First Aid 26

* Guest blog by Amber MacArthur (@ambermac). Amber is a tech journalist and best-selling author. She is also a member of the Canadian Red Cross Twitter Team. Amber's three-year-old son has completed his first session of swimming lessons, and he loved...

What’s the first thing many of us do in an emergency situation? We turn to our smart phones for help. Whether it’s to call 9-1-1 or to look up information, mobile devices have become our go-to technology. That’s why we’re excited to check out two new...

Staying hydrated is very important for people living in Central Canada this week. This part of the country is being slammed with a heat wave, with temperatures expected to soar to 40C or more with the humidex. By staying hydrated, you can help...

It’s Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada and you may have noticed we’ve been having a little fun in social media with a promotion on first-aid fanny packs, encouraging Canadians to ‘Save Your Fanny’. The fanny packs (regular $13.95), as ...

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! It's Emergency Preparedness Week and we're happy to see Orange Cat has its first aid fanny pack! Orange ...

If you follow this blog often enough, you know that Red Crossers love all things having to do with first aid and disaster preparedness. Well, now we’ve found a way that we can all wear our love for safety – a fanny pack! That’s right! Fanny packs. ...

Staying positive is not just good for your frame of mind but possibly also your heart. The Harvard School of Public Health recently reviewed more than 200 studies and found that staying upbeat appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease a...

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!This picture dates back from the early 1920's, when the Red Cross in the British Empire started rolling out ...