Good morning, Canberra. Some early fog and frost should clear for a sunny Sunday with a top of 17 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Burning question: What's the best way to heat Canberra homes in winter?

Demand for wood-fired stoves is surging in the face of government programs designed to phase out the old technology and address wood-smoke pollution.

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Another fadeout as Storm swamps the Raiders

After a bright start, things went from bad to worse for the Canberra Raiders, with a star player potentially ruled out for the season.

ASPI has Australia trapped under ice

Opinion: The deployment of 'Howard hysteria' by think tanks with questionable motives has some precedent, writes Bruce Haigh.

Brumbies' hopes dashed by Chief destroyers

Subscriber: Poor. Dominated. Not winning the collision. They're the words of Laurie Fisher that will sting the ACT Brumbies.

Realising it's time to move aside as a parent

Opinion: It only seems like yesterday that the most important move was to the big bed, writes Karen Hardy.

Times Past

The horrors of an incorrectly anaesthetised patient waking up during an operation were revealed to The Canberra Times on this day 31 years ago. Dr John Lunn, Reader in Anaesthetics at the University of Wales, addressed anaesthetists on "Awareness Under Anesthesia". READ MORE