After some very different summers during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are more than ready to start exploring and socializing, making up for those times we were isolated from the people, places and activities that are dear to us. Here are five new things to try this summer, to mix up your summer game plan:
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In East Africa, tens of millions of people are in dire need of food as a series of disasters from climate change, conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, a locust invasion, and longstanding vulnerabilities have converged into a humanitarian crisis. Time is running out to avert starvation. Unless urgent action is taken, the continued drought in East Africa could come to resemble the one in 2011, which killed about 260,000 people in Somalia.
Grâce au soutien de l’organisation North Sask Victim Services, quatre bénévoles dûment formés par la Croix-Rouge pour offrir les services aux personnes sinistrées travaillent sans relâche dans le nord de la Saskatchewan pour s’assurer que personne n’affronte un incendie résidentiel ou une autre situation d’urgence sans recevoir d’aide.
For many parents or caregivers, it’s important to know first aid, at least basic first aid skills.
Would you know what to do if a child in your presence was choking?
For many people who have left Ukraine since the end of February, helping others is a priority, both those who have also fled and those in their new communities. These are the stories of some women from Ukraine who are now supporting the work of the Romanian Red Cross.
Le Canada est bien connu pour ses vastes et magnifiques étendues sauvages et pour l’esprit aventurier des personnes qui partent à sa découverte. Faire des expéditions dans les coins les plus reculés procure un certain goût du défi ainsi qu’un sentiment de satisfaction à l’idée de devoir compter uniquement sur ses propres forces et sur son instinct de survie lorsque l’on se trouve en pleine nature. Toutefois, le fait de s’aventurer dans des coins reculés comporte également son lot de risques indéniables. Chaque année, les médias font état d’excursions qui connaissent malheureusement une fin tragique.
Dans leur cheminement vers le rétablissement, les personnes qui font usage d’opioïdes rencontrent un obstacle de taille : les préjugés nuisibles qui circulent à leur sujet.
When looking at a map of Northern Saskatchewan, you’ll notice the roads are few and far between. It’s easy to wonder, how do people get help promptly during times of need? The answer is through the dedicated volunteers locally placed throughout the community who spring into action when duty calls.