Cairo’s Children: A message to the world

*Guest entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa With the help of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, students and youth of Cairo have been educated on climate change and have learned the importance of disaster risk reduction. The students created this cute video that speaks out to the world, delivering messages and encouraging environmentally friendly tips to [...]

Tech Talk: Fire, camera, action

* Every week, Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know!  Novascotiawebcams.com has about 50 cams pointed at various spots throughout Nova Scotia, capturing daily life, whether it’s a lobster trap, Peggy’s Cove or [...]

Photo of the Day: Reconnecting Families from the Ivory Coast

Every day, 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. This photo was taken at the Bahn refugee camp, south-eastern Liberia. The camp was established to help families fleeing post-election violence in the Ivory Coast. Timo Luege, [...]

It’s Just Business

Guest blog by Tim Johnson, Public Affairs and Marketing Coordinator It’s a webisode-based reality show that might have Saskatchewan residents checking their skyline for Trump Towers. But Regina-based Rock Bridge Realty doesn’t need Donald Trump or Celebrity Apprentice to cause a stir. The real estate company has just launched its second season of The Interview, [...]

Food Friday: hurricane cookies

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutions.   What goes better with a big, cold glass of milk than a hurricane…. cookie. Yes, that’s right – a hurricane cookie! We found this recipe on www.instructables.com and we thought it was [...]

Photo of the Day: Alasia gets some comfort from Mickey

Every day, 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. This photo is courtesy of our sister society, the American Red Cross. Ten month old Alasia Johnson grips a Mickey Mouse doll that was given to her [...]

Tech Talk: Preparing for disasters on the social web

* Every week, Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know!   At the Red Cross, when we think of disasters, we mostly think of earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, flooding and how we’re able to [...]

Photo of the Day: Lottery winners get their prize

Every day, 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. John and Shirley MacDonnell from Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia are the lucky winners of the Canadian Red Cross Lotomania grand prize. They were thrilled to receive their winnings from [...]

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. ITALY: 250 Italian Red Cross staff and volunteers are taking part in the rescue and relief operation at the site of capsized liner Costa Concordia. The cruise ship hit rocks off Italy’s west coast on Friday [...]

Tornado touches down in Alabama in January – Is that normal?

A tornado in January? Did we hear that right? It’s true. Sunday evening, a severe weather system spun-off a series of tornadoes which touched down across several states in the Southern US, leaving behind a path of devastation. In particular, Alabama was hit hard with homes damaged and destroyed, power knocked out, and roads blocked [...]