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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.
UPDATE: Canada Revenue Agency apologizes as online services go down
OTTAWA – The websites Canadians use to file their taxes online went down Monday and…
Apple announces its long-awaited streaming TV service
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple announced a new streaming service, Apple TV Plus, which will house…
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EDMONTON – The last legal restrictions on Omar Khadr were lifted Monday when an Alberta…
Trudeau delivers campaign-style speech while introducing candidate Taggart
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15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
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UPDATE: Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe, delivers report
WASHINGTON – Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on…
iN VIDEO: Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together
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UPDATE: ‘Families torn apart:’ Truck driver in fatal Broncos crash gets 8-year sentence
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Warmth sets more records in parts of B.C., while avalanche risk remains high
VANCOUVER – Record-breaking warmth that ushered spring into British Columbia is slowly moving east, but…
Statistics Canada reports pace of inflation ticked higher in February
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UPDATE: Wilson-Raybould to reveal more details, documents on SNC-Lavalin affair
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Janes brand chicken nuggets recalled over possible salmonella contamination
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Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass at landmark oratory
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iN VIDEO: Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa
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Europe offers UK more time to leave the bloc
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‘It has to send a message:’ Broncos families await sentencing for truck driver
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Air Canada, WestJet purchased safety option reportedly missing on crashed planes
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iN VIDEO: New Zealand bans ‘military-style’ guns after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The government of New Zealand announced a ban on "military-style" semi-automatic…
‘I’m a little numb:’ Killer of B.C. gas station attendant Grant De Patie dies
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Canada says B.C. trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation
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