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Howard Alexander
Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.
Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.
He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.
If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.
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RCMP search for puppy stolen in BC home invasion
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TRENDING NOW: Customers at nail salon ignore holdup
No one was hurt during this robbery at an Atlanta nail salon, well, maybe the…
Multi-vehicle crash closes Coquihalla Highway near summit
A multi-vehicle crash has closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway south of the…
Serious assault in Vernon’s Polson Park
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South Okanagan RCMP ask for help to find missing Mexican national
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Midway RCMP looking for help to find missing man
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Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone…
TRENDING NOW: Rock ’em sock ’em rabbits
Rare footage of a pair of rabbits engaged in a round of fisticuffs. We hop…
HEADS UP: Severe thunderstorms expected in Okanagan, Kamloops
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The reaction from this cat is very, very clear. He doesn't like the chicken pesto.…
iN PHOTOS: ‘Still our territory’: Annual canoe journey crosses border on Osoyoos Lake
For the 22nd year in a row, syilx Okanagan people took a canoe journey across…
iN PHOTOS: World-class longboarders have a blast in South Okanagan
Over 200 longboarders from around the world gathered in Summerland for what was the first…
Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.
The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries,…
TRENDING NOW: Whatever this squirrel is eating must be really good
This squirrel is really, really enjoying whatever he's eating, so much so he hangs on…
Two dead in motorcycle crash with SUV on Trans-Canada near Lytton
Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV northeast of…
Canadians eligible for GST credit expected to receive ‘grocery rebate’ today
OTTAWA – Canadians eligible for the GST credit are expected to receive a special payment…
Australia first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
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