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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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iN VIDEO: End birthright citizenship for some US-born babies says Trump
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Vernon RCMP looking for victims of theft
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Trump escalates threats against migrant caravan
WASHINGTON – Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections,…
iN VIDEO: Synagogue suspect leaves hospital; survivors recall ordeal
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iN VIDEO: Indonesia says survivors unlikely from Lion Air plane crash
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B.C. man who killed parents and two others as teen granted full parole
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UPDATE: Canada Post strikes shift to Calgary, Sherbrooke, Que., and Red Deer, Alta.
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UPDATE: Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries
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