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Graeme Wood

Graeme Wood

Graeme Wood is a syndicated reporter for Glacier Media. He covers regional and provincial politics, real estate policies, regulatory matters and white-collar crime.

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Recent Work by Graeme

Metro Vancouver international student loses almost $6,500 to job scam

Metro Vancouver international student loses almost $6,500 to job scam

The Better Business Bureau is reminding the public to remain cautious about quick job offers and work-from-home gigs that require little to no experience.
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B.C. man granted $15M settlement after drunk driver paralyzed him

B.C. man granted $15M settlement after drunk driver paralyzed him

On March 30, 2008, a drunk driver ran a stop sign and smashed into a car carrying then-nine-year-old Arshdeep Singh Sidhu.
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B.C. casinos to require photo ID for all visitors

B.C. casinos to require photo ID for all visitors

No ID? No entry. BCLC is moving to more rigid ID verification at casino doors to support its self-exclusion program for problem gamblers.
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B.C. couple wins $4,500 claim for 'near-nightly barrage' of ceiling noise

B.C. couple wins $4,500 claim for 'near-nightly barrage' of ceiling noise

"I find a reasonable person living in [the unit below] would find this degree of noise disturbance intolerable," noted a tribunal adjudicator.
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Hearing delayed again for B.C. resident alleged in $3M fraud

Hearing delayed again for B.C. resident alleged in $3M fraud

A liability hearing was set for September 2021; however, it was delayed due to health reasons.
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Housing advocate launches class-action lawsuit against BC Housing

Housing advocate launches class-action lawsuit against BC Housing

As many as seven social housing complexes have fallen into disrepair due to neglect, according to a civil claim by a housing advocate who wants to see a broader audit of BC Housing.
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Trucker awarded $317K in excessive force case against Surrey RCMP

Trucker awarded $317K in excessive force case against Surrey RCMP

Trucker Brad Degen was awoken by Mounties as he was inside his parked semi-trailer truck; after being uncooperative he was tasered. However, a judge ruled that such use of force was unnecessary.
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Metro Vancouver affordable housing stock 'ramps up,' shifts to apartment units

Metro Vancouver affordable housing stock 'ramps up,' shifts to apartment units

Metro Vancouver is planning to build 2,000 new and redeveloped affordable housing units over the next 10 years after decades of stalled growth in its housing program.
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B.C. mayors seek federal funds for TransLink to match immigration

B.C. mayors seek federal funds for TransLink to match immigration

The Mayors' Council is heading to Ottawa next week to lobby the feds for transportation funding.
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Wealth tax could fund universal pharmacare, tuition and more, says economist

Wealth tax could fund universal pharmacare, tuition and more, says economist

A wealth tax can counter the growing inequality and cost-of-living pressures high inflation is putting on working-class Canadians, says economist Alex Hemingway, who is now proposing a much bolder rate for the rich.
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