Wacky Birthday Traditions

Around the world, it's not always about cakes and candles

THE LANDFILL OF THE FUTURE?

A company in rural Canada is taking waste from fishing, farming and forestry and transforming it into everyday products

PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF

ROAM IF YOU WANT TO-BUT DON'T FORGET THESE ITEMS IF YOU'RE OVER 60 OR HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES.

Cold-Water Cure

A chilly practice has some promising health benefits

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

FERMENTED FOODS MAY REDUCE STRESS

BIRDS: Song of Spring

It's not every day that a yellow warbler visits your backyard

MY STARTER DOG

Adopting a dog in my 60s was never part of the plan. But Casey changed everything.

WILD AT HEART

The feral horses of Sable Island occupy a powerful place in the public imagination. What is the cost of continuing to let them roam free?

13 PROVEN Folk Remedies

These treatments from around the world really work

Thanks for the Memories

IN RECENT YEARS, THE MARKET FOR SPORTS COLLECTIBLES HAS EXPLODED AND IS NOW WORTH AN ESTIMATED $15 BILLION. IS THERE A COST TO TRADING IN OUR SENTIMENTAL SOUVENIRS?

Historic Highlights of an Iconic Magazine

February 2023 marks exactly 75 years since the English edition of Reader's Digest Canada was launched. That was 26 years after it was first published in the United States (where it just celebrated its 100th anniversary). Here are some of the most significant moments in our long history.

GIRL vs. ELK

A memorable encounter with the wildlife of the Canadian Rockies

HELP! CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?

TRAPPED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, CORINE BASTIDE WAS LOSING HOPE SHE WOULD EVER BE FOUND

WHEN THE BEATLES NOTICED ME

The day the Fab Four took over Toronto

50 DIY SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE'S LITTLE DILEMMAS

CLEANING

Dizzy and Deaf

Hours after a massage, her world turned upside down

Ease Your Mind

Mental-health podcasts to add to your playlist

Is Marriage Still Relevant?

We ask sociologist Lisa Strohschein

A Numbers Game

How mixing math and basketball became a winning combination for some Toronto students

My Hut

A backyard sanctuary promised solitude-until I realized that I didn't want to be alone

The Secret Sauce

How Lebanese immigrants made the mushroom burger a menu staple

FLODDED OUT

As the climate crisis turns communities into danger zones, one Alberta town is left behind

MIS GÜIDED

How to spot bad advice

Orbisculation Nation

Their dad invented the perfect word. After he died, they started a quest to get it into the dictionary.

The Great Unknown

An unlikely friendship helped my son grapple with divorce, death and...

ADRIFT

When his boat struck a reef and sank into the Caribbean, Don Cavers jumped onto a life raft and watched as the ocean carried him away

HOW TO BEAT DIABETES

Scientific breakthroughs are now helping to PREVENT the disease, and even put it into remission

Should I Quit Travelling?

We quiz Rachel Dodds, sustainable-travel consultant

Camera Ready

Creating true diversity in Canadian TV and film

ΤΗΕ FAMILY ΜΑΝ

Dr. Norman Barwin used the wrong sperm-and sometimes his own-to impregnate patients. Now the children he created want answers.