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Not Home for the Holidays

Readers Digest Canada • PUBLISHED BY THE READER’S DIGEST MAGAZINES CANADA LIMITED, MONTREAL, CANADA

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LETTERS

Hunger Gains • How a Toronto charity feeds thousands with surplus restaurant food

LIFE’S LIKE THAT

The Truth About Pet Adoption

POINTS TO PONDER

Beware Winter Rays • Melanoma is a risk—even in the snowy months

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?

Home for the Holidays • In a year when so many of us are kept apart, a tribute to the comfort and joy of gathering with family and friends

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER • My difficulties fitting in, my problems at work and my divorce all made sense when, at 46, I discovered I was autistic.

AS KIDS SEE IT

DIABETES D.I.Y. • How patients built a simple phone app that does a better job than your pancreas

Mama Bear • Arctic explorer James Raffan tells the story of a polar bear and her cubs—and their struggle to survive in a changing climate

LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE

THE BEST JOKE I EVER TOLD

A PLANNER’S Guide TO Dying • Preparing for the end now can save your loved ones plenty of heartache—and money—later on. These practical tips will help get you started.

Green Your Death

Personalize Your Memorial

Don’t Leave Loose Ends

WORLD WIDE WEIRD

SAFE IN THE STACKS • How I created a sanctuary for teenagers in my library

OLD SCHOOL • I started playing the trumpet at 42. Why learning new skills as an adult is easier—and more fun—than you think.

OF FURS AND FORTUNE • Three hundred and fifty-five years ago, two cunning coureurs de bois persuaded King Charles II to back their beaver pelt trading scheme. The incredible origins of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

A Star Is Born • A chance encounter with a waiting room songstress pulled my dad out of his Alzheimer’s fog

The Button Box • Bought at auction, a vintage cookie tin reveals a lifetime of memories

DOWN TO BUSINESS

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN • Forty people gathered at a hotel high in the Italian Alps. Then came the earthquake, the devastating avalanche—and the race to find survivors.

House of Cards • In my family, a game of euchre is the answer to everything

Who Invented Euchre?

Shore Things

FIGHT OF HIS LIFE • COVID-19 put Rick Cameron in the hospital for 77 days. The story of his amazing battle for survival, the doctor who wouldn’t give up—and the Maritime community that rallied around them both.

Perfect Presents for Everyone on Your List—All Under $50

Give a Great Read • Sometimes the best gift is a book. Here are our favourite 2020 titles.

BRAINTEASERS

TRIVIA

WORD POWER • This quiz hides a menagerie of beasts. See if you’re eagle-eyed enough to spot the animal embedded in each word, then identify the correct definition.

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