“I’ve had so many hugs, I feel like a human squishy ball!” Eileen McCann and Lori Hindy are two Canadian Red Cross volunteers who responded when people needed help after being evacuated due to wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador this summer. Hear their reflections on the support they were able to provide, and how warmly it was received. The Canadian Red Cross continues to work closely with the provincial and municipal governments as well as community partners to support individuals, families,

📍Quebec, Canada The first big snowfall of the year is here for some regions! ❄️ If your power is out: ✅Turn off all appliances and electronics ✅Keep fridge and freezer doors closed as much as possible ✅Use flashlights instead of candles to reduce fire risk ❌Never use barbecues, camping heaters, or home generators indoors For more power outage safety tips: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/emergencies-and-disasters-in-canada/types-of-emergencies/power-outages | Canadian Red Cross

On Friday, October 13 at about 7.30 a.m., an attack struck the town of Kaniv, in central Ukraine, damaging a school, a kindergarten and several apartment buildings. Shortly after, Robert Laprade, Canadian Red Cross’ Country Representative in Ukraine, met with and assisted local Ukrainian Red Cross (Червоний Хрест України) teams providing rapid emergency support to several hundred of families who suffered damage to their home. Following the initial shock, residents and emergency response teams go

Thanks to the generosity of people living in Canada and the Government of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross continues to deliver humanitarian assistance to people impacted by the armed conflict who are in Ukraine and those displaced in nearby countries. At the Toronto Ukrainian Festival, the Canadian Red Cross was invited to speak more about this support, which includes helping provide reliable health care and restoration support for damaged infrastructures ⬇️ | Canadian Red Cross

“It's great to see all of the stuff that we're bringing in and the work that we're doing, but at the end of the day we're just here to support work that's already being done and is being done really well.” Jessica from Winnipeg, Manitoba is on the Logistics team at the Canadian Red Cross. She's in Jamaica supporting the response to Hurricane Melissa. Here, she gives us a peek of what goes into logistics planning for a response this scale. In collaboration with local partners in Jamaica, the Jama