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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.
BC United selects candidate to replace Kelowna-Mission incumbent who’s quitting politics
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Simpcw Resources Group to open seasonal market in Barriere
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Nature Conservancy of Canada buys BC grasslands for new conservation area
CRANBROOK, B.C. – The Nature Conservancy of Canada says a new conservation area north of…
Vancouver Island man charged with child luring, making sexual abuse material
LANGFORD, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a man from Vancouver Island has been…
Snow expected on Coquihalla Summit tonight and tomorrow
Heads up drivers, Environment Canada is forecasts snow on both the Coquihalla Summit and Allison…
Suspect charged in sexual assault in Kamloops park
RCMP have arrested and charged a 40-year-old Kamloops man in connection to a sexual assault…
Woman arrested for shooting gun in residential area near Barriere
A 32-year-old woman has been arrested for using a firearm carelessly at the Simpcw First…
Two dead in semi crash on Trans-Canada in Shuswap
Two semi trucks collided on Highway 1 north of Salmon Arm last night and the…
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
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Troop of 200 trauma bears to comfort kids in North Okanagan, Shuswap
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BC spending $10.5M for portables at West Kelowna elementary school
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Competition Bureau probes alleged anticompetitive conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys owners
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House of Commons committee recommends feds tackle ‘excessive’ profits in food sector
The federal government should consider policies to tackle “excessive net profits” in the food industry,…
Missing some cash? Vernon RCMP may have it
Someone found a large quantity of cash on the street in Vernon and turned it…
BC sex offender Randall Hopley gets another 18 months in jail after going on run
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has ordered convicted sex offender Randall Hopley to spend…
UPDATE: Missing man last seen in Kamloops located
UPDATE: May 27, 2024 RCMP say a missing 73-year-old Vancouver Island man who was last seen…
Search for truth goes on, regardless of killer Pickton’s fate, say victims’ advocates
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RCMP officer assaulted during arrest on Kelowna bus
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