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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.
Cook fired for taking food worth 50 cents wins $46,000 for wrongful dismissal
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Man charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of Winnipeg bus driver
WINNIPEG – Police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of…
Canada, Europe cheer EU trade deal as countermeasure to isolationism
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Silver Star Mountain to host Interski team trials
Silver Star Mountain will be hosting the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Western Interski team trials…
YMCA invites older adults to attend free health assessment this Friday
The YMCA of Okanagan is inviting older adults of all ages to attend their upcoming…
B.C. voter registration notices are in the mail
VICTORIA – Voter registration notices are being sent across British Columbia starting today, Feb. 14,…
Event passes on sale Friday for 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Penticton
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Trump wins key China trademark: Are Trump toilets a goner?
SHANGHAI – There's a Trump toilet, a Trump condom, a Trump pacemaker and even a…
Knife alllegedly used in armed robbery at Armstrong 7-Eleven
ARMSTRONG – Two employees at an Armstrong convenience store were left shaken, but unharmed, after…
Trudeau attempts to avoid frosty Trump meeting while facing questions in Arctic
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Two found dead in wreckage of plane crash in Manitoba
SANFORD, Man. – Two men have died in a small plane crash in Manitoba that…
B.C. Premier Christy Clark apologizes over claims NDP hacked her party’s website
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has apologized to New Democrat Leader John Horgan…
PayPal freezes Canadian media group’s account over story about Syrian family
TORONTO – A community newspaper's payment to enter a feel-good story about a family of…
Canada adds 48,300 new jobs, but wage growth and hours worked slip
OTTAWA – The country's labour market continues to pump out new jobs, but Canadians are…
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Three charged in thefts of ‘roll up the rim’ cups from Ontario Tim Hortons
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Police say two more people have been arrested in connection with the…
Trudeau tells funeral service that mosque victims won’t be forgotten
QUEBEC – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told the funeral service for three victims of…
B.C. fruit growers consider national proposal to revitalize orchards
PENTICTON, B.C. – Members of the BC Fruit Growers Association have gathered in Penticton for…
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SOFIA, Bulgaria – A cat named Pooh has been given a new lease of life…
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