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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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Emily Carr painting purchased for $50 at U.S. barn sale heading to auction
When New York-based art dealer Allen Treibitz went to a barn sale in the Hamptons…
After 31 years, a French treasure hunt may have a winner. The prize: a valuable golden owl
PARIS (AP) — A 31-year-long treasure hunt that drew in thousands of enthusiasts across France…
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LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains —…
Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication
MILAN (AP) — An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from…
Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean adoptees, many in tears, have responded…
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its…
400some event makes golf fun again by putting hundreds on course at the same time
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Supreme Court upholds rules on air passenger compensation in win for consumers
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Cayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
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‘There was no holding back’: Prime Video’s NHL reality series to debut Friday
Connor McDavid stands in the middle of the locker room. The Edmonton Oilers captain's voice…
Pit bulls in Kamloops pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, city says
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a deadly…
iN PHOTOS: Gathering celebrates salmon revival in syilx Okanagan waterways
Community members from across the syilx Okanagan Nation gathered last week for their annual autumn…
Kamloops high school locked down; replica guns recovered
Two youths were arrested and handed over to their parents after generating a large police…
Motorcyclist killed in Kamloops crash
A man in his 30s died when the motorcycle he was riding crashed in Kamloops…
30,000 kg of chemicals used to make meth seized in North Okanagan
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Expected La Nina weather pattern could ease ongoing drought conditions in BC
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Rustad’s Indigenous policy announcement adds insult to injury, say First Nations
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BC father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire, security company of racism, profiling
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