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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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Two key fires in Okanagan are under control, but winds pose challenge in northern BC
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‘Persistent’ bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior camp
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Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
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TRENDING NOW: Angry duck chases dad
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B.C.’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality
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‘Aspirational’ isn’t good enough for Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
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BC shuts down its fair wage watchdog
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