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Tipi of Courage helps improve HIV/AIDS awareness among Aboriginal communities

December 31, 2012 - With the Tipi of Courage, the Canadian Red Cross strives to put an end to the ignorance and inaccurate information surrounding HIV/AIDS.

Red Cross comes to the aid of residents displaced by Edmonton fire

September 21, 2012 - More than 30 people were forced to evacuate from an apartment building in west Edmonton, Alberta, after a fire broke out on September 2.

Community Projects Fund restores morale following northern Alberta wildfires

August 29, 2012 - The massive wildfires that swept through central and northern Alberta in 2011 left a path of destruction in their wake, decimating the town of Slave Lake and forcing approximately 7,000 people to abandon their homes and seek shelter in safer areas.

Residents of Alberta remember 1987 tornado

August 13, 2012 - When dark skies turn to hail, torrential rains and, ultimately, a tornado, the experience can stick in the minds of community members for years.