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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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VANCOUVER – Countless treasured Indigenous cultural objects and ancestral remains are held by museums in…
Clean needles in prisons called ‘essential health care’ in court challenge
TORONTO – Denying drug-addicted prisoners access to clean syringes deprives them of essential health care,…
Man guilty of murder, aggravated assault in B.C. high school stabbings
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A judge has found a man guilty of second-degree murder and…
Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir
NEW YORK – Woody Allen’s publisher has decided to cancel the planned release of his…
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Advocacy group formed by families who lost loved ones in semi-truck crashes
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Canadian country star Kissel plans Nashville tornado benefit concert in Edmonton
EDMONTON – Canadian country star Brett Kissel is planning a relief concert in Edmonton to…
Canada added 30,300 jobs in February, unemployment rate 5.6 per cent
OTTAWA – The unemployment rate in Canada nudged up a tenth of a percentage point…
Tim Hortons temporarily stops accepting reusable cups amid COVID-19 concerns
TORONTO – Tim Hortons says it will temporarily stop accepting reusable cups brought in by…
Police seeking suspects after abducted Toronto teen found safe, police say
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BANGKOK – The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal Thursday from…
235 Canadians on cruise ship held for COVID-19 testing off California coast
OTTAWA – There are 235 Canadians on the passenger manifest for a cruise ship that…
‘Kids in the Hall’ getting new life on Amazon Prime Video
TORONTO – "The Kids in the Hall" are returning to the small screen. Amazon Prime…
Federal government gives Big 3 telcos two years to bring down wireless prices
TORONTO – The federal government is giving Canada's three largest wireless carriers two years to…
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Canadian National Railway says there is no danger to public safety…
Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing
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