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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

Tribunal upholds some Vancouver strata fines for 'offensive' name-calling

Tribunal upholds some Vancouver strata fines for 'offensive' name-calling

Allister David Chan owned the West End building where Steven Erik Vestergaard was a tenant.
B.C. man charged in 2023 stabbing death appears in court

B.C. man charged in 2023 stabbing death appears in court

Lyle Cody Price is charged with second-degree murder in the Nov. 21, 2023 stabbing death Stephen Crock
B.C. provincial courts received 235 judicial complaints in 2023

B.C. provincial courts received 235 judicial complaints in 2023

The annual report said 198 complaints weren’t about judicial misconduct but about other issues and were sent to appropriate agencies.
B.C. man jailed 18 months for child sexual abuse

B.C. man jailed 18 months for child sexual abuse

Jay William Walter Lovell was convicted of sexual touching and invitation to sexual touching of a person under 16.
B.C. man’s trust company fraud sentencing delayed

B.C. man’s trust company fraud sentencing delayed

Amir-Atae Taeb is charged with fraud over $5,000 in connection with Olympia Trust Company incidents.
Accused B.C. cop killer’s murder and assault cases delayed

Accused B.C. cop killer’s murder and assault cases delayed

Jongwon Ham is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Const. Shaelyn Yang. He also faces charges of assaulting two other people and resisting arrest.
B.C. COVID vaccination human rights case dismissed

B.C. COVID vaccination human rights case dismissed

Anti-vax Richmond city employee called in sick, went to Ottawa Freedom Convoy and caught COVID.
B.C. tribunal dismisses groom's claims over seating chart, cornhole errors

B.C. tribunal dismisses groom's claims over seating chart, cornhole errors

A B.C. groom sought $5K in compensation for multiple allegations of problems at his July 2023 Langley wedding reception.
B.C. driver pleads guilty in fatal collision that killed teen

B.C. driver pleads guilty in fatal collision that killed teen

One teen died as a result of 2023 Vancouver collision while two others went to hospital and were released.
B.C. dog owner to pay attack victim $2,500

B.C. dog owner to pay attack victim $2,500

Grace Nzibonera suffered a wrist fracture, chin injuries and stitches to her eyelids after two attacks by a dog.
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