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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.
Researchers urge more limits on edibles after finding jump in kid cannabis poisonings
TORONTO – Canadian researchers alarmed by a rise in the number of kids hospitalized for…
Aurora Cannabis buys controlling stake in Bevo Agtech
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has signed a deal to buy a controlling interest in…
Ottawa has lost control of $150M program reimbursing veterans’ cannabis: audit
OTTAWA – An internal audit by Veterans Affairs Canada suggests Ottawa has all but lost…
Badly injured dirt biker rescued after crash south of Kelowna
A dirt biker badly injured in a crash near Little White Mountain south of Kelowna…
‘Wild West’: Audit on veterans’ medical cannabis sparks calls for oversight, research
OTTAWA – Mental-health providers and others are reacting with shock and concern after an internal…
As midterms approach, Capitol Hill lawmakers push banking reforms for legal cannabis
WASHINGTON – Retailers, industry activists and U.S. lawmakers are making one last push to ease…
Penticton man dies in motorcycle crash on Channel Parkway
A 64-year-old Penticton man riding a motorcycle was killed in a crash with a car…
B.C. strike and cyberattack impacting OCS could cause $3M revenue hit for Aurora: CEO
Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it could take a revenue hit of up to $3 million…
The pros and cons of vehicle touchscreens: Edmunds
There’s no denying the impact that smartphones and tablets have had on modern vehicles. Look…
Pot sector wants packaging changes, financial relief from Cannabis Act review
TORONTO – Canada’s cannabis industry is hoping a newly launched review of the legislation that…
How is cannabis legalization going? Feds launch overdue review to find out
OTTAWA – The federal government launched a long-awaited review on Thursday of how legalizing marijuana…
Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Extraordinary use of electricity has long been a telltale sign of…
Canopy Growth to sell Tweed, Tokyo Smoke stores to OEGRC and Four20 owner
Canopy Growth Corp. is getting out of the cannabis retail business with two deals to…
Front companies being used to launder illicit cannabis cash: intelligence agency
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Hyundai Elantra N vs Volkswagen Golf GTI: Edmunds
Hyundai is one of just a few automakers that offer sporty performance-oriented versions of its…
Gas prices reaching painful levels in Okanagan, Kamloops
Drivers across the province are experiencing sticker shock as gas prices take a huge jump.…
Medical marijuana committee reports support in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An advisory committee set up this year by Gov. Andy Beshear…
Biden offers pardons for pot possession, signals deeper reform for U.S. cannabis laws
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is pardoning people convicted under federal law of possessing marijuana…
Sounds of music almost silenced at Penticton care home
Just when it looked like the soothing sounds of music would be silenced at The…
Okanagan riders remember their fallen brothers and sisters
Motorcyclists from throughout the Okanagan will join together on Oct. 16 for the annual Memorial…
Alberta driver threatens officers in Revelstoke with blow torch after chase
RCMP officers were led on a merry chase on the Trans-Canada Highway between Salmon Arm…
Canada’s biggest grocer freezes price of No Name products until next year
Canada’s biggest grocer is freezing prices on all its No Name products until next year…
Former CannTrust leaders plead not guilty to securities offences
TORONTO – Three former CannTrust Holdings Inc. leaders have pleaded not guilty to quasi-criminal charges…
Tough ruling against former cannabis execs could send message: experts
TORONTO – Industry observers say cannabis companies' future regulatory compliance is at stake as a…