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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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Blood pressure medication recall due to potential cancer risk expanded
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Anti-poverty strategy will aim for 50 per cent cut in low-income rates: source
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Harlem Globetrotters tour to stop in Okanagan
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Chinese ambassador hopes to speed trade talks with Canada amid protectionism
TORONTO – China's ambassador to Canada said Monday he hopes to make progress on a…
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Trudeau: no apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out ‘hate speech’
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Mom of 7-year-old B.C. girl charged with second-degree murder in child’s death
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Pope on sex abuse: “We showed no care for the little ones”
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning…
Trudeau formally announces he’ll run again in next year’s election
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Forestry industry pushes back on Trump blaming fires on Canadian lumber imports
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Annual inflation rate jumped to 3.0% in July, highest reading since 2011
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Judge lifts publication ban, revealing details about Fredericton shooting
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Oilpatch fears delays as U.S. judge orders further review of KXL pipeline route
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Trump suggests Canada has been sidelined from latest NAFTA negotiations
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