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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.
Man stabbed in Kamloops not cooperating with police
The victim of a stabbing in Kamloops didn’t report the assault until he needed medical…
House party stabbing suspects turn themselves into Kamloops police
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Ottawa has lost control of $150M program reimbursing veterans’ cannabis: audit
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Don’t blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: Dr. Bonnie Henry
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iN PHOTOS: 9/11 terror attacks reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary
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RIVER MYSTERY: What is killing the giant sturgeon in B.C.’s Nechako River?
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Several large wildfires burning in B.C., and south of the border in Washington state and…
Pierre Poilievre elected leader of the Conservative party with massive victory
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‘The Crown’ pauses production because of queen’s death
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King Charles III becomes King of Canada amid artillery salute, heraldic trumpets
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Charles III proclaimed king at tradition-steeped ceremony
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iN VIDEO: St. Bernard mom and pups rescued in Shuswap healthy and happy
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Wildfires in B.C. and U.S. prompt haze, air-quality statements in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Haze from wildfires burning in Washington state, Idaho and the British Columbia Interior…
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, what happens to our bills and coins?
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