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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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BC drug users and advocates issue a warning about xylazine
It took only one puff of drugs cut with xylazine to knock the tall, solidly…
Dan Alder died on the job in BC. His family wants answers
Before he became a statistic, Dan Alder was a hockey player, a mechanic, a brother,…
Shops in two Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade
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BC RCMP sergeant charged with assault
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Study shows colonials forced Indigenous woolly dogs into extinction in BC
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‘Cautiously optimistic’: Immigrant drivers rate BC plan to protect gig workers
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Amazon delivery drivers accused of porch piracy in Metro Vancouver
BURNABY, B.C. – Three delivery truck drivers in Metro Vancouver are facing possible charges for…
Grocery code launch being held back by dissent from two major companies
After two years of work, the group responsible for developing the grocery code of conduct…
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Vernon RCMP say explosives found in parked car ‘rendered safe’
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BC police seek Interpol red notice for cocaine smuggler who escaped to India
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia are asking Interpol to post a red notice…
Snowfall warning for Trans-Canada through Rogers Pass
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South Dakota vanity plate restriction on ‘REZWEED’ was unconstitutional
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The BC experiment that could transform child-care work
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Across the political divide: Israeli and Iranian serving falafel together in BC
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Time’s up for some short-term rentals in BC as new housing rules transform market
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Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ dies at 82
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Okanagan symphony conductor claims wrongful dismissal
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