Blood Drive

• Big turnout for Delta, B.C. teen’s blood donation drive

  A blood donation drive organized by a B.C. high school student was fully booked as Deltans turned out in droves to support their community.

  Health

  Feb 20
  
• Student-led Pointe-Claire, Que. blood drive aims to help Black community

  According to Hema-Quebec, diversity in  donors is important because ethnicity and heritage matter in treating some illnesses and some rare blood diseases.

  Canada

  Feb 16
  
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• Montreal-area parents to host blood drive in honour of 2-year-old daughter in remission

  An Ile-Perrot family is hosting a blood drive in honour of their daughter to help pay it forward after her journey with leukemia.

  Canada

  Feb 10
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• Hampstead blood drive shows importance of donations

  Héma-Québec needs 1,000 donations every day just to keep up with demand in Quebec hospitals. Every donation saves an estimated three lives.

  Health

  Aug 22, 2023
• NAIT students, Canadian Animal Blood Bank hold dog blood bank

  Dogs need to be in decent health, between the ages of one and eight and at least 25 kilograms to be eligible to donate.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2023
• Blood, plasma donation drive between emergency responders in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton kicks off

  The Canadian Blood Services hopes a little rivalry between first responders in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton will help them achieve their goal of more than 500 new blood donors.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2023
• #BeccaToldMeTo: Blood drive in honour of Riverview, N.B. teen inspires new donors

  Gisèle Lévèsque faced her lifelong fear of donating blood Tuesday, inspired by Becca Schofield, the N.B. teen who encouraged acts of kindness before she died of cancer in 2018.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
• Lethbridge hostage survivor inspiring others to donate blood and plasma

  Friends and family started a blood and plasma drive to honour Linder, who has made more than 100 donations herself.

  Features

  Aug 10, 2022
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• Sikh Nation blood drive, largest of its kind in Canada, underway in Surrey

  Canadian Blood Services estimates the Sikh Nation blood donor campaign has saved more than 160,000 lives in the country since it began in 1999. 

  Health

  Nov 6, 2021
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• Halifax Thunderbirds launch coast-to-coast giving challenge for Canadian Blood Services

  The challenge is being hosted at the Canadian Blood Services Donor Centre on Bayers Road and runs for two weeks, from April 18 to May 1. 

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2021