A two-year-old boy from Lac La Biche, Alta., whose search for a stem cell donor captured hearts and headlines across the country, died Friday as he waited for a match.
A stem cell swab testing event is being held at a local Hamilton church as part of a Canada-wide search for a donor match for an Alberta toddler with leukemia.
Canadian Blood Services plans to ask Health Canada to screen potential blood donors based on higher-risk sexual behaviors rather than on gender or sexuality.