH CERTAIN DEATH, IT TAKES BRAVERY, DETERMINATION—AND PLENTY OF LUCK. THE STORIES OF FOUR PEOPLE WHO LIVED TO TELL.
10+ min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
My Baby Brooklyn
Now that I’m a parent, I’ve discovered how much my dog taught me about maternal love
5 min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
SCIENTISTS AND AMATEUR UFO SPOTTERS ARE CLOSER TO PROVING THAT WE’RE NOT ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE
10 min |
November 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Bad Doctor
How a respected family physician, lured by easy money, fell into a fentanyl trafficking ring
10+ min |