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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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gwood@glaciermedia.ca

Recent Work by Graeme

B.C. insider trading and consultant case hearing drags into sixth year

B.C. insider trading and consultant case hearing drags into sixth year

Anthony Jackson of BridgeMark Financial Corp. successfully sought a further delay to a B.C. Securities Commission hearing wherein executive director Peter Brady alleges he committed illegal insider trading and transactions contrary to the public interest.
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Tax reporting law faces opposition from B.C. lawyers

Tax reporting law faces opposition from B.C. lawyers

The Law Society of BC is part of a pending constitutional challenge against amendments to the Income Tax Act; lawyers charge that new reporting requirements infringe on charter rights of solicitor-client privilege.
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Child care in B.C. more difficult to find, new data shows

Child care in B.C. more difficult to find, new data shows

Statistics Canada finds child care enrolment remains below pre-pandemic level, although it has risen since 2022 and 2021; meanwhile, costs, on average, have declined as more subsidies come into effect.
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Metro Vancouver workers' wage increases revealed by board

Metro Vancouver workers' wage increases revealed by board

Metro Vancouver union workers realize three-year contract with terms in line with other B.C. municipalities; union satisfied terms keep up with inflation.
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B.C. 'satellite family' properties priciest among speculation and vacancy taxpayers

B.C. 'satellite family' properties priciest among speculation and vacancy taxpayers

B.C. government says it received $81.9 million in revenue from the speculation and vacancy tax in 2022 and is setting to expand the policy to 13 new communities by 2025.
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B.C. mayors object to unpoliced ports as fentanyl crisis endures

B.C. mayors object to unpoliced ports as fentanyl crisis endures

Delta Mayor George Harvie says there's no coincidence B.C. is grappling with a horrible illicit drug overdose crisis as its ports remain unpoliced.
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Firefighter awarded $1.2M ICBC claim after Alex Fraser Bridge accident

Firefighter awarded $1.2M ICBC claim after Alex Fraser Bridge accident

A firefighter and plumber was left with life-altering injuries after an oncoming truck crossed the concrete median in July 2018, leading to an accident.
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B.C. files first unexplained wealth order in Canada for Gulf Island home

B.C. files first unexplained wealth order in Canada for Gulf Island home

The B.C. government has applied in court to order two B.C. residents to explain how they got $1 million to buy a home on Salt Spring Island; the couple is allegedly linked as beneficiaries to a major stock fraud scheme.
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B.C. drug recovery homes need investigation and regulation: Moms Stop the Harm

B.C. drug recovery homes need investigation and regulation: Moms Stop the Harm

Moms Stop the Harm want private recovery homes and treatment centres regulated after stories of alleged harm and abuse.
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Police allege ex-Canucks prospect Prab Rai committed 'large scale' fraud

Police allege ex-Canucks prospect Prab Rai committed 'large scale' fraud

Prab Rai was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL entry draft after a junior hockey career in Prince George and Seattle.
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