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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.
The potentially high risks of alternative healthcare in Canada
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Police shouldn’t care for intoxicated prisoners: BC watchdog
Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says…
Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven’t we heard more about it?
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Robert De Niro lashes out at former assistant who sued him, shouting: ‘Shame on you!’
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Men accused of smuggling cannabis from Okanagan in logs face extradition, again
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BC labour federation launches campaign to back gig drivers
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Crown, defence say drunk driver should serve 3 years after killing two UBC students
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It pays to be a man working in the BC government
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