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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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Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar suspended two games for yelling homophobic slur
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High court agrees to hear RCMP perjury appeals around airport stun-gun death
VANCOUVER – Two men convicted of perjury in connection with a notorious stun-gun encounter at…
U.S. makes good on promise to renegotiate NAFTA, opens 90 days of consultations
WASHINGTON – The United States has officially indicated its desire to renegotiate the 1993 North…
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WASHINGTON – The I-word has entered the Washington vocabulary. That forbidden word — the 11-letter…
Weaver says Greens will fight pipeline, calls Clark’s Liberals ‘reckless’
VICTORIA – British Columbia's three Green members will use their increased political clout to fight…
Editor of CBC’s ‘The National’ reassigned after cultural appropriation flap
TORONTO – The managing editor of CBC's "The National" was reassigned Wednesday for what the…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Rising waters of B.C. rivers still causing soggy woe for southern Interior
VANCOUVER – Waterways in British Columbia's Nicola Valley, near Merritt, are the latest to burst…
VIDEO: Google rolling out arsenal of services, gadgets
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda’s wife to dangle by her teeth over Niagara Falls
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Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant treated effluent bypass
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Greens want specifics on potential horse-trading deals with B.C. Liberals, NDP
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Volunteer saves life of pet mouse that had overdosed on heroin in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A harm reduction group on the front line of Vancouver's overdose crisis can…
Federal health minister vows to bring down ‘unacceptably high’ drug costs
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jane Philpott pledged action Tuesday to bring down "unacceptably high drug…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Drier conditions ease flood threat in B.C., but warm weather could complicate
VANCOUVER – A respite from the rain has helped ease immediate flood concerns in northeastern…
New passenger bill of rights spells out compensation for air travellers
OTTAWA – Airlines won't be allowed to bump passengers from a flight against their will…
Water Quality Advisory remains in effect in Kelowna
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FLOOD WATCH 2017: Experts say river levels ease in parts of B.C., as levels rise in Okanagan Lake
VANCOUVER – Receding levels in some British Columbia waterways mean the flood threat has been…
Enactus Okanagan College takes nationals by storm
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Drug checks at B.C. supervised injection site found 80 per cent contained fentanyl
A pilot project to test street drugs for fentanyl at the Vancouver safe injection centre…
Talk — don’t text — in times of stress, says UBC Okanagan research
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