{
  "id": 17088648,
  "title": "At 71, this B.C. man has donated blood 500 times. He hopes others will consider rolling up their sleeves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/at-71-this-b-c-man-has-donated-blood-500-times-he-hopes-others-will",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/george-cavey-bc-500-blood-donation-9.7400309"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to Canadian Blood Services, one in two Canadians will need blood or blood products at some point in their life, or know somebody who will need it. And while about half of all Canadians are eligible to donate blood, only about one in 76 actually do, it says.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}