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Some faces of Hometown Heroes

Posted April 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

Every day, Red Cross volunteers make incredible and selfless contributions to our organization to help make a difference in their communities. Our volunteers aren’t searching for any accolades, but for the people they assist, they are truly heroes. ...

Show us your Red Cross

Posted April 16, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

We’re often sharing stories and photos of Canadian Red Cross volunteers at work on our blog, but this is an opportunity for volunteers from around the world to tell their own story through photos. To mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day on May 8,...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Bamfield, BC

Posted April 13, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!This picture dates back from the early 1920's, when the Red Cross in the British Empire started rolling out ...

A disaster lives on

Posted April 13, 2012 by Global Administrator

In Halifax, there’s a lot of interest this week around the 100th anniversary of one of the largest maritime disasters in our region, the sinking of the Titanic off the Atlantic coast. It's part of the city's history, as cable ships were dispatched fr...

Photo of the Day: Early warning systems at work in Sri Lanka

Posted April 12, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Communities in Sri Lanka were on tsunami alert yesterday after an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Local Red Cross disaster response teams and volunteers helped evacuate coastal communities. The Red Cross has invested over $1.3 milli...

Red Cross Round-up

Posted April 11, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.JAPAN: 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Empress Shoken Fund, which was created in 1912 by Her late Majesty the Empress of Japan to suppo...

Photo of the Day: Japanese-inspired gala

Posted April 11, 2012 by Global Administrator

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!  An annual gala dinner hosted by the Canadian Red Cross in Montreal last Thursday was a resounding succe...

Tech Talk: Super bacteria-killing flashlight could save lives in disasters

Posted April 10, 2012 by Global Administrator

*Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know!A handheld flashlight that can sterilize wounds in disaster zones by shooting plasma? This migh...

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