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16 Acts of Kindness That Will Bring a Smile to Your Face

We invited you to nominate fellow Canadians who, during this terrible year, demonstrated the benefits of being nice. Meet the...


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Your Best “In the Backyard” Photography

We challenged you to capture the action in your own backyard, and you delivered! From to feathered friends to beautiful...


6 Ways That a Visit to Tim Hortons Has Changed

Canada’s iconic coffee brand has had to make some major changes for the pandemic.


Announcing the Reader’s Digest Book Club Pick for September 2020

Why you'll want to read The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue's timely new novel about the 1918 flu pandemic.


10 Ways to Celebrate Canada Day During the COVID-19 Pandemic

With limits on large gatherings still in effect across most of the country, Canada Day celebrations are going to look...


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50+ Canadian Comedians to Watch Out For—and Their Best Jokes

These Canadian comedians are making us proud—and making us laugh, too! Check out the best jokes from these rising stars...


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Things You Should Never Say to a Canadian

Want to put our reputation for being polite and easygoing to the test? These Canadian insults will make any resident...


How This Organization Is Helping Canadian Veterans Tell Their Stories

The aim of Veterans Voices of Canada is to ensure our continuing Canadian military history—and those who helped make it—will...

Meet Peter Trenholm, the Biggest Hank Williams Fan in the World

“I grew up on classic country and gospel, and I still find joy in the songs of my lifelong musical...


How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Me Closer to My Students

Making an effort to reunite with her community was important to this yoga instructor.


Penny Will Pull Through

During the COVID-19 lockdown, the recovery of a beloved family pet provides hope that there is light at the end...


Klaatu Guitarist Dee Long on Hope in the Age of COVID-19

"The COVID-19 pandemic is showing us that we must move forward from here without anger, hate or politics of fear....


How One Ontario Playground Reinvented the Way Kids Have Fun

When it opened in 1972, there was nothing quite like it. How Children's Village at Toronto's Ontario Place changed the...


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The Great Canadian Bucket List: 25 One-of-a-Kind Adventures in the Great White North

From dogsledding in the Yukon to rafting a tidal bore on the Bay of Fundy, travel writer Robin Esrock reveals...


This Group Inspired Thousands of Canadians to Help Each Other Through COVID-19

How Caremongering Toronto co-founder Mita Hans sparked a worldwide movement to be kind.


Remembering Freddy, Our Blue Bird of Happiness

A loving tribute to a budgie named Freddy—gone now, but not forgotten.


What I Learned in Self Isolation

If there’s a silver lining to be found in COVID-19, it’s learning to appreciate what’s truly important in life.

Close Encounters of a Feathered Kind: Great Canadian Bird Stories

From Cooper's hawks in Kitchener, Ontario, to Bullock's orioles in 100 Mile House, B.C., here are some of our favourite...


Why Nobody Is Immune to Opioid Abuse

Dr. Daniel Kalla, an ER doctor and novelist, explains how easy it is to fall into opioid abuse, when it...


The Best New Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

Looking for an escape? The newly-released novels, memoirs and story collections on our summer reading list will do the trick!


Why Point Pelee National Park is a Shutterbug’s Paradise

Photo opps abound in Point Pelee National Park—if you keep your eyes open! Here’s what makes this Leamington, Ontario, attraction...


I Had a Baby During the COVID-19 Lockdown—Here’s What It Was Like

Amidst all the uncertainty, one thing was sure: I wouldn’t be able to welcome baby number three into the world...


Shelfie Photography From Across Canada

For our "shelfie" challenge, we asked you to share a picture of a shelf at home and tell us about...

Check Out This Canadian’s Incredible Teapot Collection

Clare Smith’s teapot collection is so massive, she could brew tea in a different pot every day of the year!


My Brief Career as a Food Courier

Delivery apps are convenient, fast and, 
as I found out during my own shifts as a food courier, 
a lousy...


Announcing the Reader’s Digest Book Club Pick for June 2020

Why you'll want to read Ridgerunner, Canadian author Gil Adamson's second, swashbuckling novel.


Announcing the Reader’s Digest Book Club Pick for May 2020

Emily St. John Mandel's latest novel is a literary jigsaw puzzle you won't be able to put down.


Check Out the Winning Entries in the 2019-2020 Share Your Canada Photo Contest

Congratulations to the winners of our annual photo contest—choosing among such amazing entries wasn’t easy! Here are the three winners,...


When My Family Had to Self-Quarantine, the Syrian Refugees We Once Sponsored Had Our Backs

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a family of Syrian refugees we once sponsored showed us kindness and care.