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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.
VIDEO: Goodale assails O’Leary for posting gun range video on day of mosque funeral
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Watchdog says crime may have been committed in B.C. officer’s deadly crash
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia's police watchdog has forwarded a report to Crown counsel for…
Trudeau says all of Canada shaken by ‘brutal and hateful’ attack
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told a funeral service for three of the…
B.C. drug overdose crisis, deadliest of long career, says health officer
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Trudeau abandons promise to change voting system in time for 2019 election
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is abandoning his long-held promise to change the way…
Heart and Stroke Foundation calls for restrictions on food, drink ads aimed at kids
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More financial support for Okanagan Rail Trail
Community minded employees and a supportive company are helping to build the Okanagan Rail Trail. …
Trump may scare off new investment in Canada, says manufacturing group
OTTAWA – Many large companies are becoming gun-shy about making new investments in Canada because…
B.C. health officer leads push for European-style heroin treatment programs
VICTORIA – Prescribing medicinal heroin to prevent overdose deaths might appear to clash with common…
‘What’s the next mosque?’: Imam talks of growing fear after Quebec attack
The attack that killed six men at a Quebec City mosque has stoked growing fear…
Edmonton researchers warn popping balloons as loud as gun blasts
EDMONTON – Bill Hodgetts doesn't want to be a party-pooper. But the University of Alberta…
Canadian protesters decry Trump’s U.S. travel ban; urge Trudeau action
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More hospice palliative care support for Kelowna
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UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman located
UPDATE: 11:09 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a missing 31-year-old Kamloops…
Tim Hortons heads to Mexico, first foray into Latin America
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Northern fur seal pup rescued; recovering at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER – A northern fur seal pup rescued off the coast of Vancouver Island is…
UPDATE: Missing Castlegar woman located
UPDATE: 2:23 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 KELOWNA – RCMP say the Castlegar woman who…
McDonald’s and A&W to launch all-day breakfast nationwide due to growing demand
TORONTO – Two of Canada's more well-known restaurant chains are rolling out all-day breakfast across…
Horse left behind in Wyoming wilderness survives for six weeks
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – On a 16-mile trek off a mountain, a young horse lay down…
Princeton Rotary wine festival to boost PRH tower drive
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Parks Canada, Canadian Pacific move to cut grizzly bear train deaths
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Democracy Watch loses conflict argument involving premier in B.C. court
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