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From Elizabeth I to Henry the VIII still hobbling about Windsor Castle, royal ghosts have been making the rounds about...

From salads to sandwiches to ice cream cones—we've got the scoop on the history of your favourite foods.

The story of how a pig turned it's owner's lives—and hearts—upside down.

When a rock-climbing trip goes disastrously wrong, a 13-year-old boy is forced to make a heartrending decision: should he leave...

When two-year-old Gardell Martin fell into his backyard creek, his heart stopped. Dead for over two hours, it would take...

When human beings and creepy crawlies collide, it can make for some pretty strange news stories...

In a story that first appeared in Reader's Digest in 1960, Jesse Owens recounts his friendship to a German athlete...

We've rounded up some thought-provoking parting words from famous leaders, writers, politicians and entertainers. Did the most memorable ones make...

Find out what the third royal baby could mean for the throne.

They make trick-or-treating safe and fun for kids with and without food allergies.

They swam through jellyfish, the threat of sharks and 25 kilometres of exhaustion before being sighted.

There’s a reason why the sound is always used in horror movies and on Halloween soundtracks.

More than 1.3 million Irish citizens still speak Gaelic—and whether you know it or not, you do too! Here are...

They break protocol every time they do this.

Have they met the Queen? What do they do when they get bored? Here's everything you ever wanted to know...

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If you're looking to take a master class in humour, look no further than our country's classrooms.

Shania Twain has made it through a painful divorce, self-doubt and a vocal-cord ailment. At 52, she's back—with her first...

A dead bat isn't the kind of protein most people are looking for in their salad.

"Why can you never trust atoms? They make up everything!"

You’ll be shocked at who has the highest net worth.

Here's what the brain of the world’s greatest free-solo rock climber, Alex Honnold, can teach us about fear.

The two-year-old had never suffered any complications from diabetes, so his rising blood sugar was too unusual to ignore.

The musician, writer and proud Newfoundlander on touring Canada, hosting kitchen parties and why he doesn’t give career advice

From the way you eat to the way you walk down a flight of stairs, here's what it takes to...

Lauren McKeon shares an unbreakable bond with her special needs sister that defies stereotypes.

When was the last time you actually used one of these?

To mark Canada’s 150th anniversary, the country’s most beloved space explorer, Chris Hadfield, reminds us there’s no place like home.

The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival screened hundreds of movies over a 10-day period. As always, certain films got overlooked....