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Photo of the Day: 28th Annual Global Issues Symposium for Youth!

Guest entry by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC  This Remembrance Day weekend marked the 28th year of our Global Issues Symposium for Youth, a four-day camp run by the Canadian Red Cross’ Humanitarian Issues Promotion. At our...

One Day on Earth 11.11.11

https://vimeo.com/53389438 We wanted to share this short film from One Day on Earth. On November 11, 2011, documentary filmmakers, students, and others including volunteers of the Red Cross Red Crescent movement from around the world took out thei...

Using CPR to Save Lives

Effective bystander CPR can save lives, which is something Bran Simon learned first-hand a few weeks ago. After hearing yelling and crying in his apartment building, Bran ran over to see what was wrong and saw a man lying on the floor with no vital s...

Photo of the Day: Canadians reaching out to Sandy victims

Our very own Gwen Eamer, a contributor to this blog who works from our national office in Ottawa, lends a helping hand to a family in Highlands, New Jersey. Gwen was one of volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross who was sent to assist the American Re...

How the Red Cross helps reunite families

When we’re surrounded by loved ones, it can be hard to imagine that as a result of armed conflict, disasters and migration, thousands of people around the world become separated and lose contact with their family members. The Red Cross Restoring F...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. SYRIA: Concern is growing for over 3 million people affected by the conflict in Syria as winter approaches in a region where temperatures c...

Photo of the Day: Canadians lend a helping hand

Canadians are continuing to help their neighbours in the United States recover from the storm. Red Crosser Nathan Huculak from BC spent the past week in New York, helping the American Red Cross assist people whose lives have been disrupted by Hur...

Pick a potty for World Toilet Day

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is celebrating World Toilet Day (which by the way, is on November 19th, in case it wasn't already on your calendar) by hosting an interesting competition. Vote on what you think ar...

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