Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy International Women's Day - and Canberra Day - on the way to 27 degrees. Here's today's news.

Strength training gives lift to DV survivors

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Subscriber: Olivia Thornton can still picture the storied stone chapel resting in the heart of Long Eaton's prestigious Trent College.

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It's time for men to do the heavy lifting for once

Opinion: It's also time for everyone to do a little more than wear a purple ribbon on International Women's Day, writes Emma Husar.

Kalashnikov bags third Black Opal for Snowden

Subscriber: Kalashnikov laid the foundations to follow his sire all the way to the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Thoroughbred Park.

Times Past

An article on the front page of The Canberra Times on this day in 1971 featured a discussion about habits, but not the nail-biting or teeth-brushing kind. Instead, the habits mentioned in the article were about the long, loose garment worn by members of a religious order. Three sisters of the Sacred Heart Society in Canberra told the Times the possibility of wearing secular clothing had to be adapted to local needs and situations. READ MORE