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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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Confidential UN report says flight safety in Canada is plummeting
Canada has received a C grade on flight safety and oversight — down from an…
How to protect the mental health of BC farmers
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Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year
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Man who swerved car near pro-Palestinian protester in Victoria arrested for assault
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Kamloops area First Nation has message in wake of devastating wildfire
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