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.-made exoskeletons could 'change the world' for the physically disabled

"The first time I walked with the exoskeleton was a jaw-dropping experience."

Nov 12, 2023 2:15 PM Read more >

Black B.C. teen awarded almost $28K for restaurant discrimination

Manager's heightened suspicion, scrutiny and monitoring consistent with persistent and harmful stereotypes, tribunal rules.

Oct 1, 2023 11:45 AM Read more >

Canadian airline ordered to pay $1,150 for flight delay

Chik Lai claimed $1,200 for the flight delay, $95 for a refund of his baggage fee and $715 for expenses related to the baggage delay.

Sep 16, 2023 10:15 AM Read more >

$7,500 cash transfers reduced homelessness in Metro Vancouver, study finds

Unhoused people in Vancouver given $7,500 spent the money on housing, clothing, food, transit and not on drugs and alcohol as some would believe.

Sep 3, 2023 5:45 PM Read more >

Kelowna man files $6.9M lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse by priest in Alberta

Stephen Bounds said the abuse began in the Catholic boarding school dormitory in Edmonton when he was 12.

Aug 20, 2023 1:45 PM Read more >

Oppenheimer's A-bomb project had B.C. connections

The heavy water for the world's first nuclear test blast, the Trinity device in New Mexico, was made in Trail, B.C.

Jul 29, 2023 3:21 PM Read more >

B.C. teacher who allegedly told students to 'shut up' reprimanded for demeaning child

A B.C. teacher who allegedly hit students or told them to ‘shut up’ has been reprimanded for not treating students with “dignity and respect.”

Jul 23, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

B.C. woman loses custody battle for rescue cats left with tenants for 5 years

The small claims action involves two cats: Vagrant and Nicholas Cage.

Jul 17, 2023 9:45 AM Read more >

'People are terrified,' judge said of Vancouver 2022 stranger assaults

A report into stranger attacks and repeat offenders included recommendations, focused on “addressing critical gaps in the continuum of care for people with mental health and substance use needs who are involved with the criminal justice system."

Dec 31, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

Dr. Henry's COVID orders breached charter, B.C. judge told

Data interpretation made "the virus... more dangerous than it actually was," the plaintiff's lawyer told the court.

Dec 14, 2022 5:15 PM Read more >

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