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Haiti: Three years later

It has been three years since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti where the Red Cross continues to support communities. To date, the Red Cross has assisted more than 5 million earthquake survivors and more than 14,400 tons of aid from the Red Cross ha...

Tech Talk: How technology can predict disease outbreaks

Have you ever searched the Internet for symptoms or remedies for a suspected illness like a cold or flu? You aren't alone, according to Google. Millions of people around the world search for health information online and certain search terms tend...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross volunteers provide Support in Tasmania, Australia

Thousands of people have been displaced across Tasmania, in Australia as a result of a number of devastating bushfires. More than 250 homes and buildings have been destroyed, including a school, and dozens of people are still unaccounted for. Aus...

Food Friday: Fondue, FonDON'T!

Last week we were talking about Red Cross Holiday Traditions and we received a great story about a tradition-gone-wrong from Red Crosser Joan Savoie in Ontario. Joan’s family gathers together every year on Christmas Eve to relax and exchange gifts...

Food Friday: Disaster fruitcake

Is your disaster kit ready for the end of the world today? An important part of any disaster kit is food. In a real disaster it could take days or weeks before emergency responders are able to reach you. During this festive time of year, we like ...

Citizens of Earth, the end is near!

‘Beware!’ That is the message from various organizations predicting the end of the world on Friday or over the weekend. Doomsday scenarios include the magnetic poles reversing, Earth colliding with an interplanetary object, the planet being consumed ...

Photo of the Day: Canadian Red Cross volunteers in New York

Caroline Belina of Montreal was deployed by the Canadian Red Cross to help those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Pictured above in a red vest, Belina works alongside former New York Knicks basketball player John Wallace to unload relief supplies at a ...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross Out of the Cold Program serves hot meals in Toronto

The Out of the Cold program is a city-wide program in Toronto that the Red Cross supports by providing a hot meal to those in need and operating emergency shelters for Toronto's homeless community. Out of the Cold feeds about 120 people every Saturda...

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