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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. Supreme Court to decide if human rights complaint against UBC Okanagan stands
VANCOUVER – A judge reserved his decision Monday on whether to quash a human rights…
RCMP destroy $8M illegal outdoor cannabis crop near Merritt
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Parks Canada plans first captive breeding program for Jasper National Park caribou
EDMONTON – Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada…
iN VIDEO: Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Large fire breaks out at cannabis facility in Delta, B.C., no injuries reported
DELTA, B.C. – A prominent Canadian cannabis producer says a fire in Delta, B.C. has…
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Hockey legend Bobby Orr throws his support behind U.S. President Trump
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Cannabis company Hexo proposes share consolidation plan to boost share price
OTTAWA – Cannabis company Hexo Corp. announced a plan to consolidate its shares in an…
Man serving time for first-degree murder walks away from prison in Mission
MISSION, B.C. – A man convicted of first-degree murder has walked away from a prison…
Father and son found dead after weeklong search near Pemberton
PEMBERTON, B.C. – A seven-day search for two mushroom pickers in British Columbia has ended…
Cold case victim found dead in Squamish identified by police
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Canadian malls gathered facial images of five million shoppers without consent: privacy watchdogs
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Health Canada expands hand sanitizer recall; suspends manufacturer’s licence
Health Canada has suspended the licence of a Mississauga manufacturer of hand sanitizer and issued…