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Photo of the Day: Preparing for the next one

Posted January 06, 2012 by Global Administrator

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!Red Cross Disaster Management volunteers in Saskatoon have been busy organizing and conducting an inventory of d...

Tech Talk: Can Twitter be a lifesaving tool?

Posted January 05, 2012 by Global Administrator

* 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!Twitter as a life-saving tool? You bet. Recently, the Vancouver Sun wrote a story ...

Photo of the Day: Another new home in Haiti

Posted January 05, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Guest entry by Michael Tomascik, Public Affairs team, OttawaEvery 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!

From Calgary to Cambodia: Putting First Aid training to work

Posted January 04, 2012 by Global Administrator

Guest blog by Corrie Butler, Public Affairs volunteer When Jamie LeSueur took a First Aid course with the Canadian Red Cross, there was no way he could have known he would end up using those skills while interning in Cambodia. The Mount Royal U...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted January 04, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.PHILIPPINES:  An outbreak of the deadly bacteria Leptospirosis has highlighted the dramatic and ongoing needs of the tens of thousands of peopl...

Photo of the Day: Helping families affected by Typhoon Washi

Posted January 04, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

This photo was taken in Iligan City, where the Philippine Red Cross continues to help those whose homes and communities were devastated by Typhoon Washi. In evacuation centres, Red Cross volunteers supported a group of doctors to treat injuries f...

2011 blogging year-in-review

Posted January 03, 2012 by Global Administrator

It's the New Year – an opportunity to look back at what we have shared on this blog this past year. All last year, we blogged about various topics - from the serious to the more quirky and light-hearted – to help you get to know better the wor...

Photo of the Day: Luck of the draw

Posted January 03, 2012 by Global Administrator

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!  Red Crosser Ancel Langille drew the winning numbers for the LotoMania early bird and previous purchaser...

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