Posted August 21, 2013 by Global Administrator
[slideshow] From August 1 to 25, Walmart stores across Canada are participating in an annual fundraising campaign in support of Canadian Red Cross. The partnership between Canadian Red Cross and Walmart raises millions of dollars to support Red Cr...
Posted August 19, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today, August 19, marks World Humanitarian Day - a day to pay tribute to all of the humanitarian workers who have lost their lives doing their job. Today, the Red Cross commemorates all volunteers and staff, especially those in Syria, where more ...
Posted August 16, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest blog by James Park Things are getting a bit dicey for the Global Issues Symposium for Youth team as they partake in a team building exercise to balance five dice on popsicle sticks. Every year, the Canadian Red Cross in British Columbia hosts ...
Posted August 15, 2013 by Global Administrator
Earlier this week we shared a video about International Youth Day and how the IFRC has launched the Your Voice campaign for individuals all across the globe to voice their opinion on the most important humanitarian priorities for the years to c...
Posted August 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
There aren't many people who can say they get to kayak to work every day. But that's exactly how Bryan Nahrgang commutes to the Canadian Red Cross satellite office in Moose Cree First Nation. It takes Bryan an hour to get to the office from his h...
Posted August 13, 2013 by Global Administrator
For 150 years, the ICRC has been providing medical care in times of war or conflict. Providing heath care in conflict can be both difficult and dangerous. Teams are forced to work in the best conditions they can find which sometimes lack basic eq...
Posted August 12, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today is International Youth Day! To celebrate, the Red Cross Red Crescent has launched the Your Voice campaign. Starting today until the end of September, people around the world can express their hopes, visions and aspirations for the future throug...
Ten days ago, three McGill University students left on a 1300km bike ride to raise funds for the victims of Lac-Megantic. Starting in Lac-Megantic, Nigel, Hans, and Mike will take about two weeks to make the trek all the way to Charlottetown, PEI...
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