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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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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians to do what they do best…
Pompeo backs Canada on ‘coercive detentions’ of Canadians in China
OTTAWA – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada…
Canadian man to remain in Dubai prison after appeal partially rejected
MONTREAL – A Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai on fraud charges he claims are dubious…
TRENDING NOW: Cops nab drunk driver with high-tech help from the air
In this high-tech chase, York Regional Police just north of Toronto used a 911 caller…
30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction
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Conservative party’s fundraising boss takes over temporary helm of party
OTTAWA – The director of fundraising for the federal Conservatives has taken over as acting…
Bump in low-income rates expected as StatCan sets to redraw poverty line
OTTAWA – The national statistics office is looking at changes to the federally adopted poverty…
‘Took my best friend:’ Wife recalls husband’s shooting outside Red Deer Walmart
RED DEER, Alta. – The wife of a man who was fatally shot outside a…
UPDATE: Multiple earthquakes strike off B.C.’s coast, no damage or injuries
OTTAWA – A string of earthquakes has struck off the northwest end of Vancouver Island.…
After deadly crashes of marquee aircraft, Boeing CEO is out
Boeing's CEO is stepping down with no end in sight for a crisis that has…
Morneau takes shot at Tories over recession talk in wake of fiscal update
OTTAWA – The political war-of-words around the national economy took another turn on Sunday's political…
Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires
TORONTO – Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle…
TRENDING NOW: Carnival cruise ships collide in Cozumel
A noisy, slow-moving crash between two Carnival Cruise Line ships in Cozumel in Mexico, Friday,…
How to navigate the holidays when parents are divorced
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Whoo’s there? Georgia family discovers owl in Christmas tree
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after…
B.C. doctor links non-medical use of nitrous oxide to serious illness, addiction
VANCOUVER – An emergency room physician in British Columbia is warning of the misuse of…
Green member of legislature, Adam Olsen, to be interim party leader
VICTORIA – Legislature member Adam Olsen will serve as interim leader of B.C.'s Green party…
Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash
WINNIPEG – An RCMP officer who died in a highway crash was remembered Friday as…
MOVIE REVIEW: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy’
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Wisconsin governor rejects ‘Making a Murderer’ pardon bid
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon…
UPDATE: Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’
LONDON – Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London…
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TRENDING NOW: The most adorable video of a porcupine you’ll see today
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