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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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UN housing watchdog chides Liberals for watering down rights in housing strategy
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Canadians warned to look out for invasive giant hogweed that burns, blinds
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Cannabis dispensaries get real Oct. 17; municipal leaders can’t wait
VICTORIA – On the day Canadians can legally buy and use recreational marijuana, the clock…
High Indigenous prison rate ‘unacceptable’: Supreme Court chief justice
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Shopify to provide e-commerce platform for online B.C. cannabis sales
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Trudeau fined $100 for not disclosing gift of sunglasses from P.E.I. premier
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North Okanagan cyclist serious injured in hit-and-run
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TRENDING NOW: Why did the anaconda cross the road?
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UPDATE: Kamloops grassfire burns to within metres of homes
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Canada launches second drywall dumping complaint investigation in two years
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VIDEO: Koko the gorilla, who learned sign language, dies at 46
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