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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.
Supreme Court says companies must pay for Grassy Narrows mill-site maintenance
OTTAWA – Two forest-product companies are on the hook for looking after a mercury-contaminated site…
iN VIDEO: Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting suspect was Saudi student: US Officials
PENSACOLA, Fla. – An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom building…
iN PHOTOS: Clamor as Greta Thunberg joins climate activists in Madrid
MADRID – Climate activist Greta Thunberg said Friday that calls for real action against climate…
Economy lost 71,200 jobs in November, unemployment rate climbs to 5.9 per cent
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy posted its biggest monthly job loss since the financial crisis…
Parliament reflects on anti-woman violence as MPs mark massacre anniversary
MONTREAL – The House of Commons fell silent today as members of Parliament remembered the…
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From seals to belugas, scientists describe worrying signs for Arctic ‘sentinels’
HALIFAX – Scientists attending a national gathering of Arctic researchers are outlining a widening range…
Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO – More than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during U.S. Uber rides in…
Consensus comes 30 years later that Montreal massacre was an anti-feminist act
MONTREAL – Thirty years after the worst mass shooting in Canadian history, official acknowledgment has…
Liberal throne speech pledges to work with opposition parties, welcome their ideas
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B.C. Medical Services Plan premiums come to an end next month
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Armed drug dealer busted in Vernon
Police have a suspect in custody after a “high-risk takedown” of an armed man in…
Vaping clampdown: Nova Scotia first to ban flavoured e-cigarettes and juices
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia has joined a growing list of provinces clamping down on vaping.…
More than 200 patients died waiting for organ transplants in 2018: report
Wait times for organ transplants continue to cost patients their lives across Canada, statistics released…
Former B.C. mayor sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences
SMITHERS, B.C. – British Columbia's prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake has…
iN VIDEO: Biden’s campaign for U.S. president uses Trudeau in anti-Trump ad
OTTAWA – A video of Justin Trudeau gossiping with other world leaders about Donald Trump…
TRENDING NOW: Trailer for new Bond film lighting up the internet
The trailer for the new Bond film has dropped. No Time To Die will be…
Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animals
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Rapper T.I.’s remarks spark NY bill to end virginity tests
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B.C. bans logging in sensitive border area after urging from Seattle mayor
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