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Two years have passed since the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were suddenly changed forever.  On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami and nuclear accident devastated Japan. In an instant, people lost everything - ...

Left to right: Serenna Besserer, Tony Hearn, Jen Duke Holmes, Sarah Marsden, Mahogany McGuire Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers traveled to Moose Cree First Nation to research information to create “Be Ready”. Be Ready is a new personal prepar...

On International Women’s Day, we thought it would be fitting to share a few examples of the significant contribution of women at the Canadian Red Cross. Looking back throughout our history, women have always played an important role. During World Wa...

Today’s photo comes from Stephane Michaud of the Canadian Red Cross, who works on the Emergencies and Recovery Team. Stephane is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the Congolese Red Cross in assisting an increasing number of...

Hossam Elsharkawi from the Canadian Red Cross International Operations team was in Newfoundland this past week to give presentations to local Red Cross volunteers, the Rotary Club and students and professors with the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial U...

Spring break is rapidly approaching in many provinces, and for some families, that means air travel. Visions of sand, surf and sun abound, but what are you inadvertently bringing home from vacation? Scientists who study epidemics have long known t...