2021-01-01 Readers Digest Canada PDF
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76 T.J. WATT on the cover: photo by chris robinson Features 28 cover story HOW TO SAVE $$$ IN 2021 52 proven tips and tricks to keep your money in the bank. BY BRYAN BORZYKOWSKI AND REBECCA PHILPS 50 life lesson Pass It On In the best mentoring relationships, every- body learns. BY KAREN STILLER 56 society Hot Stuff How the North invented the science of parkas. BY JESSICA DAVEY-QUANTICK FROM UP HERE 40 drama in real life The Newlyweds Versus the Volcano What do you do when your spouse falls deep into a remote Carib- bean crater, there’s no cell signal and he’s dying before your eyes? BY NICHOLAS HUNE-BROWN rd.ca 1 CONTENTS reader’s digest BLAIR GABLE 50 64 heart Dancing Queen In between the aches and embarrassment, my adult ballet class became a source of unexpected joy. BY CAROLINE HELBIG FROM THE GLOBE AND MAIL 68 health The Cousin Who Saved My Life With my kidneys failing and an interminable wait for an organ dona- tion, my situation was dire—until I received the ultimate gift. BY CRISTINA HOWORUN FROM CHATELAINE 76 environment Last Trees Standing Lessons from the decades-long battle to save B.C.’s iconic old- growth forests. BY SERENA RENNER FROM THE TYEE 84 humour INTER-PURR-SONAL COM-MEOW-NICATION BY YOUR CATS* *ACTUAL AUTHOR: CASSIE BARRADAS 86 heart My Legacy After my diagnosis, I wanted my daughters to remember me in the books we read together. BY MELANIE MASTERSON FROM THIS MAGAZINE 92 editors’ choice Our Best Shot Canada’s scientists are in the race to find a viable COVID-19 vaccine. The next challenge: inoculate 7.8 billion people. BY DANIELLE GROEN FROM THE WALRUS 2 january/february 2021 reader’s digest 14 reader’s digest book club 104 The Push Every month, we recommend a new must-read book. BY EMILY LANDAU 106 Brainteasers 108 Trivia 109 Word Power 111 Sudoku 112 Crossword Departments 4 Editor’s Letter 6 Contributors 7 Letters 16 Points to Ponder 75 World Wide Weird big idea 8 Minority Report Asian Canadians are helping fight a rise in pandemic racism. BY ERICA NGAO ask an expert 12 How Can I Thrive in Isolation? We ask Dr. Rima Styra, psychiatrist. BY COURTNEY SHEA fact check 14 The Truth About Talk Therapy BY ANNA-KAISA WALKER health 18 A Healing Rainbow Light exposure works for more than just seasonal depression. BY VIVIANE FAIRBANK 20 News From the World of Medicine BY SAMANTHA RIDEOUT 24 What’s Wrong With Me? A medical mystery resolved. BY LISA BENDALL Humour 11 Life’s Like That 49 Laughter, the Best Medicine 54 As Kids See It 91 Down to Business (LEE) TANYA GOEHRING; (ILLUSTRATION) CLAYTON HANMER 8 rd.ca 3 P.S. You can reach me at
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