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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...

Fun new approach to seniors’ well-being

With the support of a Red Cross program, seniors in Saint John, NB are keeping busy playing sports on the Wii, grooving to the Latin beats of Zumba and even getting therapeutic massages. It all started when Dugna London and Debbie McLeod teame...

Flight to Athabasca: One Slave Lake family’s escape from wildfires

As part of the Public Affairs department at the Red Cross, staff members often get a chance to speak to the people we are helping on the ground. In the aftermath of the Slave Lake fires, Public Affairs Coordinator Leila Daoud visited a shelter in...

On the donor road: Red Cross only accepting financial donations to help Slave Lake evacuees

It started within 24 hours. Super generous kind-hearted Canadians setting up facebook groups, events and online communities devoted to helping the people of Slave Lake and surrounding areas recover from a devastating wildfire that destroyed ne...

Slave Lake wildfires roundup

The response from Albertans, Canadians, and even concerned individuals outside of Canada following the Slave Lake fire in Alberta continues to amaze! A very gracious thank you to all the people who have tweeted and retweeted messages of support, like...

Red Cross responds to Slave Lake fires

Canadians woke up to the news this morning of massive wildfires sweeping across parts of central and north-central Alberta. The fires, some continuing to burn out of control, have damaged or destroyed approximately 40 percent of the town Slave Lake, ...

Learning to expect the unexpected...

*Guest blog by Alison Frehlich, communications advisor with the Canadian Red Cross. The first step in emergency preparedness, according to the Canadian Red Cross, is to “know your risks”. Seems like a simple enough task. In fact, I always thought I...

Manitoba under water

*Guest blog by Alison Frehlich, communications advisor with the Canadian Red Cross. Alison is currently in Manitoba and is sharing stories and updates on flood relief efforts by the Red Cross * They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but whe...

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