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Melbourne-born folk sensation Judith Durham, chanteuse of a generation, has died from bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease. She was 79. Singer-songwr

For a teenager in the early 1960s, the only access to Western pop music was through two weekly programmes on All India Radio and one wondered why "The

Nicola Sturgeon is to appear at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe – in a political talk show.

Our chief statistician, the man who runs the organisation responsible for crunching millions of datapoints, met his match at a Chinese-Peruvian restaurant.

In the past 50 years, the Pinellas Genealogy Society has grown from a niche club with a handful of participants into a nonprofit with more than 300 members.

Article content The reception that greeted last week’s federal budget from fiscal conservatives was predictable. If you agree with American tax reduction advocate Grover Norquist that government should be shrunk down to a size where it can be drowned in a bathtub, you probably didn’t appreciate a budget that will send federal net debt levels to $1.4 trillion within five years. The Trudeau government can brush off such criticism as ideological and partisan. It will find it harder to discoun...

Peter Summers / Getty Images Someone is out to cause trouble at Westminster, of that there is no doubt. Over the past few weeks, there have been numerous leaks of conversations over the planned refurbishment at No 11 Downing Street, former Prime Minister David Camerons lobbying of Chancellor Rishi Sunak on behalf of Greensill, and now revelations over current PM Boris Johnsons agreement to help Sir James Dyson sort his tax issues. Now, the finger is being pointed at Johnsons former right-hand m...

Article content There is a growing consensus that the federal Conservatives need a strong female leader if they ever hope to dislodge the Liberals. The upcoming election, regardless of how triggered, is already too late. Most pollsters and politicos have conceded the scandal-plagued Trudeau Liberals will not only win but will get their second majority, which is not testimony to Liberal aptitude but more to Tory ineptitude. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your bro...

their very best. She al- ways tried to attend all the activities and events claiming it was what kept her young and active.

First home buyer numbers surged