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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.
McDonald’s Canada warns all menu products may now come in contact with nuts
TORONTO – McDonald's Canada has started serving its first product containing peanuts or tree nuts…
New web crawler being used to detect and track child pornography
WINNIPEG – A new online tool is being used to detect and help remove child…
Prime Minister backs chief of defence in relieving senior military commander, but won’t say more
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is backing the decision by Canada's chief of the…
Women’s sex-harassment suit against RCMP certified as class action
TORONTO – A proposed agreement to compensate women who endured sexual harassment as employees of…
UPDATE: Penticton firefighters battle the elements as well as house fire
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OPINION Ben Affleck is no doubt an ambitious and tasteful filmmaker, but he's gotten…
Community of Merritt rallies to find work for laid-off Tolko employees
MERRITT, B.C. – Another day-long jobs fair is being held in Merritt, B.C., as the…
Pumping iron is good for the heart, UBC Okanagan researchers show
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Form a Block Watch and help fight crime in the Central Okanagan
A simple concept with a little organization can help reduce crime and criminal activity in…
Police in Delta, B.C., using GPS darts to track vehicles that flee
DELTA, B.C. – A police department in British Columbia's Lower Mainland is using technology that…
MOVIE REVIEW: In ‘Patriots Day,’ a community disarms terrorism
OPINION Bombs detonated in the centre of Boston are disarmed by bonds of family and…
B.C. Centre for Disease Control issues public warning about oyster illness
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says more than 70 people have become…
Six new charges laid against ex-Ontario nurse accused of killing seniors
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – A former Ontario nurse charged with killing eight seniors in two long-term…
The good, bad and unknown about marijuana’s health effects
NEW YORK – It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people…
Morneau to hear array of advice on how to prepare budget in Trump era
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau will digest a range of expert ideas Friday on…
Menopause for killer whales involves mother-daughter conflict: study
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Trudeau confirms, defends private helicopter flight to Aga Khan’s vacation island
KINGSTON, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confirming — and defending — his use…
Quebec family plus two friends share $60-million lottery jackpot
MONTREAL – An extended Quebec family has found out there are at least 60 million…
B.C., Yukon spent more than $1M on royal tour
VICTORIA – British Columbia and Yukon spent more than $1 million on the royal tour…
Canuck cliche? Are Canadians really as nice as Meryl Streep and the world insist?
TORONTO – When Michigan-born author Kerry Colburn started dating a Canadian, her girlfriends had an…
Mother of B.C. bull rider who died warns of implications of concussions
MERRITT, B.C. – The mother of a Canadian bull riding champion who was found dead…
Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old: Scientists
APE CANAVERAL, Fla. – It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected:…
VIDEO: Trump denounces ‘disgrace’ of reports of Russian ties to him
NEW YORK – A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia…
Drugs, needles seized from unqualified cosmetic surgeon: B.C. regulators
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