Reader\'s Digest Canada - 05.2020

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I t was late—an indistinguish- able, bleary-eyed hour. In front of me was a large dog, snapping his jaws so hard that his teeth ...

COURTESY JUSTIN KITTS/LUKE AIR FORCE BASE foot to nearby villages, connecting with community elders to find out whether Taliban ...

SUSANNA RAAB/INSTITUTE discovered more than 165 kilograms of explosives and were credited with keeping at least 30,000 U.S., Afg ...

place before Dyngo launched himself inside, his relief palpable and pitiable. The next day, and during the rest of the first wee ...

SUSANA RAAB/INSTITUTE human service members do, says Matt Hatala, a former Marine handler who deployed to Afghanistan. “That has ...

him understand that his nose was now entirely his own? Over the next nine months or so, Dyngo gradually learned to let his guard ...

illustration by rachel wada After my husband passed away, my children found a novel way to honour him. BY Mary Jane Philp FROM T ...

HE WAS NO clothes horse, but my hus- band’s story is in what he wore. I’m writing this after 18 months of living without the man ...

square comes from a shirt bought in a well-known cycling shop in Moab, Utah, a mountain biker’s dream des- tination. Rob and our ...

Send us your original jokes! You could earn $50 and be featured in the magazine. See page 7 or rd.ca/joke for details. people in ...

Every day, traumatized kids are removed from their parents and made Crown wards. The lucky ones get cared for by Cindy Stirling. ...

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CINDY STIRLING’S life has always revolved around kids. The eldest of six, she grew up caring for her younger sib- lings. After h ...

Every time one child leaves her house, Stirling tells the local chil- dren’s aid society that she has an open bed, and another t ...

religious, faith is a major factor that draws people to fostering. The rigour of the application process can also deter prospect ...

“or you’re paying for a lawyer to get them out of trouble later.” When I asked Stirling if she had any retirement plans, she see ...

A  few months ago, he moved into a room in the basement after experienc- ing some financial trouble. She saw no reason why he sh ...

appointment and chemo session. But she didn’t get better. Less than a year after Natasha was diagnosed, the fam- ily learned her ...

illustration by belle wuthrich BY Cassie Barradas A plea from the lonely Magic 8 Ball collecting dust in your basement RELY ON M ...