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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.
Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached
The upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding as well…
‘SCTV’ star, comedian Joe Flaherty dies following illness, daughter says
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Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may not last.
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‘It just needs to stop’: Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
COCHRANE, Alta. – Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as…
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Carbon pricing 101: What today’s increase could mean for you
OTTAWA – The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's…
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fools’ Day joke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…
It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this…
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
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Driving along … and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse?
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‘Renters matter’: Trudeau promises renter bill of rights and protection fund
VANCOUVER – A federal government announcement that rental history could be used on a credit…
Indigenous nation gives stranded BC killer whale calf name: Brave Little Hunter
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A marine scientist says he expects rescue efforts to help coax a…
How EU deforestation laws are reordering the world of coffee
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Five ways to fix emergency healthcare in BC
Medical students at the University of British Columbia have come up with five recommendations to…
Lawsuit accuses BC natural gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact
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Orca stranded off Vancouver Island was pregnant; effort to save other calf turns on rising tide
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Vernon RCMP seize guns during self harm call
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