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AM edition, Sunday, February 14, 2021
Good morning, Canberra and happy Valentine's Day. We're in for a sunny day and a top of 25 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital. 

All's fair in love and sport this Valentine's Day

Canberra-based Paralympic coaches Yuriy Vdovychenko and Iryna Dvoskina were teenagers when they first met at an athlete training camp in Crimea.

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Mr Fluffy blocks have cleared $630 million

Subscriber: The final 35 homes affected have just six months to join the ACT govt's loose-fill asbestos buyback and demolition program.

ACT records huge spike in 2020 traffic offences

Subscriber: Traffic infringements across the ACT soared by 53 per cent last year despite coronavirus restrictions.

Sally goes from hitting the woodwork to making it

Sally Jean Davis made the leap from international soccer player to carpenter. Now she's sharing those skills.

COVID trial laws 'likely breached' ACT's power

A new paper co-authored by a now magistrate argues judge-alone trial laws conducted in the ACT during COVID-19 may be unconstitutional.

Petitioners call for Giralang shops update

Subscriber: More than 500 people signed a petition to the Legislative Assembly seeking an update on the Giralang shops development.

ACT carbon emissions get social cost price tag

The economic damage of emitting one tonne of greenhouse gas into ACT skies would be assigned a dollar value following a social cost analysis.

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The enduring love stories of Burgmann College

Therese Rein and Kevin Rudd weren't the only couple to fall in love in the Australian National University's residential college.

Tokens of love: Intimacy through the ages

Held within three national institutions' collections are hundreds, if not thousands, of love stories.

Captain Courageous targets shock early return

Subscriber: Canberra Raiders skipper Jarrod Croker is eyeing off a shock round one return from offseason shoulder surgery.

Will the force of cinema be with us, always?

Opinion: The communal viewing of films in a brick-and-mortar theatre is a grand tradition. Let's hope it continues, writes Ben O'Mara.

Times Past

"I want to donate some money towards the landscaping of the new Parliament House but I don't know where to send it," said a female voice at the end of the telephone. The woman's call to The Canberra Times was published on this day 34 years ago. So how much did she want to donate?  READ MORE
 
 
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