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Article content Are modern burial rituals too mundane for you? Fancy something more extravagant with a nod to the customs of old? Look no further. Researchers have uncovered what may be the oldest mummification recipe, hidden inside a 3,500-year-old papyrus. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Want to make an Egyptian mummy? Heres the oldest known recipe for that Back to video Two parts of the  papyrus — called Papyrus Louvre-Carlsberg manuscrip...

Article content Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to mix-and-match its choice of vaccines, experts say, in a move that could boost Canadian’s immunity to the COVID-19 virus and its variants and help health-care workers circumvent vaccine shortages. On Friday, Health Canada gave the green light for the national use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, making it the third vaccine approved for distribution in Canada, along with those manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna. We apologize, but this...

Article content Convenience store chain 7-Eleven’s announcement that it wants to sell wine and beer to consume in its Ontario stores has surprised business owners and experts alike, and stoked concerns for the future of a restaurant industry still recovering from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The chain announced on Wednesday that it had submitted 61 applications for a licence to sell beer and wine for in-store consumption, which if approved, could put their stores on par with restaurants an...

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While the brain tissue of modern humans are typically smooth and spherical, the tissue created with the ancient genes were smaller and had rough, complex…

The variant, named B1525 was first detected in Nigeria but has since surfaced in the U.K., Denmark and nine other countries

The variant, named B1525 was first detected in Nigeria but has since surfaced in the U.K., Denmark and nine other countries

Article content Starting Feb. 22, some international travellers flying to Canada will have to quarantine for a minimum of three days at a selected hotel, as part of the federal response to clamp down on the surge of COVID-19 cases across the country. Many have questioned the efficacy of the new hotel quarantine rules and are especially queasy about the cost of staying in a hotel for the allotted time — three days with a mandatory bill of $2,000. We apologize, but this video has failed to load...