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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. pair on trial for salmon fishing charges

B.C. pair on trial for salmon fishing charges

Colette Peel and Gregory Peel face four charges.
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B.C. nurse suspended eight months for patient info disclosure

B.C. nurse suspended eight months for patient info disclosure

B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives said the nurse's issues related to unauthorized access and disclosure of patient health information.
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Tribunal dismisses B.C. claim involving emotional support rats

Tribunal dismisses B.C. claim involving emotional support rats

Ministry of Child and Family Development said the woman — then in youth care — didn't have a prescription for emotional support rats.
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B.C. man awarded $795K in defective 'bear banger' case

B.C. man awarded $795K in defective 'bear banger' case

Justin Muss was injured when he fired a bear-scaring device 170 km north of Fort St. John as a black bear approached him.
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Victoria-born Faye Leung, the 'hat lady,' helped bring down a premier

Victoria-born Faye Leung, the 'hat lady,' helped bring down a premier

Faye Leung brokered the 1990 deal for premier Bill Vander Zalm to sell the Richmond Fantasy Garden World castle he lived in to Tan Yu, a Taiwanese billionaire, for $16 million. 
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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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Island pub fined $1,000 after staff yelled about liquor inspectors' arrival

Island pub fined $1,000 after staff yelled about liquor inspectors' arrival

A liquor licence handbook prohibits the identifying of liquor inspectors when they enter an establishment to protect their safety.
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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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