The Brandon Sun would like to wish readers a happy and safe civic holiday long weekend. * The Brandon Sun will not publish Monday but will return Tuesday.

Numerous municipal services will be closed, or have reduced hours, on Monday. The following services will not be open on the Civic Holiday: cemetery office, Jessie Irving and Maycourt children's centres, Civic Centre, all Sault Ste.[...]

A British teenager who fell from the seventh floor of an apartment block during a holiday in Majorca has died.

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday begins in two weeks. But will the three-day tax break mean South Florida shoppers get a good deal? And do sales tax holidays provide a real boost to the economy?

The state may be able to take a tax holiday next month for back-to-school shopping, but local governments can’t, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Louisiana’s annual sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m., Friday, Aug. 6, 2010 and local retailers are vamping up for the holiday. Most retail purchases made from 12:01 a.m., Aug. 6 through midni...

A fun-filled weekend is promised this bank holiday weekend with festivals, parades and sporting events taking place throughout the country.

Owners of furnished holiday lettings could lose the tax relief available on their properties unless they are made available to let for longer.