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Would an opt-out system increase organ donations? Experts say Quebec has work to do first

Nova Scotia made history in 2021 by becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to implement a presumed consent policy…

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Health

Alberta doctor sounds alarm after 7 patients contract infection from organ transplants

A disease that is more commonly associated with the trenches of the First World War, and can sometimes be found…

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Health

‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

Lorraine Sherren says what’s holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is…

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Health

Organ donors saved my life. Now I’m looking for a special person who can help me become a mom

This First Person column is the experience of Shilpa Raju, who lives in Etobicoke, Ont. For more information about CBC’s…

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Lifestyle

Sask. girl thanks her organ donor after receiving life-saving bowel transplant

“Bella Brave” Thomson, the ten-year-old girl from Swift Current, Sask. who captured the hearts of millions on social media is…

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Health

14% of Quebec’s organ donors in 2022 were people who chose medically assisted death

Researchers say 64 people in Quebec donated their organs after receiving medical assistance in dying (MAID) between 2018 and the…

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Politics

Nearly 2.5 million Canadians sign up as organ donors, thanks to tax form change

Nearly 2.5 million Canadians have indicated they want to be organ and tissue donors, thanks to a Conservative private member’s…

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Health

Sask. had a record number of organ donors last year and this transplant surgeon attributes ‘Logan Boulet effect’

Saskatchewan saw a record number of organ donations last year, according to the province — something one transplant surgeon says…

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Canada

Unvaccinated Canadian woman denied organ transplant finds US hospital to perform surgery

An Alberta woman who was dropped from a high-priority organ transplant list for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine has found…

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