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Our newsroom is a collection of media resources about the services we provide to Canadians, as well as major topics and events of significance to our organization and industry. Explore the latest news releases and articles we’ve published, if you can’t find the information you’re looking for, please contact: media@blood.ca | 1-877-709-7773

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Alberta introduces voluntary blood donation act

Monday, March 13, 2017
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The Government of Alberta today introduced proposed voluntary blood donation legislation that would prohibit payment for blood donations in the province. While Canadian Blood Services is currently reviewing the legislation, it supports Alberta's efforts to help further strengthen Canada’s voluntary
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Blood donors needed as powerful winter weather disrupts collections across the country

Thursday, February 16, 2017
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Immediate need for donors to give now to replenish blood supplies (OTTAWA) – Winter weather marked by snowfall and icy conditions has taken Canada by storm, wiping out the opportunity to collect close to 2,000 blood donations in the past few days alone. Continued severe weather has so far forced
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Canadian Blood Services proposes ambitious plan to ensure a secure supply of Canadian plasma for immune globulin

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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Canadian Blood Services has shared an ambitious plan with governments outlining how we will ensure a safe and secure supply of plasma needed to manufacture immune globulin (Ig) for Canadian patients. The plan provides a roadmap for significantly increasing the amount of plasma we collect from
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Holiday Give campaign calls for donors

Monday, November 21, 2016
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Donors needed this holiday season to give blood and hope to patients (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services recruitment teams hit the streets today in locations across the country to launch Canadian Blood Services’ holiday Give campaign. Volunteers and blood recipients joined staff in select cities to
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World Quality Day 2016

Thursday, November 10, 2016
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(OTTAWA) – Canadian patients depend on us to manage a safe, secure and cost-effective blood system. We bring quality to every aspect of our work — from collecting, testing and manufacturing blood, blood products and stem cells, to providing transfusion and transplantation services, to creating and
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Donate blood for Remembrance Day and #givelife in honour of veterans

Thursday, November 03, 2016
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Many clinics are open Nov. 11 to receive much needed blood donations (OTTAWA) – To commemorate Remembrance Day, Canadian Blood Services encourages more Canadians to #givelife by donating blood, a gift in honour of the contributions of the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces. Members of the
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New Canadian Blood Services iron guidelines mean more donors needed

Monday, October 24, 2016
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100,000 new donors needed across the country this year alone (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services is changing its guidelines for iron levels to further promote health and wellness among blood donors. Female donors will need to wait longer between blood donations and male donors will need to pass a
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Plasma collection in Canada: Stakeholder input a key part of an evidence-based approach

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
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(OTTAWA) - As the national authority for and steward of the blood system in Canada, Canadian Blood Services continues to monitor and analyze the security of the supply of plasma needed to produce plasma protein products. The patients who benefit from these lifesaving products continue to be at the
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Access to organ transplants on the rise in Canada

Friday, September 09, 2016
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Progress report shows a decade of national collaboration is working to save more lives (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services alongside partners in the Canadian Organ Donation and Transplant Network have released a report detailing a decade’s worth of data on national organ donation and transplantation
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