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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.
B.C. premier supports health-care workers after protests against vaccine cards
VICTORIA – B.C. Premier John Horgan expressed his gratitude to health-care workers on Wednesday after…
Late-summer sip: A new world of booze-free options
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‘Elusive’ herd immunity: what will it take to get there with COVID-19?
Ever since the pandemic emerged, experts have attempted to hash out a roadmap to herd…
SkipTheDishes launches new offering for groceries
SkipTheDishes is testing a new business model to help it sell household goods and groceries…
Canada’s drug policy – not drugs – is killing people at record numbers, advocates say
It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw…
B.C. wildfires a ‘wake-up call’ to return to Indigenous-led fire management
Traditional burns offer a way to protect the land, sustain Indigenous cultural practices and unite…
Anti-vax protestors creating problems for emergency vehicles at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
Hundreds of anti-vax protestors created problems for emergency vehicles outside Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops…
TRENDING NOW: Hilarious New Zealand ad pokes fun at trade school stigma
This TV ad from a New Zealand trades apprenticeship organization asks students to have that…
UPDATE: West Kelowna RCMP missing Calgary woman located
UPDATE: 9:58 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 RCMP say a missing 34-year-old Calgary woman has…
Digital skills shortage, lack of skilled labour No. 1 issue for businesses: Poll
TORONTO – Canadian businesses are struggling to find workers with digital skills as the pandemic…
Boston Beer Company to make cannabis-infused beverages with two Ontario companies
TORONTO – A subsidiary of the Boston Beer Company Inc. will produce non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused beverages…
Grocery store sticker shock hitting consumers as drought takes toll on crops
CALGARY – Canadians have started to pay more for groceries as severe drought drives up…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating fatal RCMP-involved shooting in Quesnel
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The final trailer for the much-delayed release of No Time to Die is set for…
Canadian students share anxieties, hopes for another pandemic-altered school year
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Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox,…
B.C. Indigenous communities managed sea otter populations for millennia, study finds
A new study has found that coastal Indigenous communities have managed their relationship with shellfish…
Where the federal leaders stand on the toxic drug crisis
When drug policy advocate Leslie McBain looks through the platforms of Canada’s major political parties,…
Last Mt. Law wildfire evacuation order lifted in Central Okanagan
The last property under evacuation order due to the Mt. Law wildfire burning near West…
5 tips for fostering a successful hybrid workplace
Businesses figured out how to work remotely on the fly when COVID-19 rapidly disrupted our…
Tokyo Smoke cannabis stores to open at four Ontario malls: Canopy Growth
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says its Ontario franchisee will open Tokyo Smoke…
iN PHOTOS: Al Capone’s favourite gun, personal items head to auction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss,…
Get ready to share the road from 100 Mile House to Vernon with military trucks
As the Canadian Armed Forces moves troops and equipment where they are needed in the…
‘Wagging tails, lots of licks’: Vernon dog control looking after 14 puppy evacuees
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