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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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B.C. on right road with tougher ride-hailing driver rules, says expert
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iN VIDEO: Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later
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South African musician Johnny Clegg dies at 66 after cancer
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‘Schitt’s Creek’ and its stars among Canadians with Emmy nominations
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Airline confirms three dead after float plane crashes in Labrador lake
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Don Cherry says he’ll return to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts
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UPDATE: ‘Like-minded’ premiers flip pancakes, talk politics on Calgary Stampede visit
CALGARY – Five premiers with similar grievances against Ottawa gathered Monday for an informal confab…
UPDATE: Cause of wireless voice outage unclear, some intermittent problems may persist
TORONTO – The cause of a service outage that affected voice calls on numerous Canadian…
iN VIDEO: Nova Scotia teen who sang Mi’kmaq version of ‘Blackbird’ meets Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney says he was a little anxious about singing "Blackbird" at a weekend concert…
UPDATE: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP
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Wealthy financier charged with molesting dozens of girls
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iN VIDEO: California becomes 1st state to ban hairstyle discrimination
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