On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and reaffirm our Canadian Red Cross commitment to advancing truth, reconciliation, and cultural safety in our humanitarian work.

“Did you feel that?”🫨 Big or small, earthquakes DO happen in Canada. In fact, approximately 4,000 of them happen every year. Have you ever felt one? Learn how to prepare for them: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...

Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones may all go by different names, but the biggest difference is all about location, location, location. Kim MacDonald breaks down the difference. ow.ly/PTzp50X2h7G www.theweathernetwork.com/en/video/nin...

⚠️Follow these steps before a hurricane: ✔️ Have an emergency kit and plan in place with evacuation routes ✔️ Secure windows and doors, and anything on your property that can be blown around or torn loose ✔️ Know the difference between a hurricane warning and a hurricane watch⬇️

Only 3 weeks left for your generosity to travel where it’s needed most! ✈️ Until October 10, for each $5 donation to the Canadian Red Cross, get 100 Aeroplan points. Support people in need across Canada and around the world.🌍 Give today: www.redcross.ca/lp/campaigns...

In collaboration with CanWaCH, the Canadian Red Cross is participating in a webinar on gender equality and health programming. Join this session to learn about adapting strategies, tools, and mindsets to uphold gender equality in challenging environments.

💡First Aid Instructor’s pro tip: ALWAYS keep a first aid kit close! Our Everyday First Aid Kits are on sale until Sept. 20, 2025. Grab yours to be ready for cuts, scrapes, burns, sprains and more: products.redcross.ca/collections/...

Exciting news 🎉 We are hosting 3 disaster preparedness virtual webinars in September! Register for 1 (or for the full series) and gain practical knowledge and tools to boost your personal and community preparedness ahead of the next emergency ⬇️

This World First Aid Day, join us in spreading the word about the importance of First Aid & Climate Change.🩹☀️❄️ This year, we’re highlighting the growing impact of extreme weather events—such as floods & heatwaves—and the essential role first aid plays in building safer, more resilient communities.

From scorching heat waves to dangerous cold snaps, wildfires, and severe storms, it’s crucial to know how to respond in an emergency. Andrew Johnston, First Aid Master Instructor Trainer and owner of First Aid Guy, answers some more common climate-related first aid questions with preparation tips⬇️

Since June, heavy monsoon rains have triggered severe flash floods in several districts in #Pakistan, impacting over 1M people. Humanitarian needs are growing, especially for marginalized groups who face heightened risks and access limitations due to many factors.

As extreme weather events become more frequent in Canada, knowing how to respond in an emergency is more important than ever. Hear from Andrew Johnston, First Aid Master Instructor Trainer & owner of First Aid Guy, on common climate-related first aid questions & share preparation tips⬇️

✈ Until October 10, your kindness lands where it’s needed most! Thanks to the Air Canada Family, for every $5 donation made to the Canadian Red Cross throughout the next month, you will receive 100 Aeroplan points. Support those in need today! Give now: www.redcross.ca/lp/campaigns...

🦸‍♀️ First aid is a real-life superpower! Teaching age-appropriate basic first aid skills to your kids builds their confidence, reduces fear and prepares them for future emergencies. For more simple, yet life-saving skills you can start teaching today: www.redcross.ca/training-and...

Moments like these.❤️ The Town of Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam’s Cove in Newfoundland & Labrador was impacted by forest fires twice this year. Both times, Canadian Red Cross volunteers quickly mobilized to help, working alongside community members to support people who had been evacuated.⬇️

🌀It’s Atlantic hurricane season - follow these steps to protect yourself and your family: ✅ Have an emergency plan in place ✅ Listen to local news and weather reports ✅ Have your emergency kit ready Learn more: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...

Thank you to our staff and volunteers for supporting those impacted by wildfires in Newfoundland! ❤️👏 Support provided by the Canadian Red Cross includes registration, reception and information, emergency accommodations and hygiene kits.

“Ms. Gordon and others like her willingly set aside their own safety and security to work in places where each day is filled with high-stakes, high-pressure crises.”

Don’t head into the backcountry without these 10 survival tools! 🏕️ When you're hours from help, these aren’t just tools—they’re lifelines. ✅ Want to learn how to actually use them? Take a Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid course: redcross.ca/wilderness

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late yesterday, leaving widespread destruction across Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces.

Opioid poisoning can happen anytime, anywhere and to anyone. Would you know what to do? ⚠️ This International Overdose Awareness Day, make a difference in your community: ✅ Raise awareness and reduce stigma ✅ Carry a naloxone kit

Encroaching wildfires in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley have forced the evacuation of several communities around West Dalhousie.

Thank you Walmart Canada associates, customers, and Red Cross volunteers for your commitment to this year’s Walmart fundraising campaign! Together we’ve raised over $3.6 million!👏 Funds raised are put to work in communities across Canada.

Heavy rains in #Venezuela have resulted in floods, impacting over 24K people, especially those in marginalized groups. The Venezuelan Red Cross is responding to meet the most urgent needs. @canadadev.bsky.social has sent mosquito nets and kitchen sets to support the response.

Let’s see how much people really know about opioids and opioid poisoning! 🤔 Want to learn more? Our Opioid Harm Reduction training eliminates stigma, promotes helpful behaviours, and provides training on how to administer naloxone. Sign up at redcross.ca/ohr

On this #InternationalDogDay, we’re highlighting Rusty, a dog who is bringing moments of joy to people impacted by wildfires in Newfoundland❤️🐶 Rusty and her owner have been showing up every day to our Red Cross reception centre and supporting people on site, bringing lots of love and smiles.

