2014 (Page 7)

Training for your first marathon? Make time in your plans for a first aid and CPR course

March 21, 2014 -

Spring is running season for many Canadians. Be prepared by learning first aid and CPR.

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Red Cross responds to civil unrest in Ukraine

March 20, 2014 - Red Cross has recruited and trained new volunteers, distributed materials about emblem use and protection and the Red Cross Movement’s Fundamental Principles through leaflets and mass media, liaised with hospitals and ambulance service and met frequently with authorities and law enforcement agencies. 

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Seniors, still struggling

March 20, 2014 - Jane Sampson has moved seven times in the months since flood waters forced her to flee her High River seniors’ residence. The constant upheaval and uncertainty have taken a toll on the 85-year-old.  

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Red Cross continues to support individuals affected by the crisis in Syria

March 14, 2014 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate.  With most of the population directly or indirectly affected, the scale of the crisis is staggering and the humanitarian needs are vast. 

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The progress in Alberta: Recovery and restoration

March 11, 2014 - In June 2013, Alberta experienced heavy rainfall triggering catastrophic flooding.  Over 100,000 people were displaced throughout the region.  As receding waters gave way to the monstrous cleanup, total damage estimates exceed $5 billion in what has now been deemed the costliest disaster in Canadian history.  

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Japan: Three years later

March 11, 2014 - On March 11, 2011, a triple disaster including an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown struck part of eastern Japan, leaving thousands of lives forever changed. Today, with the support of the Red Cross, there is clear progress towards recovery in many communities. 

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Emergency field hospital handed over to Philippine Red Cross

March 03, 2014 - More than three months after many communities in the Philippines were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, the Canadian Red Cross has concluded its emergency health response, handing over the field hospital deployed in November 2013 to the Philippine Red Cross.

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Red Cross expands latrine promotion in Kenya

February 25, 2014 - Like many in her Kenyan village called Kaptobogo, Eunice Kisang did not have a latrine at her home until late 2013. She and her family had always hid in nearby bushes to relieve themselves.

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Typhoon Haiyan - 100 days on: hopes and fears for the future

February 24, 2014 - Outside a crowded hall in Dagami, Leyte, scores of people are in line to register with the volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross cash distribution program.

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