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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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Northwest B.C. just went Conservative for the first time — what happened?
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How will the federal Pharmacare Act affect BC?
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Amanda Todd’s family joins American parents in lawsuit against social media giants
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Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing
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Pizza inadvertently infused with THC sickens dozens in Wisconsin
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Majority of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris in U.S. election: poll
WASHINGTON – If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to…
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using a North American wildflower called bloodroot…
Kelowna RCMP looking for help to identify raging dog walker
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Greens could be tie-breakers on B.C. climate policy
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An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
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Oil removal work begins on ‘fragile’ Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
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RCMP close Highway 5A in Kamloops during raid on home
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Quebec religion wants Health Canada’s blessing to use magic mushrooms in ceremonies
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What is the recreational drug ‘pink cocaine’?
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Potential listeria contamination causes frozen waffle recall in Canada, U.S.
An American food manufacturing company has issued a voluntary recall of various frozen waffle products…
Votes won’t be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says
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