Guest entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator, Canadian Red Cross When it comes to hockey, especially the Calgary Flames, Jeremy Kroeker knows his stuff. The High River resident, who lives with special needs, can rattle off statis...

Barb Teghtmeyer lives in the community of Bragg Creek, 30 minutes south west of Calgary. Looking out from the side of where her house is on the edge of the river, you can see where the highway used to be, that’s now washed out. Teghtmeyer grew up the...

The town of High River has been the focus of much of the attention since devastating flooding prompted a state of local emergency and the evacuation of its residents. This weekend, residents from one of the eight zones were allowed to return t...

Highly trained disaster management volunteers from across the country are on the ground working to provide relief to affected communities following extreme floods in Southern Alberta. Volunteers continue to support shelters or reception centres in...

Earlier this year, 15-year-old Mohammad was reunited with his family with help from the ICRC’s Restoring Family Links program after being separated from them for seven months. Mohammad, originally from the southern Syrian city of Daraa, was visiting ...

Volunteers from the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia sported Red Cross vests, PFDs and even the Buckles mascot outfit as they took part in the annual Apple Blossom Festival parade earlier this month. After all the fun was over, the vests needed...

This week, a group of delegates with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) took part in a training exercise. CTV was there to capture a portion of the training and interview a few of the participants. It’s a great inside look at how th...

I have family in Oklahoma which means that I have been keeping a close eye on all the recent tornado activity. I also know that we are in tornado season here on the prairies. Being a good little Red Crosser, I am all over the tip sheets and sprea...