Regret to announce that weβve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather
Regret to announce that weβve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather
There are three people in my vicinity at the airport listening to things on their phone without headphones and I'm losing my mind. When did this become acceptable?
βIf I didnβt warn them,many lives could have been lost.β
Flooding in Pakistan has left communities devastated. StΓ©phane Corbeil, IFRC communications officer from Montreal, shares a first-hand account of a shepherdβs quick thinking and how it helped save a village from this sudden flood.
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The laws of war are not meant to exist only on paper; they must be enforced to save lives. Intentionally attacking civilians or civilian property, such as homes, is not allowed. Even wars have limits.
The laws of war are not meant to exist only on paper; they must be enforced to save lives.
Intentionally attacking civilians or civilian property, such as homes, is not allowed.
Even wars have limits.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
Have the Brooklyn dodgers killed
The Jays lose the World Series in one of the greatest baseball games ever played
On this #InternationalDogDay, weβre highlighting Rusty, a dog who is bringing moments of joy to people impacted by wildfires in Newfoundlandβ€οΈπΆ
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.
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 includeΒ financial assistance,
The Canadian Red Cross is shocked and saddened to learn about the killing of Haitham Bassam Abu Issa, a Palestine Red Crescent Society nurse in Gaza, and send our deepest condolences to his loved ones. Humanitarians are not a target.
Our thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones or whose family members have been injured following strikes in Sumy yesterday. Civilians must not pay the price of armed conflict. We are in contact with the Sumy Regional Clinical Hospital and the Medico-Legal Bureau, and stand ready to dispatch supplies immediately as part of our ongoing support to these medical facilities. Our partner, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS), is present on the ground and actively responding to urgent needs.
π Ukraine | Our thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones or whose family members have been injured following strikes in Sumy yesterday.
Civilians must not continue to bear the cost of this armed conflict.
"No State, no party to a conflict can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing. These rules of war apply. They are universal.β
More than 120 armed conflicts rage across the world today. The rules of war exist to reduce the suffering in conflicts.
Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, asks parties to conflicts to respect and ensure respect for international law.
Just announced: The Canadian Red Cross has launched the 2025 Myanmar Earthquake Appeal.
Donations will support the Red Cross Red Crescent working to deliver emergency relief and ongoing recovery efforts to those impacted by the earthquake.
Donate now: give.redcross.ca/page/25MEA
You've been asking yourself "where is the Canadian guy"? But you knew he would show up just when we needed him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozb...
Graphic with a blue background with line indicating heart beat. Text reads: Myth: Cardiac arrests only happen to those with a history of heart issues. Fact: Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone.
Would you recognize the signs of a #HeartAttack?
β‘οΈ Abnormal Breathing
β‘οΈ Cold, sweaty, bluish or paler skin
β‘οΈ Nausea & vomiting
β‘οΈ Denial
Sign up for our First Aid course to learn the symptoms and how to respond: www.redcross.ca/training-and...
This is a great thread. Highly recommend following @chrishouston.ca and the sources he recommends here.
For the first time in 15 months, hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are getting their first look at what remains of their neighbourhoods as they return home to northern Gaza.
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) ππ
Thank you libraries & library workersβ¦ for everything β¨π
The IFRC is deeply saddened by the killing of a Palestine Red Crescent Society paramedic in Gaza today.
We strongly reiterate our call for unwavering respect for the Red Cross, Red Crescent & Red Crystal emblems & the crucial humanitarian services they represent. bit.ly/3ZCWP6q
The fact that Apple Watch doesnβt have a snow shovelling workout makes it so obvious itβs made by people in California.
Also hi, BlueSky!
The IFRC is shocked and deeply saddened by the killing of volunteer Muhannad Jakish of Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
We strongly reiterate our call for unwavering respect for the Red Cross, Red Crescent & Red Crystal emblems & the crucial humanitarian services they represent. bit.ly/3ZqA6uo
πIsrael-Lebanon | We are encouraged that a ceasefire has been agreed that would end the fighting and help bring some hope and stability to a region exhausted by conflict.
Civilians must be protected, always.
News releaseππ½ www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...