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Deck the Halls Old Welsh Air Although most of us now live in rooms rather than vast, vaulted halls, we

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Here's a great selection of PRACTICAL, MUST-HAVE items that no household should be without.

Most people seem to know about the First Emperor's army of thousands of Terra Cotta Warriors but what about an...

Readersdigest.ca takes a look back at Steve Jobs, and his contribution to our digital world.

A staple of 80s Canadian pop-culture, Fred Penner is making a comeback.  Brush up by taking a look at some...

Generic drugs are considered "just as good" as their more expensive brand-name counterparts-but, as one writer experienced, in certain circumstances...

Good tales come in small packages, as these snippets prove. Feeling inspired? Write your own short short story and share...

Kick it old-school with this video roundup of Mike Tompkins' greatest hits.

Can Canada handle a Gulf-style oil disaster?

Who says one person can't make a difference? Find out what five individuals did when they were each given $100...

Watch videos of Sawyer discussing science, the writing life and more.

For this former NHL heavyweight, it's the battles off the ice that count

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Which institutions take complaints seriously? Which have zero-tolerance policies? Reader's Digest looks at schools of higher learning across the land....

We see them everyday on television or in the movies, read about them on the internet, hear about them on...

Our 2010 Trust survey revealed more than just the most trusted public figures. The results showed how trust is influenced...

More Canadian youths are trading in their golfing video game for playing the real thing. Besides getting some exercise, golf...

A one-question online poll was placed on high-traffic websites in 17 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia,...

Millions of people around the world will roll out the Red Carpet and welcome the Academy Awards into their homes....

The Oscars have been around for over 80 years, and have had many memorable moments in its' history. Here are...

Impress your movie buff buddies by sharing these numerical fun facts about the Oscars that they may not know.

We all know that classic Valentine's Day image: a heart with an arrow through it. This arrow belongs to Cupid,...

Mental fitness demands at least 20 minutes of hard exercise every day and puzzles help train your brain. They...

Are you worried about having a poor memory? Being forgetful is often the result of us failing to pay attention....

Inspired by the 2010 death of Canada's last WWI veteran in January, and in tribute to the 65th anniversary of...

Made up of Canada's finest figure skaters in all disciplines-singles, pairs and ice dance-Skate Canada's 2008-2009 Senior National Team is...

For every Christmas that passes, it becomes easier to forget the true origins and meaning of the festive holiday-and who...

How much do you know about the man called 007? James Bond is a character created by Ian Fleming, featured...

More than 80 percent of fire departments in Canada are partially or fully volunteer. These Halifax-area volunteer firefighters respond to...