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The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. THAILAND: Floods are not unique for Thailand. But in 2011, the floods were considered some of the worst in the country’s history. One year ...

Social media can play an important role in responding to emergency situations by allowing for timely communication of important facts and information. The Toronto Police Service recognizes the importance of being active on social platforms and has ...

Halifax high school student Samantha Miller will be honoured with the Canadian Red Cross Young Humanitarian Award on October 24 for her outstanding volunteer efforts. Her decade-long involvement in charitable work is deserving enough of the accolades...

For this year's International Day for Disaster Reduction (Oct. 13), we recognize the important role women and girls play in strengthening their communities. We 'like' and are thankful for the work they're doing! (Photo from Maldivian Red Crescent...

We appreciate the support of Walmart Canada staff during our annual fundraising campaign in stores across the country. In Saskatchewan, where we are always up for a little competition, we recently delivered on a promise to reward staff from the store...

Pictured above, volunteers of the Kibenga unit of the Burundi Red Cross have just finished digging a rough road. They plan to travel this road with their tools and embark on a project to clear land with the intentions of building a food store. As a p...

There are many possibilities provided by online mapping tools in advancing emergency response. An online map can allow community members to upload geo-tagged information to alert other community members or emergency officials to a problem or situat...