{"podcast":{"title":"Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","podcast_index_feed_id":7599267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":437,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Calgary News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Calgary—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Calgary News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:20:42.685667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"Grifols Plasma Center Under Fire | Calgary News","slug":"grifols-plasma-center-under-fire-calgary-news","published_at":"2026-09-16T17:36:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/grifols-plasma-center-under-fire-calgary-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/47360296bacda3cc","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9fa01d28-6a73-43e8-b925-e22875b4e8b4.mp3","summary":"Health Canada inspectors uncovered alarming safety failures at Grifols’ Regina plasma center, including allowing an HIV-positive contact donor to give twice after a doctor altered their screening response without documentation. Additional lapses included ignoring vein health risks and accepting incomplete medical forms — leading regulators to deem the facility non-compliant. An internal Grifols audit last year also flagged critical issues like improper HIV-reactive plasma disposal and delayed hepatitis B alerts. In response, Grifols halted all Canadian operations to enforce stricter standards, though it insists donor safety wasn’t compromised. Canadian Blood Services admits quality gaps remain. The scandal follows two recent deaths in Winnipeg — for which Health Canada found no causal link — and comes as four Grifols sites across Canada face regulatory action, sparking calls from advocates for immediate license suspension. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/grifols-regina-hiv-plasma-9.7343597 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/47360296bacda3cc Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Health Canada inspectors uncovered alarming safety failures at Grifols’ Regina plasma center, including allowing an HIV-positive contact donor to give twi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/episodes/grifols-plasma-center-under-fire-calgary-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/grifols-plasma-center-under-fire-calgary-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}