At the moment, the grandest and most ethically ambitious architecture in the city -- the green, living roof of the new convention centre -- resembles a hair plug job. There's a lot of bald up there.

Photo: Dean Bicknell, CNS / BACK OUT INTO THE WILD: Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society worker Brian Moreland releases a great horned owl that was rescued from a downtown street and nursed back to health. ;

B.C.'s south coast was blessed Friday with near-record-breaking temperatures for May 16.

VICTORIA - BC Ferries' May long-weekend reservations are the new hot ticket in town, taking their place alongside Radiohead tickets for sale online at buy-and-sell website Craigslist.

VANCOUVER - An admitted killer linked to the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang is now scheduled to be deported to his native El Salvador next week, an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing heard Friday.

Vancouver police will be out in force this long weekend to crack down on unsafe driving as well as misconduct at beaches.

RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., are warning the public after another bear sighting was reported in a wooded area in the 5800 block of Kincaid Street.

Metro Vancouver's transit police have changed their policy on using Tasers after it was revealed that several passengers had been zapped with the stun guns because they didn't pay the fare and tried to run away, an inquiry heard Friday.

B.C.'s provincial opposition is introducing a private member's bill that it hopes will keep Vancouver's supervised injection site open.

A school board in the B.C. Interior has ended a program that provided a free laptop computer to students.

Dean Wilson credits Insite with keeping him sober for the past month.

More than 150 farm-worker vans have been inspected as part of a "no ticket" educational blitz by commercial vehicle inspectors this spring.

TransLink police changed the wording of its Taser policy, replacing the term "non-compliant" with "actively resistant" to describe behaviour that would warrant Tasering a rider, after public outcry over allegations a passenger had been Tasered for fare evasion and another for not letting go of a railing.

QUEBEC - Facing the reality of a dream final, not to mention a pesky Swedish opponent, Team Canada dug down and gave itself a chance to reverse the curse.

Allan Schoenborn made his first appearance in court Friday via video link from the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. Schoenborn is facing three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his three children, Kaitlynne, 10, Max, 8, and Cordon, 5.

Despite the fact 50% of us claim high gas prices could affect our summer vacation plans, there'll still be plenty of cars on the roads this long weekend. Trace Acres at BCAA says they've been check consumer ...

Drivers will have to stay away from Granville St. between Helmcken and Smythe tonight, now that a new Vancouver Police closure is going into effect. A part of the entertainment district will be closed ...

Premier Gordon Campbell handed out to sports fans and culture buffs today, confirming speculation his government will put a new retractable roof on B.C. Place stadium, but will also build a new art gallery ...

Bears seem to love Burnaby. Yesterday the cops chased one in the Forest Grove area and this morning another one was spotted in the area of Kincaid Street and Godwin Avenue. There was no sign of the bear ...

The family of a Coquitlam man brutally killed outside a house party two years ago is upset with a high court decision to strike down reverse onus when it comes to young people being sentenced as adults ...

Khalil Shariff personifies the goals of the Zenith Global Citizenship Conference where he gave the keynote address.

Metro Vancouver is working on a $9-million plan to turn human waste into energy at the Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond. The treatment plant at the end of Gilbert Road provides secondary sewage treatment.

A beefed up smoking bylaw that will eventually see smoking on patios banned got final reading Monday night. However, before the new restrictions go into effect, city council will consider a special exemption for a local cigar shop and for Second World War veteran clubs, like the ANAVETS.

The epicentre may be thousands of kilometres away but its tremors were felt here in Richmond, home to one of the largest Asian populations in China.

The only school in Richmond lucky enough to be granted gaming funds towards a new playground is at risk of losing that funding because of an insurance delay.

Peace Lutheran Church volunteers (from left) Lorna Lobson, Harriet Erickson and Helga Bahls are just three of the people who serve weekly breakfasts to the underprivileged at Jubilee Park on Thursday mornings.

At age 13, Darius decided to do what no one in his family had done—go to high school. His mom felt proud and worked hard to save $25 for his school supplies.

Jack Brown maintains a website devoted to keeping track of the city’s road names before they were switched to numbered streets and avenues in the late 1950s.

The streets of Surrey used to be a catalogue of its early history, with roads like Boothroyd, Bose, Bradshaw, Bergstrom, Kennedy and Hjorth carrying the names of the city’s pioneers.

Claude LeDoux and Adrian Michielsen are celebrating the 100th anniversary of their West End home, Barclay House, by showing it off at the 29th annual Heritage Homes Tour and Tea on Sunday, May 25.

Multi-use Vessel Responsible for Fire Protection in the Inner Harbour

Premier leading provincial delegation to Korea, China

Weekend of Fun Comes with Safety Reminders

Jury Ruled Willow Kinloch’s Rights were Violated

$22 Million Handed Over For Super 7 Win

Parminder Lalari, photo below right, tosses a blue box full of sorted material for recycling into the compactor while picking up Thursdays rounds on Connaught Road in Esquimalt.

A jury has awarded $60,000 in damages to a teenager who was tethered and left alone in a Victoria police cell for hours. The jury ruled police falsely imprisoned and used excessive force against Willow Kinloch, now 18.

People who recently purchased frozen beef and bison meat from Slater's First Class Meats in Oak Bay are warned not to consume it as the meat may contain dangerous E. coli bacteria.

The Victoria police board needed minimal discussion this week to approve a policy amendment that clears the way for police to use a 50,000-volt Taser shock for 'pain compliance.'

Snow White looks into the mirror. Ecole Poirier students entertained their class mates last Wednesday with a couple of short plays. Check www.sookenewsmirror.com for more photos of the event.