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A disaster lives on

In Halifax, there’s a lot of interest this week around the 100th anniversary of one of the largest maritime disasters in our region, the sinking of the Titanic off the Atlantic coast. It's part of the city's history, as cable ships were dispatched fr...

Photo of the Day: Early warning systems at work in Sri Lanka

Communities in Sri Lanka were on tsunami alert yesterday after an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Local Red Cross disaster response teams and volunteers helped evacuate coastal communities. The Red Cross has invested over $1.3 milli...

Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.JAPAN: 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Empress Shoken Fund, which was created in 1912 by Her late Majesty the Empress of Japan to suppo...

Photo of the Day: Japanese-inspired gala

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!  An annual gala dinner hosted by the Canadian Red Cross in Montreal last Thursday was a resounding succe...

Tech Talk: Super bacteria-killing flashlight could save lives in disasters

*Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know!A handheld flashlight that can sterilize wounds in disaster zones by shooting plasma? This migh...

Photo of the Day: These students have skills

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!  Twenty students from O’Donel High School in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland have created their own Red Cr...

Photo of the Day: Pink Shirt Day flash mob in Saskatchewan

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Pink Shirt Day started in 2007 in Nova Scotia after two boys decided to stand up for a boy who had been bu...

Photo of the Day: Bringing water to Goma

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! A young boy walks between newly laid water pipes in the "volcano" district of Goma in the Democratic Repub...

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