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Mothers and Sons

Readers Digest Canada

LETTERS

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Lost in the Pug-kin Patch

Icefields Parkway • The stunningly scenic Icefields parkway in Alberta is one of the world’s most iconic road trips. Tamara Elliott is the founder of Globel Guide, which offers savvy tips for exploring destinations around the world. Discover Tamara’s amazing journey along the parkway

Camera Ready • Creating true diversity in Canadian TV and film

HELPING WHEELCHAIR USERS WALK • FIVE REASONS TO SMILE

A Former Refugee Shares Love of Soccer

Should I Quit Travelling? • We quiz Rachel Dodds, sustainable-travel consultant

POINTS TO PONDER

Rewire Your Brain • Cognitive behavioural therapy can be as effective as meds for treating depression

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

Cycle of Agony • Doctors dismissed her monthly suffering as period pain

HOW TO BEAT DIABETES • Scientific breakthroughs are now helping to PREVENT the disease, and even put it into remission

LAUGHTER • THE BEST MEDICINE

THE BEST JOKE I EVER TOLD

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

AS KIDS SEE IT • “Honey, do you think you could try being a little less overprotective?”

The Great Unknown • An unlikely friendship helped my son grapple with divorce, death and…

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

FRIGHT NIGHT • “This brew is quite hoppy—they must have added too much toad.”

MISGUIDED • How to spot bad advice

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

The Secret Sauce • How Lebanese immigrants made the mushroom burger a menu staple

My Hut • A backyard sanctuary promised solitude—until I realized that I didn’t want to be alone

BOUND IN INFAMY • The conviction of Guy Paul Morin for the killing of nine-year-old Christine Jessop remains one of the most notorious Canadian cases of failed justice. Thirty-six years later, aided by forensic genealogy and new resolve, they found her real killer.

BOOK CLUB • Ann-Marie MacDonald returns with a Gothic spellbinder

BRAINTEASERS

TRIVIA

WORD POWER • As nights lengthen and a chill sets in, the time is ripe to share scary stories. Create a spooky atmosphere with these words—if you dare!

SUDOKU

CROSSWORD • Top of the Pops