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Reader's Digest Canada
The History Of US
Almost everyone has a story about Reader’s Digest. Over the decades, our iconic magazine has touched the lives of so many—across Canada and around the globe. To celebrate our 70th anniversary, we’re marking notable moments from our company’s rich legacy and shining a spotlight on longtime readers who have special connections to our pages. Here’s to enjoying our past, present and future—together.
4 min |
October 2017
Reader's Digest Canada
My Mother Lode
A tribute to the five women who raised me.
3 min |
October 2017
Reader's Digest Canada
Modern Motherhood
Workin’ Moms creator Catherine Reitman on being imperfect, tackling controversial topics and focusing more on dads.
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January/February 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
How To Banish The Winter Blues
If you suffer from seasonal affective disorder—or if the darker, colder months just get you down—there are many ways to brighten your mood.
7 min |
January/February 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
My Address Book
The time-worn log on the table in my front hall may not be as convenient as a smartphone, but its history can’t be deleted.
3 min |
January/February 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Senior Advisor
Nonagenarian author Harry Leslie Smith on his second career as a political activist, protecting universal health care and caring for refugees
2 min |
March 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
In Tick-Tock Shape
In Tick-Tock Shape
2 min |
March 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Wants You To Know
Wants You To Know
2 min |
March 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
That's Outrageous!
PECULIAR PRODUCE
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March 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Battling The Tick Boom
Due to our changing climate, the parasites are on the rise in Canada—and you no longer need to be in the wilderness to risk getting bitten. Here’s what you should know about taking on the disease-carrying critters.
8 min |
June 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Thank You So Much For Caring
After the death of his wife, a young widower writes an open letter to her medical team
4 min |
June 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
An Ernest Attempt
Why Hemingway would never be BuzzFeed’s employee of the month.
2 min |
June 2017
Reader's Digest Canada
What Makes A Mosque
For many LGBTQ Muslims, friction between faith and sexuality causes them to turn away from religion entirely. Torontonian El-Farouk Khaki is on a mission to change that.
6 min |
June 2017
Reader's Digest Canada
Taking The Wheel
We’ve always been a road trip kind of family. So after my mother died, my father and I jumped into a car and just drove.
9 min |
June 2017
Reader's Digest Canada
Taming The 'What Ifs'
We may not be able to run away from our worries, but how do we keep them from running our lives? In a bid to manage the agonizing, we asked a handful of experts for tips on how to get a grip.
8 min |
October 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Sewing Change
The Moccasin Project teaches students about Indigenous child welfare and inspiresthem to take action
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November 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
A Leader Looks Back
Former Prime Minister Jean Chrtien on advising Justin Trudeau, tiring of Trump and telling his tales
2 min |
November 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
How To Tell If You're Self-medicating
Know the signs and how to address them
3 min |
November 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
The Quest To Buy Less
Sick of acquiring scads of stuff?You have options, from bartering andrepairing to making do with what youalready own.
5 min |
November 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
The Peaceful Soldier
In 1952, Alphonse Pelletier was ready to leave Canada toserve on the battlefields in Korea. What he wasnt willing to dowas carry a gun.
8 min |
November 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Kitchen Confidential
The Great Canadian Baking Show host Dan Levy on oven drama, queer characters and working with his dad.
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September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
6 Lifestyle Factors That Increase Your Risk Of Osteoporosis
You Don’t Move Enough “Bone is a living tissue,” says Gareth Sneath, a physiotherapist with the Orthopaedic Therapy Clinic in Toronto.
2 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
The Waiting Game
What I was really doing when I texted, “Be there in five!”
2 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Celebrate Your Difference
How to turn prejudice into pride.
4 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Welcome To Keno City!
A tiny gold–rush relic 470 kilometres from Whitehorse has 20 residents, two bars and a pizza joint. It’s also the site of one of the territory’s most passionate feuds.
4 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Healing Hemorrhoids
How to prevent and treat those pesky piles.
2 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
13 Things You Should Know About Food Poisoning
1 It’s impossible to tell whether beef is ready by looking at it.
2 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Talk The Talk
Keep your emotions in check Think like a negotiator Read body language Avoid snap judgments Really listen.
4 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Me, My Mom & Sears
For Megan Murphy, mourning the end of the famed department store is about much more than nostalgia for sensible slacks and sales ladies with perms.
5 min |
May 2018
Reader's Digest Canada
Stalked By A Polar Bear!
After crash landing in the frigid waters of the Davis Strait, Russian helicopter pilot Sergey Ananov must battle severe hypothermia, crushing fear and one very persistent predator.
9 min |