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PENTICTON, B.C. — A Penticton woman who injected her teenage boyfriend with a lethal dose of morphine has been handed a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter and must pay the victim’s family for funeral costs, a judge ordered Wednesday.

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say the number of COVID-19 cases across the province continues to be too high. Dr.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning of heavy downpours that could cause flash flooding and pooling water in parts of B.C. Rainfall warnings have been posted for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound and the Fraser Valley.

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia needs a government with a majority mandate to face the province's health and economic challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NDP Leader John Horgan said Wednesday.

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — The RCMP say a sleeping man was deliberately set on fire in Campbell River, B.C., leaving him severe burns to his back.

VANCOUVER — Police say an injured man may have been attacked and left lying in a Vancouver park for hours before help was called. Const.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says the resurgence the province is seeing in COVID-19 cases could be a second wave, but she believes the virus can be suppressed heading into the fall.

VICTORIA — Voting in British Columbia's Oct. 24 election will be safe, historic and take about as much time as it does to order a cup of coffee, says the chief electoral officer.

PORT MOODY, B.C. — Three men in Port Moody, B.C., have been fined for not following restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 at a restaurant.