Canada Blood Services

• Canadian Blood Services says more donors needed in Halifax ahead of holidays

  Those with an O-negative blood type, also known as a 'universal donor,' are always in high demand, according to Canadian Bood Services.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2022
  
• Canadian Blood Services face flak over ending mandatory masking this week

  Canadian Blood Services noted that it is a community setting, not a hospital or health-care setting, and as such is able to shift from mandatory to optional measures on masking.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2022
  
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• 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, 2022
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• ‘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.

  Health

  May 10, 2022
• Maritimers donate blood in honour of Canadian veterans

  Maritimers donate blood in honour of Canadian veterans.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020
• Resumption of surgeries draining Canada’s blood supply amid coronavirus

  The number of donors that can be seen at blood clinics is limited to respect physical distancing restriction.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2020
• Canada’s stem cell registry isn’t diverse enough to help those who need it

  The search for a matching stem cell donor becomes exponentially more difficult if you are a member of an ethnic minority — and especially if you're mixed race.

  Health

  May 29, 2019