Entertainment
Reader's Digest Canada
This Is Your Brain Dance
How dance is improving the lives of people with neurocognitive and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and brain injury
7 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
A School for the Displaced
Estefanía Rebellón is helping provide an education to children living in migrant camps
2 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
LIFE ON PLANET 9-TO-5 and other job-related laughs
As a single mother, I found that getting the kids off to school and then driving 45 minutes to work was a struggle. Luckily, my boss was very forgiving.
2 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Have Child, Will Travel
Bringing my kid on my around-the world adventures helped me see her in new and unexpected ways
5 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
THIS BACON FAKERY MUST STOP
I WAS RECENTLY given bacon-flavored dental floss for my birthday. My first question was: Who the hell gives dental floss as a gift? My second question was: Has bacon gone too far?
2 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Life, Unplugged
Could you get through seven days without looking at a device? I tried—here’s what happened
10 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Welcome to the Party
From backyard barbecues with Marlon Brando to lunch at the Ritz-Carlton with Pierre Trudeau, Salah Bachir recounts some of his most memorable friendships
10+ min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
A COUPLE FLEEING THE WAR IN UKRAINE ARE CAPTURED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS. IT'S UP TO THEIR FRANTIC SONLIVING 2,400 KILOMETRES AWAY-TO GET THEM FREE.
10+ min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
The Latest on Lyme
A vaccine may soon be available. In the meantime, here’s how to protect yourself from ticks.
3 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
HOME AT LAST!
A cat missing for 10 years, a dog who disappeared during a wildfire, and more heartwarming true stories of pets who were lost then found
8 min |
March 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Against the Raging River
Two canoeists learn a painful lesson: In unfamiliar waters, caution trumps bravado
10+ min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
ELOPEMENT SPRINGS ETERNAL
At the ripe age of 65, we decided to run away and get married
4 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Mind-Bending Facts About Yoga
13 THINGS About Yoga
4 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
A Dill-icious Creation
There's a lot of goodness packed into this tangy snack
2 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
IT'S A KIND WORLD, AFTER ALL
News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
2 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
When the World Spins
Vertigo is surprisingly common. Here’s how to handle it.
2 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
RESTORING CARIBBEAN WATERSHEDS
WATER After decades of deforestation, the Dominican Republic's watersheds are under strain. These areas drain into the rivers and lakes that provide water to more than 60 percent of the country.
2 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Running for Redemption
Once imprisoned, John McAvoy found a new life through the power of sport—and he’s helping disadvantaged youth do the same
2 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
PLIGHT of the NAVIGATOR
Do you get lost easily? Are our phones making things worse? Find out how our brains help us stay on course, and how you can improve your wayfinding skills.
9 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
TO HELL AND BACK
The Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan is known as the Gates of Hell. I stood on its edge and lived to tell the tale.
8 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
"SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED"
FLAT-PACK FURNITURE was once a small segment of the market. Those who were up for a challenge could visit IKEA and test their wits against the evil geniuses who wrote their instruction manuals. It all worked out, provided you were attentive to every tiny detail and had the patience of a saint.
2 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
IN SEARCH OF SUNKEN TREASURE
THE SS PACIFIC, WHICH SANK IN 1875, WAS THOUGHT TO HOLD A FORTUNE IN GOLD. ONE MAN SPENT DECADES LOOKING FOR IT.
9 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
MORE THAN HOT AIR
Switching to a heat pump saved us money and reduced our carbon footprint
4 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
The Power of 26 Letters
My son's message of support may have changed a stranger's life
5 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
SIMMER DOWN
Eight compelling reasons your body wants you to dial back the stress in your life
6 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
WHAT A GREAT IDEA!
Ingenious innovations that are making the worldabetter place
7 min |
February 2024
Reader's Digest Canada
Be Nice to Your Feet
We can be pretty hard on them, so let's show our feet some love
9 min |
October 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
Blood Ties
Diagnosed with highly aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, federal minister Dominic Leblanc knew that only a perfect bone-marrow match could save him
7 min |
October 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
STRETCHING THE TRUTH
JOCASTA AND I are sitting at the kitchen table. My wife has decided to calculate my body mass index (BMI) so she will know, based on the ratio of my height to my weight, whether I should lose some weight. \"How tall are you?\" she asks.
2 min |
October 2023
Reader's Digest Canada
NIGHTMARE AT THE NIGHTCLUB
WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED AT A COLORADO NIGHTCLUB, A COMBAT VETERAN'S LIFESAVING INSTINCTS KICKED IN
6 min |