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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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UPDATE: Rescuers hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family in BC
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OTTAWA – The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's…
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COCHRANE, Alta. – Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as…
‘SCTV’ star, comedian Joe Flaherty dies following illness, daughter says
Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series "SCTV," has died. His…
Austria stepping up police checks in border areas after Germany liberalizes cannabis rules
BERLIN (AP) — Austria will step up police checks near its border with Germany after…
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose…
Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached
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Boy, 11, killed by large dogs while visiting Edmonton home
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