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Hats off to the residents of Slave Lake Alberta

[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 ...

Atlantic Canadians bring experience to Manitoba flood response

Having just returned from Manitoba, Lisa Landry had some sage advice for Alicia Benton when the two met at the Red Cross office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia this week. Lisa recently returned from a 3-week volunteer deployment in Manitoba. Meanwhile,...

Walking our way to Geneva

5,201 kilometres is the distance between Atlantic Canada and Geneva, home of the international Red Cross headquarters. And that’s how far employees and volunteers of the Canadian Red Cross walked on Wednesdays over the past year. It started as...

Photo Tuesday: Red Cross branch receives prestigious award

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!  Congrats go to the Canadian Red Cross, Woodstock ON branch which recently received the Red Cross Odyssey ...

Western Canada offices ham it up for National Lifejacket Day: And have the evidence to prove it!

Guest Blog: Jilian Henderson, Public Affairs Advisor, First Aid and Water Safety [slideshow] Last month we posted blogs about our National Lifejacket Day contest! In Western Canada Red Cross offices challenged each other to wear their lifejackets...

What’s wrong with this photo? Well, here are the answers

We posted this photo earlier this week and asked you to spot the five hidden dangers.  We received a bunch of comments from people who definitely know a thing or two about pool safety. Congrats to the following for winning a Canadian Red Cross i...

Do you wear it?

[slideshow] It’s a scorcher out there and maybe you’re thinking of getting out in the water for boating or swimming. But before you do, the Canadian Red Cross is reminding you to wear it – your lifejacket, that is. It's National Water Safety We...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.LIBERIA: As Ivorian refugees continue to seek safety in Liberia, the Red Cross is providing seeds and tools to enable host communities to reple...

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