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Volunteer profile: New adventure for a RN

We're celebrating March is Red Cross Month by recognizing the work of our volunteeers and sharing their stories. Yvonne Daubs’ work as a registered nurse has brought her to many different places and a few adventures over the years, from the local ...

Photo of the Day: Giving back

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 past New Year’s Eve was anything but a celebration for residents of an apartment building in Dartmouth, Nov...

Six months later: Slave Lake Wildfires

It's been six months since Slave Lake and surrounding areas were devastated by raging wildfires. Since June 6th when recovery operations began, Red Cross has assisted 3,148 people affected by the fires and distributed more than $600,000 in direct aid...

Volunteers providing support following evacuations in Northern Ontario

The past few weeks, Ontario has experienced one of the largest evacuations it has seen the past few decades – and the Canadian Red Cross has been there to help. The threat of almost 100 forest fires and smoke forced the evacuation of approximately...

Flight to Athabasca: One Slave Lake family’s escape from wildfires

As part of the Public Affairs department at the Red Cross, staff members often get a chance to speak to the people we are helping on the ground. In the aftermath of the Slave Lake fires, Public Affairs Coordinator Leila Daoud visited a shelter in...

Red Cross responds to Slave Lake fires

Canadians woke up to the news this morning of massive wildfires sweeping across parts of central and north-central Alberta. The fires, some continuing to burn out of control, have damaged or destroyed approximately 40 percent of the town Slave Lake, ...

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