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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

B.C. animal rights activists make last pitch to avoid prison for mischief on Abbotsford hog farm

B.C. animal rights activists make last pitch to avoid prison for mischief on Abbotsford hog farm

Animal rights activists Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer face a prison sentence for breaking into a hog farm and filming conditions they say amount to animal cruelty.
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Big pay raise proposed for Metro Vancouver chair and vice-chair amid financial crisis

Big pay raise proposed for Metro Vancouver chair and vice-chair amid financial crisis

The Metro Vancouver board of director's chair and vice-chair are attending more meetings and need more compensation, according to a report to the board.
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B.C. judges lower woman's $400K jury award for unnecessary mastectomy

B.C. judges lower woman's $400K jury award for unnecessary mastectomy

Three B.C. Court of Appeal judges found the negligent mastectomy of the woman's right breast was not severe enough to warrant a high award for damages.
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One-third of B.C. workers earn below 'living wage,' report shows

One-third of B.C. workers earn below 'living wage,' report shows

The minimum wage is set to hit $17.40 per hour in B.C. but hundreds of thousands of B.C. workers continue to find themselves under financial stress with relatively low unlivable wages.
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B.C. lawyer ordered to pay $29K to neighbour for failed 'vexatious' lawsuit

B.C. lawyer ordered to pay $29K to neighbour for failed 'vexatious' lawsuit

The Law Society of BC has also placed a custodian on Naomi Arbabi's legal practice.
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ICBC won't have to lift cap on payments ahead of trial, faces class-action claim

ICBC won't have to lift cap on payments ahead of trial, faces class-action claim

The provincial government passed a law allowing ICBC to cap disbursements in motor vehicle injury claims but the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia is arguing doing so is unconstitutional.
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Pattullo Bridge and Broadway subway hit with significant construction setbacks, again

Pattullo Bridge and Broadway subway hit with significant construction setbacks, again

Broadway subway line to now open in fall 2027 while the Pattullo Bridge replacement will be complete by fall 2025; any excess costs have not been made public.
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$17K business class flights top cost among record Metro Vancouver board expenses

$17K business class flights top cost among record Metro Vancouver board expenses

Business class airfare and expensive hotels run up costs for political conferences attended by Metro Vancouver board directors.
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Indigenous council and government appointees among Bill 21 concerns

Indigenous council and government appointees among Bill 21 concerns

Bill 21 imposes prescriptive rules on a new legal regulator that will in and of itself have fewer lawyers overseeing it, according to the Law Society of BC.
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Arrest warrant issued for disbarred B.C. lawyer Hong Guo

Arrest warrant issued for disbarred B.C. lawyer Hong Guo

Twice-disbarred lawyer Hong Guo has been found in contempt of court and faces up to 40 days in jail; however, she was a no-show at her May 21 hearing so a judge has had to issue a warrant for her arrest
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