Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Stem cell donor from Potlotek First Nation
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How an Indigenous stem cell donor saved a life on Canada’s opposite coast

Veronica, who is Mi’kmaw from Cape Breton, was a stem cell match for Judee, a woman of Métis heritage on Vancouver Island

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Celebrating Black excellence and contributions to Canada’s Lifeline
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Celebrating Black excellence and contributions to Canada’s Lifeline

Start your February with these stories, and watch this space throughout Black History Month for more

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canadian blood services employees with blood donor
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Partners for Life program connects RBC employees across Canada

Together, RBC teams made over 1000 donations last year, and they’re recruiting new donors all the time

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units of platelets
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Introducing pathogen-reduced platelets to Canada

Providing a new layer of safety through pathogen inactivation

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Man with shirt and jacket with hands in pockets in a long hallway with windows.
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Dr. Graham Sher, CEO of Canadian Blood Services, named to Order of Canada

Prestigious honour conferred by the Governor General recognizes extraordinary contributions to the nation

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Boy in yellow shirt on hospital bed being checked with a stethoscope
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Alberta boy inspires Wolfe Pack Warriors to donate blood

Kane Wolfe received blood during heart surgeries. Now his family rallies blood donors to help others

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A woman in winter coat and hat standing in a snowy wooded area
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Blood donations are essential in her fight against a mystery illness

Wai Yin Mok has had more than 150 blood transfusions as doctors try to find the cause of her severe anemia

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