Blood Donation

• Lifetime ban for sex workers donating blood should be scrapped: Canadian Blood Services

  The blood-donation service this month recommended to Health Canada that it abolish the lifetime ban on donation by people who have taken money or drugs in exchange for sex.

  Health

  May 27
  
• ‘You may save a life’: Manitoba man donates blood 252 times

  A Manitoba man has donated blood 252 times, and is urging others to consider making a donation.

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  May 10
  
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• Canadian Blood Services asking people to donate like their lives depend on it

  “It’s so essential to get out and give blood,” said Earl Driedger, longtime donor in Saskatoon.

  Health

  Apr 20
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• Alberta man hits major blood donation milestone

  On Saturday, William Taylor donated blood for the 250th time at the University of Alberta blood clinic, a milestone 47 years in the making.

  Features

  Apr 16
• Canadian Blood Services Kingston runs fifth annual “Blood for Brock” blood drive

  Each year on Good Friday, Brock Powell and Canadian Blood Services Kingston put out a call to donate blood and help people like Brock.

  Canada

  Apr 15
• Canadian Blood Services celebrates anniversary in Lethbridge: ‘A really great year’

  One year ago Wednesday, the Plasma Donor Centre in Lethbridge opened its doors. Since then, more 3,000 donors gave around 11,000 times, for a total of 8,000 litres of plasma.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2021
• Calgary teacher receives ‘pretty special’ award for promoting blood donation

  An Alberta teacher says it's important to encourage young people to donate blood and "it's incredible to know a lot of these kids are going to continue."

  Features

  Dec 7, 2021
• Lethbridge coach posthumously honoured with Logan Boulet Award

  What’s been dubbed the “Logan Boulet Effect” is a phenomenon that has been felt across the country. But what about the man who inspired Boulet to become an organ donor?

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
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• Blood Services to recommend ending ban on donations from gay men

  Canadian Blood Services says it plans to submit its recommendation to end the gay blood ban to Health Canada within the next two weeks.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
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• Canadian Blood Services to recommend end of blood donation ban on gay, bisexual men

  Canadian Blood Services is preparing to ask Health Canada to allow it to scrap questions about gender or sexuality, basing screening on higher-risk sexual behaviour instead.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2021