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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

B.C. nurse wants regulator's discipline tossed

B.C. nurse wants regulator's discipline tossed

A B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives disciplinary panel found a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people.
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Final $2,000 payment was for Harley and cigarettes, B.C. man claimed

Final $2,000 payment was for Harley and cigarettes, B.C. man claimed

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a man to pay $1,500 for the purchase of a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
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B.C. woman claims she bit into metal nut in Chipotle bowl

B.C. woman claims she bit into metal nut in Chipotle bowl

In a notice of civil claim, the woman said she suffered severe trauma to her teeth and jaw.
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Possible guilty plea on seven B.C. restaurant break-in charges

Possible guilty plea on seven B.C. restaurant break-in charges

Richard Leslie Hall, 57, faces Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Burnaby break-and-enter charges.
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B.C. court rejects killer's appeal in Metchosin man's murder

B.C. court rejects killer's appeal in Metchosin man's murder

James Lee Busch and Zachary Armitage were convicted of first-degree murder of Martin Payne in his Metchosin home on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island.
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'Life-changing injuries': B.C. high court rejects aggravated assault jail sentence

'Life-changing injuries': B.C. high court rejects aggravated assault jail sentence

The victim suffered a skull fracture and a severe brain injury, had multiple surgeries, was in a coma for three weeks and was paralyzed for two weeks.
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B.C. court certifies class action for children in care education plans

B.C. court certifies class action for children in care education plans

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­brought the class action on behalf of children in government care against the Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­bar owner charged with sex assault, confinement, drugging

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­bar owner charged with sex assault, confinement, drugging

Chih Hwa Leo Chow, owner of Brickhouse Late Nite Bistro and Bar, was charged on Feb. 14.
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Guilty pleas entered in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­dangerous driving case that killed one, injured two

Guilty pleas entered in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­dangerous driving case that killed one, injured two

Steven Trakalo was driving up to 133 km/h, driving in the opposing lane and running red lights on Vancouver's West Georgia Street on June 22, 2023.
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Accused B.C. cop slasher looking for legal aid to get lawyer

Accused B.C. cop slasher looking for legal aid to get lawyer

Two uniformed officers were patrolling Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on March 4 when one of them was stabbed in the leg.
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