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. repeat offender sentenced for threats, break and enter, mischief

Yves Gerard Joseph Castonguay's criminal record includes about 150 convictions.

Nov 28, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

B.C. man bailed for assault, weapon offences charged again

Akmal Baluch faces charges of allegedly assaulting three men.

Nov 27, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

Unwed mothers and coerced adoption subject of new B.C. lawsuit

The Salvation Army is suing The Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, B.C; B.C. Children's Aid Society of the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver; and Children's Aid Societies ABC.

Nov 25, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

B.C. woman gets $800 refund for aggressive 'untrainable' dog

Two trainers found the Staffordshire bull terrier aggressive and difficult or impossible to train.

Nov 24, 2023 9:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver police questioned Christian Brother about B.C. sex abuse allegations

Edward English was given a 10-year prison sentence for abusing boys at Newfoundland's Mount Cashel Orphanage.

Nov 24, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Child sex offender Hopley returns to court Dec. 8

Randall Hopley is being held at the medium-security Mountain Institution in Agassiz.

Nov 24, 2023 11:34 AM Read more >

B.C. strata owner loses $32K bid for door repairs, accommodation

A strata owner requested a French door instead of a sliding one to accommodate her disability but the Civil Resolution Tribunal found no disability evidence.

Nov 24, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

B.C. strata owners lose $210K radiator leak claim

Couple claimed contractor colluded with the strata to present false evidence.

Nov 23, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

Dozens of B.C. civil lawsuits filed in alleged bogus nurse case

The lawsuits claim the Provincial Health Services Authority and the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives were negligent in hiring practices and nurse oversight.

Nov 23, 2023 4:31 PM Read more >

Shots fired twice in two days in Surrey business complex

Two recent incidents at the same place raises public concern, police say.

Nov 23, 2023 3:23 PM Read more >