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Shaving cream, munchies and chest compressions: A perfect recipe for Edmonton’s first CPR tweet-up

[slideshow]Guest blog by Leila Daoud, Public Affairs Coordinator in Edmonton Cheese and crackers, trivia, a little mingling and a swag bag at the end of the night.  Sounds like a recipe for a party, but the men and women gathered at the Red Cross ...

Six months later: Slave Lake Wildfires

It's been six months since Slave Lake and surrounding areas were devastated by raging wildfires. Since June 6th when recovery operations began, Red Cross has assisted 3,148 people affected by the fires and distributed more than $600,000 in direct aid...

Photo of the Day: City of Brampton gives donation to Red Cross

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!  Today’s photo is from Brampton, ON, where the City presented the Canadian Red Cross with a cheque for over ...

Young humanitarians give new meaning to giving

In Atlantic Canada, we’re hosting our biggest event of the year in each of the provinces this month: the Humanitarian Awards. These presentations are more than just another fancy dinner. Through our Humanitarian Awards, we recognize volunteers, phila...

Last minute Red Cross inspired Halloween costumes

You know what is really scary? Having plans to go trick-or-treating or to a Halloween party and having absolutely zero costume ideas. Well, you can cast your fears aside – we’re here to help! Once again, we’ve come up with some one-of-a-kind Red C...

Photo Tuesday: Stepping in and saving a life

Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Check out this photo from a recent Red Cross Rescuer Award presentation in Toronto. At the presentation...

Food Friday: A way to finally add bacon to your emergency kit

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutions.This blog entry is for all the meat eaters out there – especially the bacon lovers. There appears to be a lot of b...

The nuts and bolts of building wheelchairs

September is Continuing Care Month in Nova Scotia. We’ll be profiling Red Crossers in recognition of all the great work they do in caring for people outside of a hospital setting. Red Cross staff member Paul MacKinnon takes great pride in his...

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