Reader's Digest Canada

Canada's most read, most trusted magazine. Inspiring real-life stories, laugh-out-loud humour, and insightful articles about health, lifestyles, and truly remarkable Canadians, Reader's Digest touches your life and connects you to the world around you -- now that's "life well shared".

UNEXPECTED NOVA SCOTIA • Breathtaking landscapes, quaint seaside villages and authentic salt-of-the-earth people are a given, sure, but here are three things you might not expect to encounter in spectacular Nova Scotia.

Readers Digest

LETTERS

ACCESSIBLE VISION CARE FOR ALL

Seniors’ Dogs Get a Helping Hand

LIFE’S LIKE THAT

Song of Spring • It’s not every day that a yellow warbler visits your backyard

FINISH THIS SENTENCE • What I would like as my epitaph:

POINTS TO PONDER

Cold-Water Cure • A chilly practice has some promising health benefits

FERMENTED FOODS MAY REDUCE STRESS

PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF • ROAM IF YOU WANT TO—BUT DON’T FORGET THESE ITEMS IF YOU’RE OVER 60 OR HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES

THE LANDFILL OF THE FUTURE? • A company in rural Canada is taking waste from fishing, farming and forestry and transforming it into everyday products

CIRCLE GAINS • SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD

AS KIDS SEE IT

Wacky Birthday Traditions • Around the world, it’s not always about cakes and candles

A FLOOD OF EMOTIONS • Trapped by a hurricane and rising waters, a devoted sister struggles to save her disabled brothers

I Forgot to Remember

Team Player • Why you should consider volunteering for a clinical trial

How to Find a Clinical Trial

LOCKED IN THE LION’S JAWS • As the enormous lion bit down hard, Tony Fitzjohn felt sure he was about to die. Then another lion entered the fray.

They Welcome the World’s Displaced • People who invite refugees into their homes take a giant, generous leap of faith. Here are three of their stories.

LAUGHTER • THE BEST MEDICINE

THE BEST JOKE I EVER TOLD

April Fools! • A timeline of some of the world’s most famous hoaxes

A SECOND LIFE • For these parents, donating their child’s organs so others could live was a way of accepting the unacceptable

Bedtime Stories at the HUNTING CAMP • Even grown men in the wilderness love to be read to when the lights go out

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

BOOK CLUB • A climate drama set in New Zealand

BRAINTEASERS

TRIVIA

WORD POWER • Our command of language has a profound effect on how we live. Express yourself with this month’s quiz featuring words related to writing and speech.

SUDOKU

CROSSWORD • En français, s’il vous plaît