Kelowna Court

• Man sentenced to 15 years for role in killing Naramata woman

  More than five years after Kathleen Richardson was killed in her Naramata home, one of the two men responsible for her death has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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  Nov 3
  
• Man charged following September 2025 knife attack on Kelowna cab driver

  'I was very scared. I thought I was gonna die when I saw the knife,' Kelowna cab driver Jarmanpreet Singh said on Sept. 3, 2025.

  Crime

  Mar 11
  
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• Family, supporters rally for Kelowna murder victim as accused killer back in court

  'It’s a gut punch. It really, truly is a gut punch,' said Bailey McCourt’s aunt, Debbie Henderson.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2025
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• Kelowna victim’s mother speaks out as accused estranged husband appears in court

  “She was loved here where she was raised,” Fehr said. “She was always smiling, always beautiful. She made everybody happy.”

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2025
• Treatment of Kelowna reporter focus of third day of COVID-19 protester trial

  In a Kelowna court Friday, familiar video footage was played in which Bruce Orydzuk could be heard shouting racially charged comments to a South Asian security guard. 

  Crime

  Jul 7, 2023
• Kelowna man, 21, receives conditional sentence for torturing, killing hamsters

  The judge said despite the horrific acts, Leighton Labute, 21, is a low risk to reoffend, as he’s severely autistic and has a very low IQ.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2021
• Kelowna man with criminal history in custody following attempted delivery truck theft: RCMP

  According to police, the driver fought off his attacker, with the suspect fleeing the scene on foot.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2021
• Charges stayed against suspect in Peachland, B.C., shooting

  Johnathon Burns faced 10 serious charges, including aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, in connection with a Peachland shooting, but they've since been stayed.

  Jan 27, 2021
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• Former Kelowna, B.C., social worker accused of fraud granted bail

  Saunders faces 13 criminal charges including ten counts of fraud over $5,000

  Dec 21, 2020
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• Man, 29, receives probation for publicly exposing himself in Kelowna

  The man told court he has mental health and drug struggles, but said with confidence, “I’m going to stop doing drugs.”

  Crime

  Feb 19, 2020