Mia Rabson
Reporter with the Canadian Press
About Mia Rabson
Canada can make vaccines, just not the ones to stop COVID-19
The head of a Canadian biotech industry association says Canada can and does make vaccines — just not the ones expected first to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fossil fuels will decline but unless Canada takes action will remain a big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report
The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will require a much more aggressive transition away from oil and gas.
Security and health experts to lead review of pandemic warning system
A former national security adviser will lead a probe of whether Canada's pandemic warning system failed just before COVID-19 struck, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
COVID-19 testing numbers down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces
Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites this weekend because far fewer people are showing up for a swab.
Canada not driven enough to hit its electric car target by 2025
National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets in 2025.
Demand for flu shot is up and getting more supply won't be easy
As demand for flu shots appears to be up across the country, the Public Health Agency of Canada is working with suppliers to order more doses — a feat that could prove more difficult than it sounds.
No budget yet for federal Liberals' promise to plant two billion trees by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's massive tree-planting promise from the 2019 election has yet to be allocated a single dime.
MacKay says he won't run in next federal election following failed Tory leadership bid
Former justice minister Peter MacKay says he won’t be on the ballot in the next federal election.
Feds say 100,000 rapid COVID-19 tests have arrived
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the first shipment of rapid tests for COVID-19 has arrived in Canada, but their eventual destinations remain shrouded in mystery.
False information hampers efforts to tackle COVID-19 pandemic: Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health official, is worried about the amount of false information being floated about the COVID-19 pandemic.