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Sending supplies to Attawapiskat

[slideshow] Canadian Red Cross volunteer photographer Johan Hallberg Campbell and I arrived in Timmins yesterday morning to work with the volunteers here helping with the Red Cross response in Attawapiskat. It’s the weekend and Timmins Red Cros...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross aid in Attawapiskat

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! *This photo was taken by the CBC and posted on Twitter by reporter Adrienne Arsenault (@adriearsenault) ...

Photo of the Day: Kudos to Saskatchewan's community leaders

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! At National Philanthropy Day in Saskatoon earlier this month, Stephen and Tera Maguire won an Honoured Supporte...

Working to make “no more bullies” a reality

Right around back-to-school, several tragic stories began to appear in the media about bullying. Around the same time, popular Ottawa radio morning show host, Stu Schwartz (known affectionately by his on-air name: @stuntmanstu) began to speak-out...

Photo of the Day: City of Brampton gives donation to Red Cross

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!  Today’s photo is from Brampton, ON, where the City presented the Canadian Red Cross with a cheque for over ...

Young humanitarians give new meaning to giving

In Atlantic Canada, we’re hosting our biggest event of the year in each of the provinces this month: the Humanitarian Awards. These presentations are more than just another fancy dinner. Through our Humanitarian Awards, we recognize volunteers, phila...

Photo Tuesday: Stepping in and saving a life

Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Check out this photo from a recent Red Cross Rescuer Award presentation in Toronto. At the presentation...

Meet the Canadian Red Cross Twitter Team

If you are on Twitter, then chances are you have recently seen messages about the need for aid in Africa coming from members of the new Canadian Red Cross Twitter Team. The Twitter Team is made up of a group of Twitter users who, over the last...

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