Canadian Blood Services needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times.
Canadian Blood Services
Schools not to blame for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer
British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should not be interpreted to suggest those infections occurred mostly in schools.
Canadian Blood Services sends callout for donors in face of collection challenges
Canadian Blood Services is calling on donors to book and keep appointments as it faces a decrease in collections.
Number of Canadian blood donors drops to lowest point in a decade during pandemic
Canadian Blood Services says it is struggling to replenish a critically low national supply caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
'Tremendous' response from blood donors has supply keeping pace with demand
Canadians have been coming forward in large numbers to donate blood after Canadian Blood Services warned of a possible shortage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blood-donor deferral period for men who have sex with men cut to three months
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says men who have sex with men will be able to give blood after a deferral period of three months, down from a year.