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A hair raising lesson for our summer students

I have family in Oklahoma which means that I have been keeping a close eye on all the recent tornado activity. I also know that we are in tornado season here on the prairies. Being a good little Red Crosser, I am all over the tip sheets and sprea...

Photo of the Day: Retro Swim Badges

We're taking a trip down memory lane and looking at some retro Red Cross swim badges. The badges signify the completion of a level of Red Cross swimming courses. The blue badge pictured on the top right is the newest example of the badges given t...

Photos: Red Cross Emergency Response Unit training

*Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell The Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) sprung into action this week. It wasn't in response to a disaster, but rather as part of an intensive training exercise held in Ontario. That means tents, ...

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. REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS: Since April, the Pacific nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Micronesia has been suffering ...

Father's Day gift guide from Canadian Red Cross

Father's Day is just around the corner and Red Crossers have already started shopping for gifts to show their dad just how much they appreciate them. We understand how hard it might be to shop for the "dad who has everything" so we've put together so...

Photo of the Day: 24 years of service and still going strong

Guest entry by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC Nobody can deny Alvina’s Berggren's dedication to serving the community and working to improve the lives of the vulnerable. Her 24 years of tirelessly volunteering for the Canad...

Tech Talk: New technologies for monitoring water resources in Ethiopia

The ICRC is investing in new technology in Ethiopia to help counter the effects of a natural disaster like the droughts that frequently affect the region. Since 2010, the ICRC has been involved in a program to track and monitor water sources in a ge...

Special recognition of a local hero who helped save a baby's life

I had the privilege recently of meeting an everyday hero, Constable Peter Morris, during a special banquet to recognize those in our community who advocate and promote first aid and water safety programs. Const. Morris, of Toronto Police, was rec...

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