Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Child blood recipient holding ice cream, smiling and pointing at photographer
Inspiration

Precious time for dreams big and small, thanks to blood donors

Blood donations gave Penn time for everything on her bucket list, from ‘eat ice cream’ to ‘visit Disneyland’

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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
Innovation

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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Image of director of testing Nancy Angus and director of supply chain operations Andrea Moore holding the award for best organization in Brampton’s life sciences sector standing in front of the Canadian Blood Services pull up stand.
Inspiration

Canadian Blood Services wins big at Brampton Board of Trade Business Excellence Awards

Trade board honours Brampton facility for contributions to community

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Information

“Adaptability is the key to resilience.”

Our latest annual report, Adaptability, is now online

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