Stories from Canadian Blood Services

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How students can save lives while competing for scholarships this summer

With the Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program, recruit donors to win up to $6500 toward your 2024-2025 tuition

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Dr Kelly Holloway standing beside a Canadian Blood Services Sign outside
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Understanding the motivation behind plasma donation

Part of our ‘heroes of financial giving’ series

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Thumbnail image of stem cells recipient Colleen LeCours and stem cell donor Timothy White standing together at Canadian Blood Service Alta Vista office
Inspiration

On the stem cell registry? Let us know you’re truly prepared to donate

Many potential donors decline to proceed with lifesaving donation when asked

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Thumbnail image of mother N'kem Odita and her son Marcus sitting down on a couch.
Inspiration

Cord blood donors could be someone’s hope for life

Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells, which can treat more than 80 diseases including leukemia

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Thumbnail image of Bob Kerr wearing a Canadian Blood Services T-shirt standing in front of a white wall.
Inspiration

A donor’s connection to his community drives decades of giving

Part of our ‘heroes of financial giving’ series

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Image of blood donor Corporal Laura Matern sitting on a rock wearing full military uniform
Inspiration

Distance doesn’t stop dedicated military donor from saving lives

Part of our “Heroes of financial giving” series

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A bag of O-negative blood at Canadian Blood Services' production site in Brampton, Ontario
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The link between blood type and COVID severity

Those with blood types A or AB may be more susceptible to COVID

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