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Jeremy Hainsworth

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

Richmond strata heat pump dispute moves to court review

Richmond strata heat pump dispute moves to court review

A Richmond strata had refused to acknowledge heat pumps were common property.
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Burping caused roadside drinking test problems, B.C. man claims

Burping caused roadside drinking test problems, B.C. man claims

Nitesh Prakash says he suffers from acid reflux, takes medication for it and experienced symptoms when asked to provide breath sample.
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'The system let her down': B.C. man found not criminally responsible of wife's murder due to mental disorder

'The system let her down': B.C. man found not criminally responsible of wife's murder due to mental disorder

Jian Wei Wang will be held at B.C.'s Forensic Psychiatric Hospital after being found not criminally responsible for wife's death due to a mental disorder.
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Lawsuit against BC Ferries alleges assaults in terminal cafeteria

Lawsuit against BC Ferries alleges assaults in terminal cafeteria

A couple is suing BC Ferries claiming five Duke Point terminal staff shoved and grabbed them, threw food and clothing about and took a phone.
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Being assaulted is not part of journalists' work, B.C. judge says in spitting case

Being assaulted is not part of journalists' work, B.C. judge says in spitting case

CBC journalists Shawn Foss and Dan Burritt were covering a Freedom Convoy vaccine protest in February 2022 when a protester spat on Foss, a cameraman.
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B.C. woman loses claim against Starbucks for finger injury

B.C. woman loses claim against Starbucks for finger injury

Starbucks said the woman caused the injury by awkwardly opening a patio door and not paying attention.
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B.C. killer named dangerous offender after manslaughter, dismembering body

B.C. killer named dangerous offender after manslaughter, dismembering body

Nathaniel Jessup was convicted of manslaughter and offering an indignity to a dead human body in the August 2015 death of Katherine McAdam, 59.
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B.C. man sues Scouts, United church alleging clergy child sex abuse

B.C. man sues Scouts, United church alleging clergy child sex abuse

The B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit alleges the plaintiff was abused by a clergyman and Scout leader in Bella Bella.
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B.C. tribunal dismisses case about Amazon-blocked accounts

B.C. tribunal dismisses case about Amazon-blocked accounts

"A party who has not read the terms of a contract cannot complain that it differs from what they might have expected," says B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal.
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B.C. police shooting won't result in charges for officer

B.C. police shooting won't result in charges for officer

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says a police officer was justified in using his pistol on a man in a Vancouver hotel lobby who got hold of the officer's baton and began beating him.
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