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Photo of the Day: Red Cross flag reaches the North Pole

On April 9, 2013, the Red Cross flag reached the northernmost point on the Earth. How cool! In celebration of 150 years of humanitarian action and the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Lebanese international desert ru...

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 ...

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...

Photo of the Day: Promoting hygiene, by bike!

Around the world, Red Crossers use many different means of transport and even technology to reach people to spread important prevention information. We love this photo of Zimbabwe Red Cross hygiene promotion volunteer Tizai Miidzo on his bicyc...

Photo of the Day: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross visits Ottawa

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Peter Maurer, was in Ottawa recently to visit with the Canadian Red Cross. During his visit he presented on today’s humanitarian challenges and discussed how we can best work together...

International Humanitarian Law Film Festival in Ottawa, Ontario

The University of Ottawa Red Cross Club is hosting "Even Wars Have Limits" International Humanitarian Law Film Festival on March 16, 2013. The film festival will showcase a documentary and a film that each demonstrate and raise awareness of IHL.  The...

Raising the Flag: March is Red Cross Month

March is Red Cross Month at the Canadian Red Cross. The annual tradition is a call for communities to get to know their local branch and the opportunities available there. It is also an opportunity to learn about all of the great work being done lo...

A sweet surprise for Meals on Wheels clients

Meals on Wheels clients in Burlington, Ontario received a sweet surprise for Valentine’s Day from students at Clarksdale Public School. Older students helped younger students create special place mats for each Meals on Wheels client. Red Cross volu...

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