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'Zeynah would’ve been 10 that May of 2023 so it just felt really divine that my daughter’s almost 10-year-old heart was going to a 10-year-old girl,' said Maryam De Groef.

Two years ago Matt Thompson’s life was saved after receiving a liver transplant. Now he's giving back with a campaign through his Vancouver oyster bar.

Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health said that as of the end of March, 29,000 registered organ donors have signed onto the provincial registry since it launched in September 2020.

Since 2019, Green Shirt Day has come to be known nationally as a day to support organ donor registration.

Albertans are hoping that sharing their message about organ and tissue donation will encourage more people to have end-of-life conversations with their loved ones.

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said at a press conference Monday that a record 83 Manitobans received a kidney transplant at Health Sciences Centre in 2023.

Construction started Friday on a new private aircraft hanger at the London, Ont., airport. The facility will serve a range of private travellers, from executives to musicians.

An iconic arm-wrestler, Canada's first Filipino immigrant's B.C. roots and an exhibit by a Vancouver graffiti artist are among the good news stories we're sharing this week.

The parents of Karter Bourgeault, a young Edmonton Oilers fan who died after a battle with cancer, made the tough decision to donate his heart valves to two babies.

Saskatchewan residents mark the sixth anniversary of the fatal crash that claimed the lives of 16 people who played for or worked with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team.

Researchers say 64 people in Quebec donated their organs after receiving medical assistance in dying between 2018 and the end of 2022.

Numbers released Monday show that hundreds of people in B.C. received organ donations last year due to a record number of donors.

'She's been helping the Jewish community and the Muslim community with the Council of Muslims against antisemitism and it's our turn to help her.'

As of Dec. 31 there were 853 people on Transplant Quebec's waiting list, compared to 913 on the same date in 2022.

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.

An annual event at Queen's university allows students to donate clothing, appliances and furniture after moving out, which is then available for free to members of the community.

Alberta’s municipalities says it hasn’t been contacted by the province despite a promise to consult before amending a bill that grants the province authority over municipalities.

The non-profit Surrey Crime Prevention Society says its funding has been suspended by the city this year, to the tune of $330,000.

It was all part of the Empty Bowls initiative, benefitting Corbeille de Pain. Around 70 local potters donated over 600 handmade bowls to the non-profit.

A kidney-shaped cake will likely be on the menufor Reema Garcha and her family as they celebrate the six-year anniversary of her kidney donation to her older sister.