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Helping build resilience together: Canadian Red Cross and Walmart Canada launch annual campaign to support emergency relief

July 11, 2022 - The Canadian Red Cross has launched the 19th annual giving campaign with Walmart Canada for disaster relief and preparedness.

Man in medical mask pulling injured person on stretcher

Red Cross providing humanitarian assistance in occupied Palestinian territories

May 21, 2021 - The long-standing humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories continues to worsen and the needs are immense.

A woman wearing a medical mask sits surrounded by Indian Red Cross Society boxes.

Red Cross responds as COVID-19 cases surge in India

April 28, 2021 - The situation in India is critical. As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, the effects of the pandemic are being felt across the country, and the need for assistance is vast – especially for the most vulnerable.
 

Outline of province of Nova Scotia with a heart in the middle.

Canadian Red Cross opens a Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund

April 22, 2020 - Canadians were shocked and saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in the overnight hours of April 18-19, 2020, in Nova Scotia.

Acklands-Grainger staff group photo at volunteer training event

This volunteer program trains corporate teams to help their community through a disaster

April 17, 2020 - The Ready When the Time Comes program works with employers to recruit staff and train them as Canadian Red Cross volunteers.

Red Cross volunteer helping little girl.

Every donation made in April is worth TRIPLE thanks to Economical Insurance

April 01, 2020 - Every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross makes an impact on the lives of those affected by emergencies and disasters, and in April, those dollars go three times further.

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COVID-19: How the Canadian Red Cross is responding

March 18, 2020 - Canada is now facing the extraordinary toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Red Cross is already playing a critical role in this response both in Canada and overseas. 

Holiday Survival Kit gifts

This holiday, vulnerable people need your help – send a Red Cross Survival Kit

November 22, 2019 - Deliver a Canadian Red Cross Survival Kit to vulnerable people who need help in Canada and abroad. Check out the Holiday Gift Shop to learn more about the full kit and its impact. 

A Red Cross volunteer stands in a flooded street

Red Cross launches emergency flood appeals in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario

April 18, 2019 - Winter thaw and steady rains have put provinces including Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick on heightened alert for flooding, putting several communities at risk.