Emergency (Page 77)

Guest blog by Randie Anderson, Public Affairs Coordinator in Alberta It was supposed to be a normal morning at the office. I should have known that when working at the Red Cross, everything can change in moments. In the early hours of August 2nd, ...

The past few weeks, Ontario has experienced one of the largest evacuations it has seen the past few decades – and the Canadian Red Cross has been there to help. The threat of almost 100 forest fires and smoke forced the evacuation of approximately...

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! Our Secretary General and CEO, Conrad Sauvé, is currently in Kenya to meet families affected by the dro...

[slideshow]Guest blog by Leila Daoud, Alberta Public AffairsJean MacNeil from Antigonish, Nova Scotia is, in many respects, a typical royal watcher. A grandmother with eight children and many grandchildren, Jean has the latest tea towels commemoratin...

Guest blog, Richard Kies, Provincial Lead for Fund Development in SaskatchewanYesterday I saw first-hand, once again, just how much the people of  Saskatchewan care about their neighbours, particularly in the southeast corner of the province, that ha...

[slideshow] This past week recording artist Tom Jackson hosted a benefit concert in support of Red Cross response operations in Slave Lake. Within only 24 hours of the concert organizers announced they had already raised over $125,000! Red Cross ...

The Canadian Red Cross hosted more than 200 participants at the annual Conference on Disaster Management in Halifax, Nova Scotia this week to discuss all things disaster: evacuations, planning, training, communications and preparedness.Halina St Jame...