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What Would Noah Do?: How the Calgary Zoo Saved 200 Animals From the Flood
In June 2013, as rising flood waters displaced 80,000 people in the Calgary area, the staff at the city's zoo...
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Dance Dance Revolution: How One B-Boy is Empowering Kids With Disabilities
Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli can spin, slide and hop despite needing crutches since childhood. Now the Montreal b-boy is teaching kids...
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Rescue on Highway 63: How One Good Samaritan Saved a Woman’s Life
On the notorious stretch between Fort McMurray and Edmonton, a jackknifed semi gushed diesel onto the road. Maurice Poirier raced...
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Buried Alive: How One Man Was Nearly Crushed to Death in a Corn Silo
The corn in the silo swallowed Arick Baker like quicksand. He was alone in the stifling darkness, being slowly crushed...
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Fire in the Sky: How 11 Skydivers Survived a Mid-Air Collision
After a terrifying mid-air collision, 11 jumpers scramble to escape their planes. A story of survival against all odds.
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Lac-Mégantic Rising: The Tragedy Examined, One Year Later
A derailed train, a massive explosion, 47 dead. One year later, the Quebec town of 6,000 is still reeling as...
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Trapped Underwater: How a Group of Strangers Saved a Boy’s Life
As he released the car's back hatch, John glimpsed an image he'll never forget: the boy's blond hair waving, his...
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Editor’s Letter: Passion Projects
At a recent Reader’s Digest editorial meeting, I was struck by the enthusiasm with which our editors pitched their ideas,
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Philip Currie: That’s Mr. Tyrannosaurus to You!
Paleontologist Philip Currie has dedicated his life to digging up dinosaurs-turning Alberta into a fossil mecca in the process.
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A Close Shave: Margaret Atwood’s Brush With Death
Margaret Atwood recounts a harrowing moment on a childhood road trip.
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Skiing Blind: Brian McKeever Heads to the Paralympics
Cross-country skier Brian McKeever has completed some of the most gruelling courses in the world and netted 10 Paralympic medals,...
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The Lion Whisperer: Fighting to Save an Endangered Species
With the African lion endangered, zoologist Kevin Richardson is using his intimate understanding of the big cats to save them.
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Never Give Up: One Family’s Hope for Justice
The 1983 stabbing death of Erin Gilmour-a 22-year-old with a bright future-rocked Toronto. Thirty years later, her family still hopes...
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Dogged Detectives: Meet the Canines Helping Humans Crack Cases
When an apartment block inexplicably goes up in smoke or a hiker gets lost in the wilderness, officers often turn...
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