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Empowering Action: How Together We're Combating the Opioid Poisoning Crisis
- The opioid poisoning crisis continues to be a pressing public health emergency, and responding to it head-on requires knowledge, preparation, and community support.
Canadian Red Cross Emergency Efforts in the Yukon
- In October 2023, the Canadian Red Cross announced a multiyear agreement in collaboration with the Government of Yukon to strengthen emergency preparedness and disaster response in the territory.
Empowering Communities: Opioid Harm Reduction in Canada
- In recent years, Canada has faced a grave challenge in the form of the opioid crisis, demanding urgent action and innovative solutions. Dedicated people like Judi Frank have emerged as beacons of hope and catalysts for change. We took the time to learn more about Judi’s inspiring journey, exploring her work in the opioid harm reduction space, the critical role of community engagement, and the importance of self-care in combating compassion fatigue.
National Volunteer Week: Celebrating our long-serving volunteers
- The Red Cross is an organization that relies on the dedication of committed and caring volunteers. In their 20+ years of service, Tom Hamson and Henry van Delden have proven to be emblematic of these traits time and time again.
Canadian Red Cross awards its highest honour to Ellie Cansfield from Manitoba
- In her 10 years of services since joining the Canadian Red Cross in 2013, Ellie Cansfield has been one of the most reliable and dedicated volunteers in Manitoba. She is always willing to take on whatever needs to be done and never hesitates when asked to assist communities in need to support – from evacuations to COVID-19 outbreaks.
A Volunteer Journey
- Joe Michielsen is entering his third decade as a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross in southern Alberta. Discover why he thinks “volunteering is the best job”.
Manitoba Red Crosser helps unite international first aid efforts
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) serves many people around the globe with first aid programming. How does such a vast network of National Societies – 192 in total – work together to harmonize and oversee international first aid standards? With the help of Manitoba’s own Karen Brodeur-Trotter, to start.
Red Cross presents at Manitoba Disaster Management Conference
- The Manitoba Disaster Management Conference (MDMC) is central Canada’s largest disaster management conference, founded out of the desire to share experiences, showcase new technology and offer insight into shared problems and solutions among industry leaders.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence: Dr. Valerie Oosterveld on seeking justice for survivors
- The Canadian Red Cross hosted the Paul Buteux Memorial Lecture, Caught in Conflict: Seeking justice for survivors of gender-based crimes in war, in collaboration with the University of Manitoba and Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, earlier this year.
Seeking justice for survivors of gender-based crimes in war
- Sexual violence in many modern armed conflicts is a terrible reality. Under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) it can be a war crime. Despite provisions in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols that explicitly prohibit rape and other forms of sexual violence, sexual abuse of women, girls, boys and men in armed conflict is still frequent and widespread. The path to justice for survivors can be daunting.
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