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National Blood Donor Week highlights need for more donations in Manitoba – Winnipeg

It’s National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says there’s always a need for more donors. According to CBS, roughly half of Canada’s population is eligible to donate blood, but only one-in-81 people actually do. For Winnipeg cancer survivor Ryder Robinson who is just a few days away …

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Canadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ2 communities for previous donation policy

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s being called a landmark apology by advocates after Canadian Blood Services acknowledged a previous policy it had in place was discriminatory and homophobic. The old criteria prevented all sexually active men who have sex with men, and some trans people, from …

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