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The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Red Crescent staff and volunteers have been supporting relief efforts at the Rana Plaza factory complex since its co...

Photo of the Day: Mantracker

[slideshow]The Canadian Red Cross recently attended the NorthWest Response Forum for first responders in Dryden, Ontario. The three day event boasted Terry Grant, "The Real Mantracker", as a keynote speaker. Grant's show, Mantracker, is a Canadian re...

Emergency Preparedness Week: Are you prepared?

It has certainly been a busy spring for the Canadian Red Cross and its team of dedicated volunteers. In the past few months, we have responded to Hurricane Sandy, ice storms in Ontario, flooding in Ontario, and personal disasters like house fires and...

Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day

Happy World Red Cross Day! May 8 was chosen as World Red Cross Day to honour the birthday of Henry Dunant, the Swiss founder of the Red Cross.  Today the Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day by celebrating 150 years of humanitarian a...

Canadian Red Cross celebrates World Red Cross Day

Staff at the Canadian Red Cross Sault Ste. Marie branch got their bake on in preparation of World Red Cross Day and our founder, Henri Dunant's birthday. Almost 200 cupcakes were baked, decorated and individually packaged and are being sold at the ...

Kelowna’s $3 million commitment to preparedness

Prepare, prepare, prepare. We’ve heard it before, but who’s done anything about it? When disaster strikes, will you be ready? Here in British Columbia, we’re at risk for many types of disasters: earthquakes, flooding, forest fires, landslides. This w...

Photo of the day: 11-year-old saves his mom’s life

It is said that eating dinner as a family is an important thing to do, but did you ever think it might save your life? 11-year-old Connor McCarthy was having dinner with his family when his mom began to choke and could not breathe. Calmly, Con...

Help us help you be safe around water. Enter to win lifejackets!

With the May long-weekend fast approaching, the Red Cross and Mustang Survival have a special contest to help you get ready for another fun season of water activities. We know many of you will be looking forward to boating on the long weekend, but...

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