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It’s back-to-school day, AKA “the most wonderful time of the year” for parents. However, for some parents, that’s not the case. This morning, as most kids across the country filled their backpacks with new supplies, put on new clothes, and looked ...

September is Continuing Care Month in Nova Scotia. We’ll be profiling Red Crossers in recognition of all the great work they do in caring for people outside of a hospital setting. Red Cross staff member Paul MacKinnon takes great pride in his...

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! Normally when people head to the beach they suntan, build sand castles, or play some volleyball. But,...

*Special thank you to photographer Johan Hallberg-Cambpell for these photos [slideshow] When I was a kid, I would sometimes go on day trips with my family to Goderich, ON - a town of 8,000 located on the shores of Lake Huron, dubbed as “the pre...

This week, we have seen our fair share of severe weather with tornadoes and thunderstorms (and not to mention an earthquake) in Ontario. And now, with Hurricane Irene on target to impact the Maritimes and possibly even Quebec, it’s a reminder to all ...

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! [slideshow] Around 4 p.m last Sunday, the worst tornado Ontario has seen in 15 years touched down in ...

Breanne England, a staff member of the Canadian Red Cross in Ottawa, has spent much of the summer managing the response to the Horn of Africa drought. Now, she’s in the region to see firsthand the extent of this humanitarian crisis and how the Red Cr...