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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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Day 2 of emergency alert testing: officials working to fix Monday failures
OTTAWA – Operators of Canada’s new emergency alert system say they are learning from the…
B.C. introduces $5 million to playground fund, removes parent fundraising need
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Jays closer Osuna charged with assault, placed on administrative leave
Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball…
Pre-registration of teens on B.C. voters list one proposal for election upgrade
VICTORIA – Allowing 16- and 17-year-olds in British Columbia to pre-register on the provincial voters…
Neil Patrick Harris salutes Canada with national anthem atop B.C. mountain
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Male dies following police-involved shooting at B.C. ferry dock: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP say a male has died after shots were fired during…
BREAKING: Trump announces US will exit nuclear accord with Iran
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. will pull out of the landmark…
UPDATE: Saskatchewan school shooter gets life, no parole for 10 years
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Province charges Alberta zoo after ice-cream-eating bear video
INNISFAIL, Alta. – The province has laid two charges under its Wildlife Act against a…
Fanfare greets giant panda family as they make their Calgary Zoo debut
CALGARY – Dozens lined up at the Calgary zoo today to see a family of…
Damage becoming clear amid historic flood: ‘Just a pile of rubbish there now’
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – For 48 years, Jerry McFarland's rustic cottage on New Brunswick's Grand…
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP locate missing teenager
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a missing 16-year-old girl…
Putin vows to boost Russian economy as he begins 4th term
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin on Monday launched his fourth term as president with an ambitious…
UPDATE: Emergency system fails first test in Quebec, hit and miss in Ontario
A glitch in the new national public alert system for mobile devices affected the entire…
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PAHOA, Hawaii – Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet…
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