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Update from Attawapiskat: Photo Essay

*Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell[slideshow] Canadian Red Cross volunteers continue to work on the ground in Attawapiskat, delivering supplies to the homes of the community’s most vulnerable. The Red Cross is committed to making sure families ...

Sending supplies to Attawapiskat

[slideshow] Canadian Red Cross volunteer photographer Johan Hallberg Campbell and I arrived in Timmins yesterday morning to work with the volunteers here helping with the Red Cross response in Attawapiskat. It’s the weekend and Timmins Red Cros...

World AIDS Day – Getting down to zero

December 1 is World AIDS Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about this disease which impacts millions around the world. Even though much progress has been made, by the end of 2010, an estimated 34 million people were living with HIV worldwide, up...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross aid in Attawapiskat

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 photo was taken by the CBC and posted on Twitter by reporter Adrienne Arsenault (@adriearsenault) ...

Photo of the Day: Kudos to Saskatchewan's community leaders

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! At National Philanthropy Day in Saskatoon earlier this month, Stephen and Tera Maguire won an Honoured Supporte...

Shaving cream, munchies and chest compressions: A perfect recipe for Edmonton’s first CPR tweet-up

[slideshow]Guest blog by Leila Daoud, Public Affairs Coordinator in Edmonton Cheese and crackers, trivia, a little mingling and a swag bag at the end of the night.  Sounds like a recipe for a party, but the men and women gathered at the Red Cross ...

Photo of the Day: #RedCrossCPR

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!  [slideshow] Earlier this week, the Canadian Red Cross hosted CPR classes across the country for our Twit...

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...

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