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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

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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80,000 emails: Evidence disclosure continues in China info-passing case

80,000 emails: Evidence disclosure continues in China info-passing case

Bill Majcher was a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association while working as an RCMP undercover operator.
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B.C. cannabis store's 50% off sale leads to $1,000 fine

B.C. cannabis store's 50% off sale leads to $1,000 fine

Revelstoke's Cost Cannabis was selling product below government minimum prices.
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B.C. pharmacists report harm from alleged corporate performance targets

B.C. pharmacists report harm from alleged corporate performance targets

Some 31 per cent of 2,199 respondents reported that company pressures resulted in 'compromised public safety.'
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Union wants probe of Conservative candidate's use of 'doctor,' MD titles

Union wants probe of Conservative candidate's use of 'doctor,' MD titles

Langley-Willowbrook candidate Jody Toor's use of a protected title in B.C. misleads the public and may place British Columbians at risk, the Hospital Employees' Union says.
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‘You’re pathetic’: B.C. lawyer stole $1.4M from clients, left one homeless

‘You’re pathetic’: B.C. lawyer stole $1.4M from clients, left one homeless

The Crown wants three to five years in prison for former lawyer Steven Peter Mansfield who used money to pay gambling debts
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Security company ordered to pay B.C. traffic camera ticket

Security company ordered to pay B.C. traffic camera ticket

The case was initially heard in provincial court and the company was acquitted.
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B.C. family loses airline delay compensation fight

B.C. family loses airline delay compensation fight

There was nothing Air Canada could do to mitigate delays resulting from damage to an airplane wing, tribunal rules.
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B.C. court capacity needs to be addressed, Langley tells UBCM

B.C. court capacity needs to be addressed, Langley tells UBCM

Union of B.C. Municipalities asks for updated courthouse capital asset management plan
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B.C. civic politicians urge senior governments to reinstate port police

B.C. civic politicians urge senior governments to reinstate port police

Under-policed ports allow flow of drugs, contributes to overdose crisis, Union of B.C. Municipalities' delegates heard Sept. 20.
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