Ottawa – The month of October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and today we recognize Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – a time to support the thousands of people across Canada whose lives are tragically altered by the loss of a baby as a result of an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or death in infancy. Experiencing that …
National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Week: April 23-29
Ottawa – This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week — a week to raise awareness about the critical need for more donors across the country. Every year, thousands of Canadians receive life-saving organ transplants, while thousands still wait, and hundreds die because not enough organs are available. It is also a time to celebrate the lives of …