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#Wearit: Hitting the water with Amber Mac and her son

Posted July 27, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

One drowning is too many. Already there have been too many reports of drownings across Canada. That is why the Canadian Red Cross has teamed up with tech guru Amber Mac, her son, and the Toronto Police to help spread the word that drowning is ...

Photo Tuesday: Images from Africa

Posted July 26, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Every Tuesday, 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! Our Secretary General and CEO, Conrad Sauvé, is currently in Kenya to meet families affected by the dro...

Ready, set, action: divers to the rescue!

Posted July 18, 2011 by Global Administrator

Halifax native Tye Zinck is an experienced diver who even worked on film sets for blockbuster movies. Last month, Tye and his friend Paul Budreski turned out to be the real-life heroes for three swimmers who got in trouble at Melmerby Beach in Pictou...

Photo Tuesday - Royal wrap-up

Posted July 12, 2011 by Global Administrator

Every Tuesday, 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]Canadians were on royal watch last week and Red Crossers were no exception. You may have read abo...

Red Crossers take in royal visit to Slave Lake

Posted July 07, 2011 by Global Administrator

[slideshow]Guest blog by Leila Daoud, Alberta Public AffairsJean MacNeil from Antigonish, Nova Scotia is, in many respects, a typical royal watcher. A grandmother with eight children and many grandchildren, Jean has the latest tea towels commemoratin...

That’s a big Red Cross

Posted July 07, 2011 by Global Administrator

When most youth go to summer camp they go canoeing, make crafts, sing songs around a campfire. Yesterday, 2650 Finnish summer campers did something different: they made a mark by creating the world’s largest human Red Cross. The cross was create...

Photo Tuesday – Scenes from the Canada Day first aid tent

Posted July 05, 2011 by Global Administrator

Every Tuesday, 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] Happy belated Canada Day! We hope you had a safe and fun long-weekend. If you spent o...

Saskatchewan shows how much it cares

Posted June 30, 2011 by Global Administrator

Guest blog, Richard Kies, Provincial Lead for Fund Development in SaskatchewanYesterday I saw first-hand, once again, just how much the people of  Saskatchewan care about their neighbours, particularly in the southeast corner of the province, that ha...

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