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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 – Wage growth accelerated last month to its fastest clip in more than decade,…
B.C. Mounties search for pair in ‘bloody’ arrow-death of dairy calf
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Retired senior Mountie says answers could still come in B.C. homicides
Investigators should be able to provide some answers about three homicides in northern British Columbia…
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‘It’s going to take awhile:’ Manitoba town still on edge, searching for answers
GILLAM, Man. – The deputy mayor of a northern Manitoba town at the centre of…
David MacNaughton, ambassador to U.S., to leave post at summer’s end
OTTAWA – American ambassador David MacNaughton, who became the fulcrum of the Liberal government's strategy…
Chase Bank wipes out all outstanding credit card debt owed by Canadian users
A U.S. bank says it is letting some Canadian consumers off the hook for credit…
Mayor of B.C. town of murder suspects urges patience and understanding
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Poll suggests Canadians ready for more health-care technology, virtual care
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Feds advised to focus on the majority to counter populism, documents show
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According to the person who posted this surveillance video to YouTube, the driver of the…
Is pot safe when pregnant? Study seeks answer, draws critics
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iN VIDEO: Manson prosecutor: Keep them all locked up forever
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Two-year-old girl was in unauthorized area when she was bitten by a bear: zoo
LANGLEY, B.C. – A manager with the Greater Vancouver Zoo says a two-year-old girl who…
UPDATE: Manhunt ends: Bodies believed to be B.C. murder suspects found in northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG – Two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects who were the focus…
SUZUKI: Deniers deflated as climate reality hits home
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Oprah Winfrey praises her late friend and idol Toni Morrison
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Okanagan Correctional Centre added to evacuation alert as Oliver wildfire grows
VANCOUVER – A wildfire burning in steep and rocky terrain in British Columbia's southern Okanagan…
Three southern resident killer whales declared dead plunging population to 73
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