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'Changed my life:' Regina woman on lifesaving infusion therapy
A lifeline for many people across Saskatchewan is receiving a much-needed boost. Health Canada lifted a ban on receiving blood donations from people who lived or visited the United Kingdom, Ireland an...
Nov 30, 2023 Katherine Kay, 26, receives life-changing blood infusions up to three times a week. (Katherine Kay/Submitted)
Canadian Blood Services opens doors to new and improved facility
By Brett Lubkiwski The act of giving blood has never looked so comfortable. Canadian Blood Services opened the doors to its new location Thursday on south Albert Street in what used to be Brewsters. A...
Feb 03, 2023 Canadian Blood Services vice-president of donor relations Rick Prinzen (left), Ashley Balysky (pink jacket), Nash Balysky-Crawford (centre) and Curtis Pearce (blue shirt) cut the ribbon to open the new Canadian Blood Services donation centre in Regina. (Brett Lubkiwski/980 CJME)
Canadian Blood Services in need of donations
It's the season of giving, and while many of us usually spend this time thinking about what gifts we'd like to get for our loved ones, we probably haven't given too much thought to donating blood. Gay...
Dec 12, 2022 The Canadian Blood Services building in Regina. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
Blood donors needed in Regina and Saskatoon
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) recently revealed it's struggling with blood donation numbers across the country, and that message is being echoed in Saskatchewan. "COVID-19 has challenged Canadian Bloo...
Jun 14, 2022 (Canadian Blood Services/Twitter)
Blood donations suspended after COVID cases at Regina Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is confirming a couple of COVID-19 cases at its building in Regina. It was notified that two people at its Broad Street location recently tested positive for COVID, but w...
Mar 18, 2021 The Canadian Blood Services building in Regina. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
Calls grow for Trudeau to end MSM blood donation ban
OTTAWA - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make people sick across Canada, health authorities are imploring Canadians to donate blood - all Canadians except men who have had recent sex with other ...
Jun 13, 2020
Recovered COVID-19 patients in Saskatoon, Regina can now donate plasma for Canada-wide trial
Anyone in Saskatoon or Regina who has recovered from COVID-19 and meets certain criteria, could be part of a new, nation-wide trial . The trial, which got underway just last week in more than 50 hospi...
May 07, 2020
Blood donations stay strong amid COVID-19 pandemic
After an initial spike in appointment cancellations when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Canadian Blood Services put a call out to donors. The organization has been thrilled with the response from comm...
Apr 08, 2020
Carol Brons extends daughter’s legacy through blood donation
Carol Brons was on the ice during the intermission of the Saskatoon Blades’ WHL game Wednesday night. Cheered on by thousands of fans, Brons was shooting a puck from centre ice, trying to hit th...
Mar 05, 2020
Blood-donor deferral period for men who have sex with men cut to three months
OTTAWA - Men who have had sex with men will be able to give blood after a deferral period of three months, down from a year, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Wednesday. The decision was ma...
May 08, 2019
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