Reader's Digest Canada

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Readers Digest • PUBLISHED BY THE READER’S DIGEST MAGAZINES CANADA LIMITED, MONTREAL, CANADA

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Waste Watcher • How one store is challenging itself and its customers to reduce packaging

LAUGHTER • THE BEST MEDICINE

GOOD NEWS • Five Reasons to smile

Haircuts for the Homeless

LIFE’S LIKE THAT

Are My Clothes Toxic? • We quiz Miriam Diamond, environmental scientist

POINTS TO PONDER

Go Fish

News from the WORLD OF MEDICINE

OH, CANADA

Out of Sight • For 15 years, she assumed she was permanently blind. Then she got a second opinion.

The Canada Quiz • The ultimate test of all things Shania, Zamboni and maple syrup

BENEATH THE WAVES • THREE KAYAKERS ARE NO MATCH FOR AN ANGRY LAKE SUPERIOR

AS KIDS SEE IT

THE PLACEBO CURE • WHY DOCTORS ARE PRESCRIBING SUGAR PILLS INSTEAD OF THE REAL THING

The Gift • My wife deserved the perfect birthday present. That’s not what I bought.

CONFOUNDING FATHERS • HOW CHARLOTTETOWN, BIRTHPLACE OF CONFEDERATION, STRUGGLES WITH AN UGLY HISTORY OF WRONGS AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Pyjama Day • My first fashion faux pas

The Surprising Benefits of Pets • Whether they’re furry, feathered or scaly, the non-human members of your family help you in more ways than you know. Here are the six science-backed reasons why your pet pal deserves an extra treat today.

TOON TIME • HOW A SMALL CANADIAN STUDIO BEHIND A CULT-FAVOURITE TV SERIES REVOLUTIONIZED ANIMATION

Me, Myself & I • How to stop hogging the spotlight and let others shine

My Not So Lazy Summer • How I learned to love our family cottage—chores and all

THE PLEASURE GAP • How doctors and scientists are cracking the code of women’s desire

READER’S DIGEST TV CLUB • For fun out of the sun, six of this summer’s best streaming debuts

BRAINTEASERS

WORD POWER • Every summer, many Canadians take up temporary residence in the great outdoors. Camp out virtually with this quiz.

A Little Bit Alexa

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