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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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UPDATE: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP
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iN VIDEO: California becomes 1st state to ban hairstyle discrimination
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This mother bear and her two cubs were swimming across a B.C. lake when one…
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MAD magazine leaving newsstands after 67-year run (Really!)
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