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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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UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located
UPDATE: March 19, 2024 RCMP say a missing 37-year-old Kelowna woman has made contact with…
‘The lost season’: Winter comes to a close as Canada’s warmest on record
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New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after…
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Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say
MONTREAL – Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on…
COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER – The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run…
UPDATE: Active spring wildfire season may be in store for BC as drought persists
VANCOUVER – British Columbia needs a drenching of rain to alleviate the tinder dry conditions…
‘Tone deaf’: MPs grill Canada’s telecom CEOs about cellphone prices
The chief executives of Canada's three largest telecom companies stressed that phone and internet prices…
UPDATE: BC to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought
DELTA, B.C. – Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for…
New Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
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A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
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Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…
Long after the woolly dog’s extinction, BC’s Coast Salish carry on the canine’s legacy
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Cannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud’s IP for $1M
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In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit…
As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick’s Day with fewer raised glasses
The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on…
‘Tsunami’ of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns BC judge
OTTAWA – A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a "tsunami" of…
Orcas that hunt sperm whales may be new population: UBC scientists
VANCOUVER – Researchers from the University of British Columbia say they've identified a potentially new…
UPDATE: McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
LONDON (AP) — McDonald's apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants…
Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
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BC couple sold firm for fortune. With last $92M donation, they’ve given it all away
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