Jeremy Hainsworth

Jeremy came to Canada from the U.K. in 1971. He has worked across the media landscape from small-town B.C. newspapers to Vancouver’s big dailies and at The Calgary Herald as senior crime reporter. He has worked with The Canadian Press, Reuters and The Associated Press newswire services and was a Bloomberg News divisional foreign correspondent. A specialist in criminal/legal issues, Jeremy has been a frequent radio and TV news commentator.

Recent Work by Jeremy

B.C. teacher who hit Indigenous student with book to take anti-racism course

The student was "visibly upset and reported feeling humiliated afterward."

Mar 22, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

B.C. rancher fined $960,000 for fish habitat destruction

B.C.'s Tsilhqot'in First Nation wants Altherr & Schellenberg Cattle Co. Ltd. off its land after the company was found to have destroyed riparian and instream habitat.

Mar 22, 2023 3:17 PM Read more >

B.C. strata owner loses fight for EV charger

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal found putting an electric vehicle charger in would be a significant change to common property, requiring approval of 75 per cent of owners.

Mar 22, 2023 6:30 AM Read more >

B.C. man gets one-year probation for grabbing woman at bus stop

"Women need to feel safe and secure when they’re out in the community."

Mar 21, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

Video game 'loot boxes' lawsuits suggest gaming, criminal violations

Loot boxes contain virtual items to be used in the game and can be accessed through gameplay, or purchased with virtual currency or real-world money.

Mar 21, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver man gets year in jail for sex assault

Kim Fai Wong cannot seek work as a masseur, reflexologist or body worker.

Mar 18, 2023 8:20 AM Read more >

Repeat offender faces second-degree murder charge in Chinatown killing

Jaal Routh Kueth has a criminal record and current allegations that suggest an increasing level of violence.

Mar 17, 2023 6:00 PM Read more >

New trial ordered for former B.C. X-ray tech convicted of sexual assault

The court overturned the convictions saying the trial judge incorrectly admitted evidence from allegations with which Allen James Brooks had not been charged.

Mar 17, 2023 3:14 PM Read more >

'Burn in hell': B.C. actor, singer acted 'abusively' in claim against talent agency

Tribunal member found Ritchie called Saba Mohseni’s words to agency manager “intimidating, abusive, and unnecessary.”

Mar 17, 2023 8:58 AM Read more >

B.C. man loses flight delay claim against airline

Derek Worchel claimed United downgraded his premium-paid direct flight to a flight with a stop.

Mar 17, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >