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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.  LIBYA: The IFRC has launched an appeal to cover the urgent needs of people who are fleeing from Libya into neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt....

Photo Tuesday: Our Secretary General in Haiti

[slideshow] It’s been awhile since we posted a photo for Photo Tuesday. Our Secretary General, Conrad Sauvé recently made a trip to Haiti, and we thought to share some photos of his time there. While in Haiti, he visited several Canadian Red Cr...

Calling all shutterbugs on the East Coast

As we continue to see images of young people affected by the unrest and violence unfolding in several countries in Africa and in the Middle East, a group of Canadian Red Cross youth volunteers from Halifax wants to bring attention to the impact confl...

Food Friday: The Survival Stove

It's been awhile since we posted a Food Friday blog! I just saw this posting by Robin Parker on the RedCrossPDX blog, and thought it was a perfect fit. Have a look:Prepare-aphernalia: The Survival StoveI'm not making that headline up. That's the actu...

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. LIBYA: In response to the escalating violence in Benghazi and other Libyan cities, the ICRC is calling upon the authorities, demonstrators ...

Four kids make an ordinary day extraordinary at Red Cross in Toronto

Last Friday, it appeared at first glance like it would be a regular February day around the Canadian Red Cross Toronto office. However, we had no clue that four children would come by and put a smile on all of our faces. In the morning, an 8-y...

Red Cross responds to New Zealand earthquake

*This blog was originally posted by our sister society, the British Red Cross. By Victoria Watts This morning, we have woken up to the devastating news that Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake last night, killing a...

Three cheers for volunteers!

The buzz around Halifax these days is all about the 2011 Canada Games and a Canadian Red Cross staffer is playing an important role at the sporting event – not as an athlete, but as a volunteer. Ancel Langille has temporarily set aside his Red...

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