Stories from Canadian Blood Services

First-time donor Corina pointing at arm bandage

Donating blood or plasma for the very first time? Tell us about it!

You could inspire someone else to join the 450 Challenge. Let’s work together to get Canada’s blood pumping!

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Stollery Children’s Hospital staff lend an arm for group blood donation

More than 20 staff at the Edmonton hospital, many of them first-time donors, came together to help patients during the pandemic

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How corporate Canada is helping our blood system during the pandemic

Every day, Canadian Blood Services’ proud corporate partners and financial donors help support patients

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Manitoba paramedics inspire with group blood donation

Nearly 40 regular and first-time blood donors joined event to help patients during the pandemic

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Donor donating blood sitting in a donation bed with the clinic staff wearing a mask

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COVID-19 survivors bare arms to help more patients

This National Blood Donor Week, some of the donors we’re celebrating have donated convalescent plasma for use in a clinical trial to help others with COVID-19

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Thanking returning donors in a time of need

After 48 years, Reverend Kevin Cox returned to donate blood to help patients during COVID-19

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‘This is really meaningful work’

Through the pandemic, Connie Chan is providing IT support for donor centres, a production site and colleagues working from home

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