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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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The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats
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BC First Nation and feds hatch plan to save sockeye
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BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo announced Friday that longtime resident giant panda Meng Meng…
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OULU, Finland (AP) — They’re the most fervent musicians no one has ever heard. Performers…
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Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sphen, the elder partner in a world famous same-sex penguin couple…
iN VIDEO: An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares nearby town, for now
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TRENDING NOW: Dog attacked by basket
This will be known from now on as the Basket Incident in this household. They…
Second primary health-care centre planned for Vernon in 2025 will cost $5M
Premier David Eby came to Vernon today to announce his government plans to build and…
Police in Prince George stumble on biggest drug haul in city’s history
Mounties say that officers investigating a break and enter in Prince George stumbled on what…
Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain possible in Kamloops, Okanagan tonight
A change in the weather means a good chance of severe thunderstorms bringing with them…
Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
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TRENDING NOW: When one of your three wishes backfires
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Thieves steal telescopes worth $11,000 during Okanagan Observatory break-in
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