Reader's Digest (Canada)

Reader’s Digest started its operations in Canada in 1947 with the introduction of Sélection, its French-language magazine. The English version followed a year later. Since then, the company has evolved into a significant player in media and marketing, boasting five magazines, six websites, and a diverse selection of books, music, and video products. With a monthly readership exceeding 4.6 million, Reader’s Digest is the most popular magazine in Canada and is widely recognized as one of the country's most trusted brands. We are part of Reader’s Digest Association Inc., a global media and direct marketing organization that connects over 145 million consumers worldwide with reliable products and services from well-known brands.

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Valentine's Day Facts From Around the World | Reader's Digest Canada

Jan 21, 2025 | readersdigest.ca | Brett Walther

Did you know Japanese chocolate companies make 50 percent of their annual sales over Valentine's Day? Check out more fascinating facts!
Good News Stories From Around the World | Reader's Digest Canada

Nov 11, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Robert Liwanag

Need some good news for a change? We've rounded up the most heartwarming and inspirational good news stories from across the globe.
Lost in Laos! Travelling Off the Beaten Path

Feb 9, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Bonnie Munday

I recently read that a new . The Lao-China Railway can get you the 150 kilometres from the ancient capital of Luang Prabang north to the Chinese border in just 90 minutes. It carries more than 1.5 million passengers a year, a game-changer for a country with very little transportation infrastructure.
How to Bounce Back from a Concussion

Feb 9, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Vanessa Milne

After suffering a concussion in January 2023, Nicolle Weeks spent nearly a year fighting symptoms such as migraines, fatigue and dizziness. Initially, the 43-year-old didn't realize how severely she had hit her head. "I was walking on the sidewalk, and I slipped on some black ice, fell backward and bounced my head off the ground," she says. She lay flat on her back with her arms out for a minute in shock. Satisfied she wasn't injured, she dusted herself off and hurried to meet a friend for brunch.
Meet the Mechanic Who Modifies Bikes for Injured Veterans

Feb 5, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Claire Sibonney

Holding a flashlight between her teeth, Sharine "Spanner" Milne adjusts the shock of a Harley Davidson Sportster at the motorcycle repair shop she owns in Townsville, Queensland, in northeastern Australia. Her fingers-long nails painted in flaming orange-work the pocket-sized wrench near the bike's brakes.
Yes, Your Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse

Feb 5, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Karen Robock

Ah, the first signs of spring-and the first sign of seasonal allergies. It could be the buds on the trees or the warm sunshine. Or maybe you know it's spring because your nose is running, you're sneezing and your eyes are red and itchy. More than nine million Canadians suffer from seasonal allergies, which can start as early as February on the west coast and last well into the summer months.
The Making of Frybread

Feb 5, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Leila El Shennawy

In one version of his 1996 song "Frybread," Ojibwe folk-rock artist Keith Secola sang: "You can't do much with sugar, flour, lard and salt. But you can add one fundamental ingredient: love."Since its creation in the 1800s, the subject of Secola's song, frybread, has become a culturally significant comfort food within Indigenous communities across Canada and the United States. Frybread has appeared in Indigenous films and pop culture for decades.
Hanging Out With Margaret Atwood, Marlon Brando and Pierre Trudeau

Jan 30, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Salah Bachir

My lunch pal, Pierre TrudeauMy father always worried that I would be the one child out of five who would have trouble "making it," and not just because I was gay or a rabble-rouser at university. He thought I wore my heart on my sleeve and cared too much. Perhaps he finally thought I would make it after all when, in 1994, I told him I was going to have lunch with the person he admired most, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. And not just anywhere but at the Ritz-Carlton in Montreal.
How Dancing Helps People With Dementia, Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis

Jan 29, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Claire Sibonney

Dance as therapyWearing all black and sitting on a tufted white ottoman in her sparse and sunlit living room, Toronto-based Sarah Robichaud is teaching a modern ballet-inspired routine to a group of 80 students on Zoom. The Bolshoi-trained dancer spreads her arms wide in exaggerated movements to a slow cover version of the Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" as her students replicate the routine. "We're just going to start with a gentle sway, back and forth," she tells them.
A Baker's Dozen Facts About Eggs

Jan 22, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Courtney Shea

Did you know human ovaries contain a lifetime supply of eggs at birth? Or that ostrich eggs weigh over a kilogram? For more egg-citing facts, read on. Facts About Eggs That May Surprise YouEggs are perhaps the most vital life force. More than 99 percent of animal species reproduce via oviparity (egg laying), with mammals being the notable outliers. And even then, there are two striking egg-ceptions: the echidna (spiny anteater) and the platypus, the only mammals that lay eggs.