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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

Canada’s trade future tied to B.C. port reforms, federal inquiry finds

Canada’s trade future tied to B.C. port reforms, federal inquiry finds

With $800M in daily cargo on the line, Ottawa is urged to act on sweeping labour changes at West Coast ports
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No U.S. Costco trips or India vacation for B.C. tax cheat on house arrest

No U.S. Costco trips or India vacation for B.C. tax cheat on house arrest

Balkar Singh Bhullar of Richmond failed to report almost $7.5M in income and was fined $2.1M
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Squamish LNG plant builder Woodfibre contests taxes in court

Squamish LNG plant builder Woodfibre contests taxes in court

Woodfibre LNG claims the District of Squamish set tax rates high to coerce it into desired behaviour.
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Disbarred B.C. lawyer to pay $270K in sex assault damages

Disbarred B.C. lawyer to pay $270K in sex assault damages

Marc Andre Scheirer was convicted of sexual assault in 2020.
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B.C. author claims AI company used his work without consent

B.C. author claims AI company used his work without consent

Class-action suit calls use of copyrighted material for computer learning without consent "high-handed" and "arrogant."
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B.C. court rules railway oil data disclosure is about public safety

B.C. court rules railway oil data disclosure is about public safety

B.C.'s Court of Appeal cited the Lac-Megantic, Que., tragedy where 47 people died after a train carrying 7.7 million litres of petroleum crude oil derailed at 104 km/h.
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Vancouver mayor files defamation lawsuit against former chief of staff, developer

Vancouver mayor files defamation lawsuit against former chief of staff, developer

The lawsuit says the defendants' alleged conduct was "malicious, highhanded, callous and arrogant."
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Squamish groups in court opposing Woodfibre LNG floatel

Squamish groups in court opposing Woodfibre LNG floatel

My Sea to Sky and Justice For Girls assert the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada decision to allow the worker accommodation 'sidestepped' the regulatory process.
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Vancouver Coastal Health wins secrecy award

Vancouver Coastal Health wins secrecy award

The Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy was given for the health authority’s routine breaking of access to information laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Canada's political parties win code of silence award dishonourable mention

Canada's political parties win code of silence award dishonourable mention

Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties appealed B.C. court ruling, saying they are subject to provincial privacy law regarding collection of people's private data.
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