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Celebrate World First Aid Day by updating your first aid training

Posted September 05, 2012 by Global Administrator

September 8 is World First Aid Day and the Canadian Red Cross is calling on all Canadians to ensure they have the skills needed to save lives when an emergency happens. This call to action is especially important in light of recent polling that s...

Photo of the Day: Gone fishing

Posted September 04, 2012 by Global Administrator

In Newfoundland and Labrador, the recreational food fishery is a family tradition that goes back generations. Summer may be coming to an end but one tradition we’re hoping will stick around is making safety a priority around the water. Check out th...

Photo of the Day: Canadian Red Cross training on the beach in Sherkston, Ontario

Posted August 31, 2012 by Global Administrator

Last week, Canadian Red Cross First Aid Instructor Deb Demaine and Canadian Red Cross Summer Student Katie Holahan led a combined CPR/AED and Emergency Preparedness course for participants at Sherkston Shores in Sherkston, Ontario. The Sherkston co...

Photo of the Day: International Day of the Disappeared

Posted August 30, 2012 by Global Administrator

Could you imagine being separated from one of your family members in times of conflict or disaster?  What would you do? Where would you turn for help? How long will it be until you see them again? Are they still alive? The Canadian Red Cross Res...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted August 29, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.SIERRA LEONE: The Red Cross is responding to a growing cholera crisis in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown and surrounding areas.  Sierra Leone's...

Tech Talk: Preparing Haitians for TS Isaac with SMS

Posted August 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

Next to radio, SMS is one of the best ways to reach people in Haiti. So when it became clear that Tropical Storm Isaac was heading toward the small Caribbean island nation this past weekend, the Red Cross began sending out text messages. Haiti is th...

Tech Talk: Tweeting about Isaac

Posted August 28, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

This blog was written by Kim Stephens and originally posted on idisaster 2.0 blog Although Hurricane Isaac (or #Isaac if you are on Twitter) has still yet to decide where it wants to make landfall in the United States, it has already produced som...

Photo of the Day: Watching Isaac's path

Posted August 28, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

[caption id="attachment_9226" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Residents of Cite Soleil, Haiti, wade through flood waters on Route Neuf from Tropical Storm Isaac, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Patrick Farrell) Read more. From t...

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