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Photo of the Day: Relief after tornado outbreak

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Several tornadoes struck American Midwest and Southern states this past week, claiming livings and destroy...

Photo of the Day: Helping victims of fire in Iqaluit

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! The Canadian Red Cross is on scene in Iqaluit helping the community following a fire in a townhouse ...

Tech Talk: Podcast on crowdsourcing for change

Disaster responders and do-gooders in the tech community worldwide have been paying particularly close attention to Ushahidi, a non-profit tech company that specializes in developing free and open source software for information collection, visualiza...

Photo of the Day: Giving back

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.This past New Year’s Eve was anything but a celebration for residents of an apartment building in Dartmouth, Nov...

Tech Talk: Tracking disease through social media

* Every week, Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! *Guest entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa As most of us know, s...

Photo of the Day: Alasia gets some comfort from Mickey

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. This photo is courtesy of our sister society, the American Red Cross. Ten month old Alasia Johnson grips a...

Tornado touches down in Alabama in January - is that normal?

A tornado in January? Did we hear that right? It’s true. Sunday evening, a severe weather system spun-off a series of tornadoes which touched down across several states in the Southern US, leaving behind a path of devastation. In particular,...

Photo of the Day: Responding to Edmonton condo fire

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. Canadian Red Cross personnel in Edmonton have been busy this past weekend as they continue to respond to an ...

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