Text-To-Donate is an easy and efficient way for donors to give to the Canadian Red Cross. If you would like to make a text donation to the Canadian Red Cross Fund, simply text the word “RED” to 45678 ...

What is a personal Disaster? Personal disasters typically affect one household. House fires are one of the most common examples and those happen without notice and most often during winter months. The ...

Thanks to funds raised for the 2024 Alberta Wildfires Appeal and with financial support from the Government of Alberta, the Canadian Red Cross has announced the Support to Small Businesses and Not-for ...

Laura Enekegho is a fourth year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Alberta. When she isn’t in a laboratory, classroom, or volunteering on campus, you will find her at ...

There is a current – and critical – need for volunteers to join our Emergency Management Team today! Disasters now endanger more Canadians and cause more devastation than ever before. Whenever they do ...

When it comes to disasters and crises around the world, local Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement staff and volunteers are at the heart of the response— taking action to support people who have been ...

Did you know that heat wave safety tips have been added to our first aid app? Download the free app on your Apple or Android phone or tablet now to learn more! Summer is here, and it's time to enjoy ...

In April 2024, the Canadian Red Cross hosted a two-day Domestic Emergency Response Unit (D-ERU) open house event at the Best Western Plus Airport Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event was a unique ...

I had just signed off on a Friday night when I received a text from my manager. “Fire in Labrador. Are you able to go?” “Absolutely!” I replied. Having only recently joined the Canadian Red Cross, I ...

June 18, 2024 - The Canadian Red Cross Tiffany Circle is marking a significant milestone - 13 years of an extraordinary group of women philanthropists passionately supporting the Red Cross and Red ...

Hurricane Fiona made landfall on September 24, 2022, resulting in widespread flooding, damages to properties, buildings, and infrastructure across Eastern Canada. Hundreds of thousands of people ...

On July 8, 2024, a wave of explosions struck Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Sloviansk in Ukraine. Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatrics facility in Ukraine, was partially destroyed. The ...