Humboldt Broncos bus crash prompts increase in blood donations

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WATCH ABOVE: Logan Boulet, a Lethbridge native, was on life support after Friday's Humboldt Broncos bus crash. On Sunday, his family donated his organs to help others, even in his death. Kim Smith has the details.

Canadian Blood Services said its Saskatoon blood donation clinic was over-capacity Saturday as nearly double the average number of donations were received.

On an average Saturday, the Saskatoon clinic receives 80 blood donations. On Saturday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., 150 donations were received.

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Some people reported waiting two-hours to donate.

In response to the Humboldt bus crash that killed 15 people, Saskatoon City Councillor Bev Dubois took to Twitter Friday evening encouraging people to donate blood.

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There was no significant increase in blood donations in Edmonton or Calgary on Saturday, but officials said they could see an uptick on Monday.