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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.
PM dismisses calls to fire envoy to China, says focus is on detained Canadians
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing calls to remove Canada's ambassador to China…
NDP question Liberal over expense allegations at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – The New Democrats and Greens drew a long-serving member of the B.C. Liberal…
Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta
Parks Canada says it won't go ahead with a plan to build a bike trail…
Canada’s archive buys 1944 book that hints at Nazi plans for North America
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47 men arrested in police sting of those looking for sex with teenage girls
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Former Mountie involved in Taser death at Vancouver airport suing government
VANCOUVER – A former Mountie involved in the death of a man jolted by a…
Ottawa to fund programs, mental health services at La Loche high school: Trudeau
LA LOCHE, Sask. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $2.2 million will be spent over…
Nurse arrested in rape of woman who gave birth at facility
PHOENIX – A nurse who was looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health…
Man convicted of the 1994 murder of his wife in B.C. granted bail
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B.C. hopes federal election won’t get in way of co-operation on money laundering
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's attorney general says he is hoping a federal election campaign won't…
UPDATE: Trudeau sidesteps ambassador’s comments about strength of defence in Meng case
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High court lets U.S. military implement transgender restrictions
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Zamboni stranded in ditch takes off as amusing Canadian snapshot
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Singer Chris Brown detained in Paris after rape complaint
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China demands U.S. withdraw request for Canada to extradite Huawei executive
WASHINGTON – Canada's extradition of detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States to…
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New Canada Food Guide nixes portion sizes, promotes plant-based proteins
OTTAWA – Canada's new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes, focusing…
TRENDING NOW: Revenge of the unpaid contractor
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Man who killed Const. Sarah Beckett gets partial parole for rehab treatment
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A drunk driver who killed RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett in a crash…
UPDATE: Overspending on luxury trips cited as part of RCMP’s probe of government in B.C.
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B.C. man who left moose to suffer before death is convicted, fined in court
VICTORIA – A man who illegally shot a moose in British Columbia's southern Interior has…