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.
Men accused of smuggling cannabis from Okanagan in logs face extradition, again
OTTAWA – Three British Columbia men who allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana into the United States in hollowed-out logs almost 20 years ago are facing extradition again, and Canada's highest court will not intervene. The Supreme Court of Canada has…
Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust
Law enforcement officials came across a staggering find after being tipped off about possible drug-dealing: dozens of dog-food-size bags of psychedelic mushrooms worth an estimated $8.5 million at a home in rural Connecticut. A drug task force including federal, state…
BAT increasing its stake in Organigram with $124.6M investment
TORONTO – Shares of Organigram Holdings Inc. rose 30 per cent after it says BAT signed a deal to increase its stake in the cannabis company by investing $124.6 million. The company says it plans to use $83.1 million of…
Ohio votes to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use…
Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says its net loss for the second quarter was $324.8 million, compared with $305.8 million a year earlier. The company says its net loss from continuing operations was $148.2 million, compared with $196.5…
Aurora Cannabis revenues rise in Q2, led by strength in medical cannabis sales
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it earned $256,000 in the second quarter, up from a loss a year earlier of $45.5 million. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says net revenue for the quarter was $63.4 million, up from $48.6 million…
Snoop Dogg says he’s giving up ‘smoke.’ It caught some of his fans off guard
NEW YORK (AP) — Asking for privacy, hip-hop legend and longtime marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg says he's going to stop smoking — though he didn't specify exactly what that might mean. "After much consideration and conversation with my family, I've…
Cannabis worker died on job from asthma attack; first reported case in US
A 27-year-old woman suffered a fatal asthma attack last year in what health and workplace safety officials said was the U.S. cannabis industry’s first reported occupational asthma death. The woman was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when…
Canopy Growth says Ontario court has approved sale of BioSteel business
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says an Ontario court has approved the sale of its BioSteel sports drink business in a pair of deals. Financial terms of the agreements were not immediately available. Canopy Growth chief financial officer…
NFL disability program leaves retired Saints tight end hurting and angry
Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make it impossible to get out of bed. Sometimes the pain shoots down his neck. Through all of it, he's angry.…
A bus driver ate gummies containing THC, then passed out on highway
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A commercial bus driver who pulled over on a Connecticut highway and passed out with 38 passengers aboard after eating THC-infused gummies has been granted a probation program that could result in criminal charges being dismissed.…
Deals to sell BioSteel assets result in $30.4M in aggregate gross proceeds: Canopy
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says the aggregate gross proceeds from selling off its sports drink business total $30.4 million. The Smiths Falls, Ont., cannabis company says the proceeds come from two agreements linked to BioSteel Sports Nutrition…
South Dakota vanity plate restriction on ‘REZWEED’ was unconstitutional
South Dakota officials will no longer deny applications for personalized license plates based on whether the plate's message is deemed to be “offensive to good taste and decency," following the state's admission that the language is an unconstitutional violation of…
Shares of cannabis company Canopy Growth to be consolidated on a one-for-10 basis
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says a consolidation of its shares on a one-for-10 basis is expected to become effective on Friday. The post-consolidation shares are expected to start trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq…
Shops in two Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade
BREDA, Netherlands (AP) — A paradox at the heart of the Netherlands' permissive pot policy went up in smoke Friday in two Dutch cities as “coffeeshops” began selling the country's first legally cultivated cannabis as part of an experiment to…