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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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OTTAWA – Canada's unemployment rate continues to trend higher as the Bank of Canada's steep…
A ‘predator’ at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture
VANCOUVER – A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her…
The unlikely love story of an endangered BC tree and the little bird who eats its seeds
When a little gray bird with black wings flies into a bushy tree on the…
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues,…
Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll
OTTAWA – A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing…
TRENDING NOW: Little boy steals the show at school concert
This video clip featuring a young lad with some serious dance moves is blowing up…
El Niño brings warm start to Canadian winter, but that could change
Chilly nights and snow-covered slopes may not be easy to come by in much of…
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with feds
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be…
Frank the Tank, tortoise found wandering in BC bok choy field, gets new home
VANCOUVER – Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the…
Government impersonation, phishing are top financial scams, Interac survey finds
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TRENDING NOW: When you find your cat’s off button
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Israel says 12 more hostages have been freed by Hamas and have arrived in Egypt
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Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Have a Google account you haven't used in a while? If…
West Coast toxic hot spots threaten endangered salmon and killer whales
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UPDATE: ‘Absolutely no talk’ of moving Paul Bernardo to minimum security: corrections head
OTTAWA – There is "absolutely no talk" of moving notorious killer and serial rapist Paul…
UPDATE: Grieving BC parents warn of ‘predators’ after sextortion suicide of son, aged 12
PRINCE GEORGE – Parents of a 12-year-old boy who killed himself last month after falling…
Weekend crash south of Whistler kills two adults, one child
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Two adults and a child are dead and a fourth person was…
BC updates its opioid use disorder treatment guidelines
Doctors in British Columbia have a new set of clinical guidelines for treating opioid use…
Swimming for salmon in the backwoods of BC
On a rare sunny late October day, a quartet of swimmers gathered around a deep…
Relic from Keremeos’ pioneer days struggles to withstand modern emergencies
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Survey says 75% of B.C.’s jobs in next decade will need post-secondary education
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Home Depot recalls some pre-lit Christmas trees due to fire risk
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