Red Cross Stories
Walmart and the Red Cross working together to bring relief to families when disaster strikes
October 01, 2015 - From October 1 to 23, 2015, all Walmart Canada stores will be supporting families in need by raising money for Canadian Red Cross in support of its disaster relief and emergency preparedness activities in your community.
A miraculous survival thanks to first aid
September 11, 2015 - Josée Cloutier and her husband are motorcycle enthusiasts and like to hit the road in their free time. "I love discovering new destinations. It's a real sense of escape, my way of enjoying life," she said.
Syrian families: Refugees and migrants in search of safety for many years
September 09, 2015 - Hundreds of refugees and migrants sit at the southern border of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, waiting for transport going north to the Serbian border.
Red Cross responds to Syrian refugee crisis
September 03, 2015 -
Tens of thousands of people are migrating across Europe the Middle East and North Africa, fleeing conflict, insecurity or persecution in their home countries, seeking refuge and peace in Europe. The Red Cross is providing migrants and refugees with food, clothing, basic medical care and hygiene kits.
Red Cross volunteers assist Saskatchewan families heading home
July 28, 2015 - Saskatchewan families finally able to return home after general evacuation order for last two communities under forest fire threat is lifted.
Canadian Red Cross delegate proud of team at Nepal field hospital
July 22, 2015 - As leader of a 20-person team, Patrice Gordon will be overseeing the Red Cross field hospital in Dhunche, which is providing critical life-saving health services to the Nepalese community.
The Le Granit CSSS: deeply rooted in the Lac-Mégantic community
July 15, 2015 -
Since the emergency phase, the Le Granit CSSS and the Red Cross have been pooling their efforts: CSSS psychosocial responders were present at Red Cross facilities to quickly assist people in distress.
Going home with the Home Project
July 15, 2015 -
Each year, business students at the École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce must take on an entrepreneurial challenge within the community. On July 6, 2013, a terrible tragedy struck Lac-Mégantic. Among the victims were Gaétan Lafontaine, one of the leaders who attended that very school, and his wife Joanie Turmel.
A model of perserverance
July 15, 2015 -
Geneviève Boulanger and her husband had barely finished unpacking the last few boxes when their house was destroyed on the night of July 6, 2013. They had bought an ancestral home near the lake the previous summer.
Canadian aid worker making vital links in Madagascar
July 13, 2015 - When it comes to humanitarian work, Erwan Cheneval really does have the best of both worlds.
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