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Last week we were talking about Red Cross Holiday Traditions and we received a great story about a tradition-gone-wrong from Red Crosser Joan Savoie in Ontario. Joan’s family gathers together every year on Christmas Eve to relax and exchange gifts...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. Philippines: On December 21, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched a revised emergency appe...

There is no reason the walls of your staff room need to be boring, just look at the pool in Estevan, SK. Staff member Leslie Schreiber shows off walls painted with Red Cross Swim mascots, a little encouragement for young ones learning to swim at the facility.

Is your disaster kit ready for the end of the world today? An important part of any disaster kit is food. In a real disaster it could take days or weeks before emergency responders are able to reach you. During this festive time of year, we like ...

Today's photo of the day shows the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Evan. Evan made landfall in Samoa on December 13 as a category 3 tropical storm. Apia, which is the capital of Samoa, suffered from extensive flooding as well as widespread structural d...

The holidays are a time to share our favourite traditions with our families and loved ones. We all have our funny, sweet, or just plain silly holiday traditions. We asked our staff at the Canadian Red Cross what their favourite holiday traditions wer...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. AUSTRIA: More than 170 youth volunteers from 95 National Societies came together last week at the Global Youth Conference in Vienna, Austri...