Domestic Violence

• Grieving family begins lengthy legal process seeking justice for slain Kelowna woman

  James Plover, who is Bailey McCourt's estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the mother of two children.

  Canada

  Nov 25
  
• Bailey McCourt’s accused killer appears in Kelowna court on previous charges

  On Monday at the sentencing hearing, prosecution called for a 16- to 18-month jail sentence while defence asked for nine months.

  Canada

  Nov 18
  
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• Saskatchewan government introduces Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act

  Sask. government introduced legislation to protect domestic violence victims. The Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act is aimed at helping victims escape sooner and more often.

  Nov 6
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• Victim toxicology results on 6th day of Rosenfeldt trial

  The toxicology reports provided insight into Nykera Brown's drug use and more about the night Brown died. Grace Miller reports.

  Crime

  Oct 27
• Spouse of Nova Scotia mass shooter to publish memoir about domestic violence

  "The First Survivor: Life with Canada’s Deadliest Mass Shooter" is due to be published in January by Sutherland House.

  Canada

  Sep 22
• Conservatives seek tougher domestic violence measures, ‘three strikes’ law

  The Conservatives introduced a law in the House of Commons on Thursday that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as a first-degree murder.

  Politics

  Sep 18
• Slain woman’s family launches advocacy campaign to prevent intimate partner violence deaths

  Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death with a  hammer in a Kelowna parking lot on July 4.

  Canada

  Aug 21
• Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in ‘brutal’ death of ex-wife, dog

  Knorr admitted to killing Roberts, 63, at her home on 10th Street East on July 20, 2023. While the two had been separated for 10 years, he had been invited over for lunch that day.

  Crime

  Jul 29
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• Calls for ‘femicide’ to be declared distinct crime in wake of Kelowna mother’s tragic death

  Bailey McCourt, a Kelowna mother of two, is one of several B.C. women who have died this month alone due to intimate partner violence. 'The numbers are staggering.'

  Canada

  Jul 21
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• ‘I told her she was loved’: Witness recounts horrific attack that killed Kelowna mother

  Bailey McCourt's ex-husband, James Plover, is charged with second degree murder and scheduled to make a court appearance on Friday.

  Canada

  Jul 9