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Photo of the Day: Operation Lost and Found

Once again this year, Canadian Red Cross volunteers played hero for some kids and their parents at the Royal St. John’s Regatta. The event draws a big crowd. After all, the regatta has a long tradition (194 years running!) and residents of St. Jo...

Photo of the Day: Attention Walmart shoppers!

The Walmart store in St. Thomas, Ontario, was recently recognized with an award of appreciation from the Disaster Management team at the St. Thomas branch. Every year, Walmart launches a campaign to raise funds at the till to help the Red Cross r...

Photo of the Day: Grande Prairie kicks off Walmart campaign

Guest entry by Gordon Lamb, Communications Assistant at the Canadian Red Cross in Alberta Walmart Canada officially launched its annual campaign for the Canadian Red Cross in Grande Prairie yesterday with the ambitious goal of raising $3.2 million. ...

Keeping kids cool this summer

*Our friends at momstown.ca recently posted this blog by our own water safety expert, Shannon Scully-Pratt. We wanted to share this important information with you on how to keep kids cool this summer. We’ve had a series of heat waves across the coun...

Tech Talk: High- and low-tech innovations leading the fight against HIV/AIDS

Whether it’s a new social media campaign in British Columbia with huge aspirations of ending HIV/AIDS in the province or work by the Red Cross to improve people’s lives in countries with limited resources, innovations are changing the face of hea...

Photo of the Day: Keeping boaters safe on Calgary rivers

Guest entry by Gordon Lamb, Communications Assistant at the Canadian Red Cross in Alberta The Canadian Red Cross has been working side by side with the Calgary Fire Department to warn Calgarians about dangerous conditions along the Bow River. Despit...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross responding to BC landslide

Red Cross disaster response personnel, including volunteer Rick Smith from North Vancouver who is seen in this photo, travelled by helicopter along with staff from Emergency Social Services to reach people impacted by the deadly Johnson’s Landing l...

Photo of the Day: Wildfire warnings

*Entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa* We wanted to share this cute photo from the American Red Cross of Smokey the Bear who indicates that the fire danger in Montana was extreme. Thousands of people have been affected by the wildfires ...

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