Now in its 27th month, the ongoing conflict in Sudan has forced 12 million people, including Khaldia & her family, from their homes. Many have received cash assistance from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society & @icrc.org. With it, Khaldia says she can now afford to feed her 9 children one meal a day.

🦸‍♀️Not all heroes wear capes - some carry a naloxone kit. Olga, a receptionist at the Canadian Red Cross in Hamilton, deserves a shout-out for her outstanding response to someone experiencing opioid poisoning.

🫶A reminder that you are not alone and that help is available. When a person experiences a stressful or traumatic event such as an emergency, it can have a profound impact on the person’s psychological wellbeing. Here are steps you can take to make the situation more manageable.

The 2025 wildfires response operation is the largest in the organization’s recent history. Since May, the Red Cross has been providing humanitarian assistance to people impacted by wildfires across the country with operations in Sask., Man., Ont., and Atlantic Canada. www.redcross.ca/about-us/med...

Preparing for and starting recovery from an emergency such as a wildfire can be difficult. We've compiled information and links to help you and your family with what can feel overwhelming. Visit our website to find important wildfire information and support: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...

The Governments of Canada and of Newfoundland and Labrador will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador Wildfires Appeal. Every $1 donated will become $ 3 to support people impacted by wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador. Donate today: give.redcross.ca/page/25NLLWA

“What we can guarantee is that the Red Cross will be here all throughout this journey.” The Canadian Red Cross continues to support Jasper residents impacted by the 2024 Alberta wildfires with wildfire recovery and building community resilience with our support and granting programs for

📍 Gaza | Further displacement and an intensification in hostilities risk worsening an already catastrophic situation. With more than 80% of Gaza already impacted by evacuation orders, it is unimaginable that civilians could be compelled to move to an even smaller area.

Humanitarian workers are #NotATarget. This World Humanitarian Day, we demand the safety and protection of humanitarian workers, both volunteers and staff. 2024 became the deadliest year on record; 2025 is on track to be worse. This cannot continue.

Our colleagues have been injured, detained and killed while carrying out their lifesaving work. On this World Humanitarian Day, we call for immediate and urgent action to ensure their protection. Together, we must #ProtectHumanity.

In every community, empowering youth is pivotal in building stronger and healthier societies overall. Since 2021, the Mali Red Cross Society, in partnership with the Mali Ministry of Health, has been working on just that through the Adolescent Health Project.

Do you know what to do in case of wildfires? Join us for a free virtual session to learn about the practical actions you can take to prepare for and reduce wildfire risk. 📅 Thursday, August 21 ⏰ 10AM-11AM MDT | 12-1PM EDT ⚠️ Closed captioning available in English. 🔗 Register now: brnw.ch/21wV09w

Following an emergency or disaster, a person may experience a range of thoughts, feelings and behaviour that can be intense, confusing and frightening. It may help to: ✅ Eat healthy foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise if possible. ✅ Visit with other people. ✅ Accept support and assistance.

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador Wildfires Appeal. Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will be used for assisting those impacted by the wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador with immediate and ongoing relief and may include financial assistance,

Thank you to our dedicated staff and volunteers who are supporting those impacted by wildfires in Newfoundland👏❤️ Support provided by the Canadian Red Cross includes registration, reception and information, emergency accommodations and hygiene kits.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, many countries face significant challenges when it comes to accessing health care due to limited resources, healthcare worker shortages, and a lack of necessary infrastructure. These barriers leave many people, especially women and children, without access to the health

The Canadian Red Cross is committed to helping individuals and communities prepare for, adapt to, and respond to disaster risks throughout the year. Register for the 2025 Prepared Together virtual learning series and gain practical knowledge and tools to boost your preparedness⬇️

⚠️ Do you know what to do in case of an evacuation order due to wildfires? An Evacuation Order means you are at risk and should evacuate the area immediately. Follow the routes specified by officials and move away from the fire. Learn more: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...

📍 Gaza | Since May 27, the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah has treated over 4,500 weapon-wounded patients, most of whom said they were reaching food distribution sites when injured. It is unacceptable that people are being injured and killed while trying to feed their families.

“Let’s sleep early so we don’t feel the hunger.” – a father to his son in Gaza There are no longer words to effectively describe how dire the humanitarian situation in Gaza is. ⬇️

Encroaching wildfires on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland have resulted in the evacuation of multiple communities. At the request of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, & through a standing agreement with the province, the Red Cross is supporting people who evacuated due to wildfires.

80 years ago, atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The effects of nuclear weapons are catastrophic and long-lasting. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement continues to ask countries to take steps to eliminate nuclear weapons and ensure that they are never used again.

There are roughly 8,000 wildfires in Canada each year. Follow these tips to protect yourself and your family during wildfire season⬇️ 📻 Stay informed: Monitor weather, listen to local authorities and prepare to evacuate. 🚗 Keep your vehicle fueled. 🎒Prepare your emergency kit.

Do you live in an area at risk of tornadoes? Are you and your family prepared? Here's how you can be ready for strong storms and tornadoes ⬇️🌪️ Learn more: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...