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Just being able to talk about it helps

July 19, 2013 - Gérard and Monique have been married for nearly 40 years. They live on Champlain Street in Lac-Mégantic, a few metres from the railroad. Their home is in the red zone, which has been evacuated since the terrible night of the train derailment.

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From rodeo grounds to distribution centre in High River

July 16, 2013 - With most of the town still under water or severely damaged by the flood, finding a dry area to set up a distribution centre in High River seemed unlikely.

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A young volunteer helping families in Alberta

July 11, 2013 - On June 21, at 10 a.m, 14 year-old Alyssa looked out of her classroom window in High River to see flood waters rising over the football fields.

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The Red Cross provides assistance to Lac-Mégantic evacuees

July 11, 2013 - A number of expressions come to mind in connection with what happened in Lac-Mégantic during the night of July 6: disaster, nightmare, and so on.

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Swimming lessons are for life

July 10, 2013 - An average of 400 Canadians drown each year. While the ability to swim is important, swimming skills alone aren’t always enough to save a life.

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Neighbours helping Neighbours: American Red Cross assists response in Alberta

July 05, 2013 - With heaps of experience and expertise, six staff and volunteers from the American Red Cross joined the Canadian Red Cross on June 24, just four days after major flooding caused mass evacuation in areas in and around Calgary.

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Online program helps reduce youth violence

July 05, 2013 - Many children and youth around the world are subjected to violence and abuse every day, whether it is from their peers, parents, romantic partners or members of their local community.

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Improving community health in Pakistan

July 05, 2013 - Since 2010, the Canadian Red Cross has worked to improve health in Pakistan by supporting the Pakistan Red Crescent Society through a three-year long Integrated Recovery Program.

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Woman loses home and important historical site in Bragg Creek

July 04, 2013 - When Red Cross volunteers came to visit Teghtmeyer, she was sorting through boxes of memories and old books of recipes covered in mud just outside her home.

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Family benefits from the Canadian Red Cross

July 02, 2013 - For one family, a fire in their apartment complex nearly destroyed everything, yet the Canadian Red Cross' assistance provided help when they needed it most.

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