True Stories

Prince Harry won’t be the first royal family member to rock the boat with a tell-all autobiography. Here are 10...

There’s a nine in 10 chance you’ll survive. But what are the lasting effects of being exposed to hundreds of...

A husband and wife team saw potential in the dated remains of Lethbridge, Alberta's Pacific Grocery Store.

The Great Matheson Fire of 1916 killed 223 and ushered in Ontario’s first forest firefighting measures.

From a thoughtful thief returning a stolen car (with a full tank of a gas) to a multi-million dollar maple...

Test your knowledge of Canada’s best-known heroes and heroines.

This six-year-old's sister was born with a rare disorder—and later died. When it was discovered that he had the same...

When the farm labour shortage was acute during the Second World War, these young women planted, hoed, hand-weeded, thinned, staked,...

While hiking in remote British Columbia, I was approached by a black bear. I offered him a fish. He offered...

The gifted songwriter's new book is a heartfelt and freewheeling tell-all about Canada's most famous folk family.

Losing this lifelong equine companion was heartbreaking.

It's been 110 years since the Titanic sank in the frigid waters of the Atlantic. Although much of its ill-fated...

In need of inspiration this April Fool's Day? From prank calls made by mischievous dads to satirical headlines gone viral,...

In 1990, during a performance of my stage play The Bootlegger Blues at my reserve, Curve Lake First Nation in...

If the walls of this house could talk, what stories they would tell...

A surgeon reminisces about his time serving the community in beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador.

After Wally Eamer was shot during an armed robbery in Honduras, his wife and kids fought to keep him from...

Doctors initially thought her weak voice was caused by allergies or an infection, but tests revealed something much more rare—and...

Few things are tougher than making friends at a new school. Thankfully, I had Roy Orbison looking out for me.

I knew the assault on my body wouldn't be a one-time thing. I had to leave behind the only home...

Even now, Beatrice Roberts can’t recall why her truck veered off the highway and burst into flames. But she knows...

On December 13, 2010, hundreds of motorists were trapped by a blinding snowstorm, which shut down a 30-kilometre stretch of...

"The doctors showed my mom the image, which is supposed to be all dark, except there was a white spot...

I was determined to bring my splintered family together for the best-ever holiday. Nature had other ideas.

When faced with certain death, it takes bravery, determination—and plenty of luck. The stories of four people who lived to...

Can’t get enough of the heart-stopping survival stories in Reader's Digest's Drama in Real Life section? You’ll be on the...

One reason I like Christmas is that when everyone else is gathering around a turkey, glass of wine in hand,...

After a photo negative was found in a secondhand suitcase, the residents of Almonte, Ontario, stopped at nothing to get...

Over the past year, an unprecedented number of Canadians opened their homes—and their hearts—to new friends. Here are just a...