The giggles of excited children could be heard over everything else. A couple of the observant kids outside one of the Canadian Red Cross mobile clinics in Kutupalong camp, spotted team leader Patrice Gordon sorting through a bag with toys. It didn’t take long after she stepped out into the bright sun, for a small swarm of these little, dusty bodies to flock around her.
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Haibur Rahman sits on a chair in front of hundreds of people in Burma Para camp in Bangladesh. He pauses for a moment. Someone hands him a megaphone. He takes a deep and begins to sing. He doesn’t have formal training, but the audience is moved. Some hold their heads in their hands, others wipe away tears. Haibur is singing a song of his people and their experiences leaving their home while fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Most people look forward to retirement as a time to slow down and relax, but that was not the plan for Hamilton resident Jim DePass. In 2006, after finishing a rewarding 40-year career with a steel manufacturer, Jim decided that his first priority as a retiree was to volunteer, and his sights were set on the Canadian Red Cross.
Nous avons lancé la série de billets « Que faire en cas d’urgence » afin d’explorer diverses situations d’urgence courantes et les gestes à poser lorsque tu en es témoin, par exemple si une personne subit une crise de panique ou un accident vasculaire cérébral. Dans ce billet, nous quittons le thème des premiers soins pour parler d’intimidation et des façons de lutter contre ce problème.
Saskatchewan Roughrider players have been spending their off-seasons teaching kids how to prevent bullying since 2009. The partnership between the Roughriders and the Canadian Red Cross started with Luc Mullinder and Weston Dressler, and has since grown to involve other former and current players.
Après les semaines glaciales et les multiples tempêtes que nous avons eues cette année, vous serez nombreux à vous enfuir au cours des prochaines semaines. Mais avant de vous installer sur une chaise longue pour vous faire « toaster » des deux bords, voici quelques conseils pour un voyage plus sécuritaire.
En décembre 2018, Jean-Philippe Larose a subi un arrêt cardiaque au cours d’une partie de hockey cosom au gymnase de l'école secondaire Gérard-Filion à Longueuil. Heureusement, certains de ses amis savaient exactement quoi faire.
We started this series to provide more information on what to do in common emergencies – such as what to do if someone is experiencing a panic attack, or if someone were having a stroke. In this post, we take a look at what to do if you witness bullying.