Blood Donation

• 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
  
• Canadian Blood Services asks Calgarians to fill hundreds of open appointments

  Calgary has 534 appointments that need to be filled to meet inventory levels for the rest of July, according to the Canadian Blood Services.

  Health

  Jul 22
  
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• B.C. bear attack survivor joins blood donation campaign to give back

  Colin Dowler, who fought the grizzly bear off with a pocket knife, said he would not have survived without a generous infusion of donated blood.

  Health

  Jul 18
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• Blood donations dry up during summer months, Canadian Blood Services says

  Lisa Beechinor with Canadian Blood Services said 50 per cent of Canadians are waiting for someone to ask them to donate blood.

  Health

  Jul 10
• ‘A bag of life:’ Ontario family hopes boy’s leukemia battle inspires blood donations

  At just two years old, Ezra Gulliver was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia – blood cancer, specifically in the bone marrow. His family says blood donors helped save his life.

  Health

  Jun 14
• Students, parents, come together to make Halifax’s largest blood donation

  The group of about 70 students and parents, calling themselves the "333 Lifesavers", offered up the largest group blood donation to take place in Halifax on Saturday.

  Canada

  Jun 10
• Are female blood donors riskier than men? A new study challenges past fears

  A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is challenging long-held assumptions that blood donations from women carried a higher risk of death for recipients.

  Canada

  Apr 12
• Kelowna, B.C. first responders join forces to donate plasma

  "Every time you come in here you're making a difference for someone in Canada."

  Lifestyle

  Apr 5
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• ‘Let’s do this together’: Okanagan company encouraging others to donate plasma

  Plasma makes up 55 per cent of blood and is used to make life-saving medication to treat a variety of diseases.

  Health

  Mar 22
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• Canadian Blood Services opens new Regina donor centre

  Rick Prinzen, Canadian Blood Services chief supply chain officer and vice-president of donors, said the new centre is one of the best in the network.

  Health

  Feb 2