Blood Donors

• Roll up your sleeves, Winnipeg: Blood donors needed after deep-freeze cancellations

  Canadian Blood Services is asking Winnipeggers to roll up their sleeves and help out after the recent deep freeze led to a shortfall in donations. 

  Health

  Feb 20, 2025
  
• National Blood Donor Week highlights need for more donations in Manitoba

  Here in Manitoba, in order to keep the blood system sustainable, around 3,500 new donors are needed each year.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2024
  
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• Canada needs more donors from Black communities, Canadian Blood Services says

  Canadian Blood Services is working to recruit more donors from Black communities. Ethnicity can play a role in treatment, and donation levels haven't grown with the population.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2024
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• Héma-Québec adding new virtual experience to boost number of blood donors

  A virtual reality experience using a headset and handheld devices will be offered to people who want to learn more about what's involved in donating blood.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2023
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, July 10

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, July 10.

  Jul 10, 2023
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, May 29

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, May 29.

  May 29, 2023
• Canadian Animal Blood Bank says more blood supply from dogs needed

  Animal blood clinics across the country continue to advocate for donors as blood supplies used to save dogs are running low.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2023
• ‘The need always increasing’: Call for blood donors over holiday weekend

  "The need is constant," a Canadian Blood Services reprehensive says. "We always say 'every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood.' That's not a slogan. That's a fact."

  Health

  Oct 8, 2022
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• Health Canada approves Héma-Québec’s gender-neutral questionnaire for blood donations

  The change to Héma-Québec's questionnaire means nixing the current three-month exclusion period for men who have sex with other men.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022
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• Morning news rewind: Wednesday, Aug. 17

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Wednesday, Aug. 17.

  Aug 17, 2022