{"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 Safety Crisis | Calgary News","slug":"grifols-plasma-safety-crisis-calgary-news","published_at":"2026-09-14T11:52:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/grifols-plasma-safety-crisis-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/55e87874df89bad7","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/03771c0b-8c22-4c36-966b-a7bd068dd128.mp3","summary":"Grifols, Canada’s largest private plasma collector, is under fire after Health Canada uncovered shocking safety failures at its northeast Calgary center—including accepting ineligible donors, mixing up donation bags, and using broken equipment—despite being shut down nationwide after two deaths linked to their clinics, including a 22-year-old international student. The inspection revealed rampant errors: donors donating repeatedly without eligibility checks, missed medical deferrals, poor staff training, and chaotic recordkeeping—all while plasma shortages persist globally. Grifols claims voluntary shutdown due to “unfounded attention,” but the grieving family demands full accountability, accusing the company of endangering lives and calling the commercial plasma model exploitative, while Grifols insists no link exists between their process and the deaths and vows to fix all issues. 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://calgaryherald.com/news/grifols-calgary-plasma-donor-clinic-cited-multiple-health-violations More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/55e87874df89bad7 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Grifols, Canada’s largest private plasma collector, is under fire after Health Canada uncovered shocking safety failures at its northeast Calgary center—i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":134,"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-safety-crisis-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-safety-crisis-calgary-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}