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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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TRENDING NOW: Customers at nail salon ignore holdup
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Multi-vehicle crash closes Coquihalla Highway near summit
A multi-vehicle crash has closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway south of the…
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South Okanagan RCMP ask for help to find missing Mexican national
A 30-year-old man from Mexico, who’s been in Canada for a month, has gone missing…
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TRENDING NOW: Rock ’em sock ’em rabbits
Rare footage of a pair of rabbits engaged in a round of fisticuffs. We hop…
HEADS UP: Severe thunderstorms expected in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Getting to Penticton is half the fun for Juno award-winning bluesman
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BC tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A tree planter has been attacked by a bear in northeastern…
TRENDING NOW: When even your cat hates your cooking
The reaction from this cat is very, very clear. He doesn't like the chicken pesto.…
iN PHOTOS: ‘Still our territory’: Annual canoe journey crosses border on Osoyoos Lake
For the 22nd year in a row, syilx Okanagan people took a canoe journey across…
iN PHOTOS: World-class longboarders have a blast in South Okanagan
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TRENDING NOW: Whatever this squirrel is eating must be really good
This squirrel is really, really enjoying whatever he's eating, so much so he hangs on…
Two dead in motorcycle crash with SUV on Trans-Canada near Lytton
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UPDATE: Missing woman who may have been in Kamloops located
UPDATE: July 4, 2023 RCMP say a missing woman who may have travelled to Kamloops…
Canada’s new cruise ship rules don’t plug loopholes for major source of wastewater pollution
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The town of Kitimat, B.C., is folded into a forested valley, tucked back from where…
Guided by her culture, Gitxsan scientist looks to old ways for climate resilience
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Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere
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