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Photo of the Day: Red Cross flag reaches the North Pole

On April 9, 2013, the Red Cross flag reached the northernmost point on the Earth. How cool! In celebration of 150 years of humanitarian action and the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Lebanese international desert ru...

Photo of the Day: Harper Government announces CanadaSummer Jobs initiative

@ Yesterday the Harper Government launched their 2013 CanadaSummer Jobs initiative. As a result of the initiative, 36,000 students will gain valuable work experience this summer. Dr. Kellie Leitch made the announcement yesterday on behalf of H...

Canadian Red Cross celebrates World Red Cross Day

Staff at the Canadian Red Cross Sault Ste. Marie branch got their bake on in preparation of World Red Cross Day and our founder, Henri Dunant's birthday. Almost 200 cupcakes were baked, decorated and individually packaged and are being sold at the ...

Photo of the Day: Mantracker

[slideshow]The Canadian Red Cross recently attended the NorthWest Response Forum for first responders in Dryden, Ontario. The three day event boasted Terry Grant, "The Real Mantracker", as a keynote speaker. Grant's show, Mantracker, is a Canadian re...

Canadian Red Cross campaign selected as an Honouree for Webby Awards

We  have some exciting news!  It has just been announced our Canadian Red Cross December online gift campaign When You Give, We Give  was  selected as an honouree at the 2013 Webby Awards.  The development of this site was a collaborative effort ...

1,000 days to Millennium Development Goals

Today marks a milestone for organizations who work in international development. We’re 1,000 days away from the 2015 target date to reach the Millennium Development Goals, also known as MDGs. These goals set by the UN are meant to improve the lives o...

Photo of the Day: Promoting hygiene, by bike!

Around the world, Red Crossers use many different means of transport and even technology to reach people to spread important prevention information. We love this photo of Zimbabwe Red Cross hygiene promotion volunteer Tizai Miidzo on his bicyc...

Photo of the Day: B.C. proclaims March is Red Cross Month

The province of British Columbia has officially proclaimed March as Red Cross Month. The Lieutenant Governor of B.C., the Honourable Judith Guichon, made the proclamation, recognizing the Canadian Red Cross as a reflection of the Canadian spirit ...

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