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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.
Penticton’s non-profit music venue Dream Cafe survives nightmare summer
Highway closures, a travel ban and thick smoke took a heavy toll on Penticton’s Dream…
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Canadian doctor trapped in Gaza volunteers at hospital, pleas for medical supplies
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After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
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Conservative leader holds campaign-style rally in South Okanagan
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UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
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UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
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Family and their dog escape Vernon house fire thanks to quick thinking child
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Hells Angels last try to get Kelowna clubhouse back denied by Canada’s Supreme Court
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada's refusal to hear a Hells Angels challenge of…
His parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas attacked. He survived. They did not
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TRENDING NOW: Proof cats are jerks
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Major Canadian grocers won’t confirm discounts and price freezes feds promised
OTTAWA – Major grocers in Canada are not yet confirming whether they have committed to…
As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined with a top political rival on…
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