Stories: Canadian Blood Services

Special event inspired by a stem cell donor helps educate Parliamentarians and recruit potential donors of the future

The change affects people who have spent time in areas where the human variant of ‘mad cow’ disease was deemed a risk 

Shia Muslims in Ontario continue to come together by the hundreds to support patients

Dr. William Wall wrote a storybook that may also help children develop empathy and kindness

Andy Anyaele is so grateful for the blood transfusions he receives every five to six weeks

Restrictions related to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human variant of ‘mad cow,’ were lifted in December 2023

“We just want to save lives.” Students across Canada join the stem cell registry

For Emily Ois, ‘antibuddies’ from donated plasma put an end to constant trips to the emergency room

They’re welcoming donors to our sites, recruiting for the stem cell registry, organizing concerts and more. And we’re so grateful.

A lucky encounter on social media led a patient in need to the living organ donor who saved her life