In a bar in Civic, surrounded by family and friends, The Smiths on loud, a Star Trek-themed cake at the ready and cocktails named in honour of her doctors, Elizabeth Caplice was celebrating at her own wake.
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- Slain gangland lawyer and Mafia associate Joe Acquaro spent two decades cultivating, and donating to, senior Liberal politicians on behalf of alleged crime figures, even having a meeting with Malcolm Turnbull.
- The ACT government will seek to simplify restrictions on weapon silencers used by rangers who have the job of killing thousands of kangaroos across the territory.
- Full-body scanners will be trialled at Canberra Airport from this week, as preparations continue for international flights from Canberra to Singapore and New Zealand in September.
- The ACT government is searching for more property throughout Canberra for the development of public housing.
- Canberra women are travelling to Queanbeyan to access medical abortion drugs through the mail, a telephone provider of the drugs says.
- In sport: Nick Kyrgios has courted controversy during an explosive first-round French Open victory with a rant in which he accused the umpire of "unbelievable bias".
- The ACT Brumbies will use the Super Rugby finals tightrope and the memory of Japan's giant-killing World Cup campaign to ensure they don't slip against the Sunwolves on Saturday.
- Canberra BMX star Caroline Buchanan will race at the world championships in Columbia this week to lock in her spot for the Australian team to compete at the Rio Olympic Games.
10.08am: We've received word that incident at Manuka Plaza has been resolved. A resident above the plaza contacted emergency services about some leaking pipes threatening electrical wires. Firies sucked up the water and a plumber is fixing the damage.
9.06am: Fire crews are on scene at Manuka Plaza which could be impacting traffic on Captain Cook Crescent and Franklin Street in Griffith. More info when it comes to hand.
Roadworks which started last week on Hindmarsh Drive and Canberra Avenue in the inner-south of the ACT are likely to continue for weeks, slowing the morning and afternoon commutes.
If you see any accidents or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so. Email morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes.
Cirque Africa finishes this week - a two-hour high energy African circus production, bursting with colourful costumes, live music, dance and acrobatics. At Exhibition Park until May 25. $30-$150
See 2015's best political cartoons at the Behind the Lines exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
Bush Capital: The natural history of the ACT at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) shows the natural history of the Territory with specimens, illustrations, photographs, works of art and sound. From March 12 to June 26. Free.
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Today: Slight (30%) chance of a shower this morning. Sunny afternoon. Winds northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h tending westerly 35 to 50 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Max 17.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending westerly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 3, max 16.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Patchy morning fog. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the afternoon. Min -1, max 16.
