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.
Long US prison stay for Canadian drug mule who used river
DETROIT – A Canadian man who was found unconscious and tethered to 185 pounds (84 kilograms) of marijuana in the Detroit River was sentenced Wednesday to about six years in a U.S. prison. The capture of Glen Mousseau last June…
Aurora Cannabis laying off 214 workers, chief science officer to retire
Aurora Cannabis says it is laying off 214 workers and its chief science officer is retiring, the latest of a series of cuts to hit the Edmonton-based cannabis company. Aurora spokeswoman Michelle Lefler says in addition to the layoffs, operations…
Marijuana is now Maine’s biggest agricultural commodity
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine is known for its wild blueberries and potatoes but marijuana has surpassed them to become the state’s most valuable crop. Medical marijuana sales totalled $221.8 million from January through October, more than double what had been…
San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments; pot smoking OK
SAN FRANCISCO – City officials in San Francisco have banned all tobacco smoking inside apartments, citing concerns about secondhand smoke. But lighting up a joint inside? That’s still allowed. The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve the ordinance…
South Dakota cannabis group files to defend constitutional amendment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The group that campaigned to legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota through a voter-backed constitutional amendment has filed in court to defend the amendment in a legal challenge brought by two law enforcement officers. The Rapid…
North Dakota Gov. Burgum pardons 24 low-level marijuana offenders
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has pardoned 24 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes, in the second wave under a new policy that gives former pot offenders a second chance. The policy adopted last year allows people…
Saskatchewan woman says cannabis use to help her addiction not accepted
REGINA – For Shelby Curtis, keeping away from hard drugs starts with quieting her thoughts. The 26-year-old got a prescription to use cannabis medicinally earlier this year while in recovery and living in Regina's Raising Hope housing program for new…
Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana
HELENA, Mont. – Bill Stocker could be considered the archetype of a conservative voter: He's a retired Marine and former police officer who voted for President Donald Trump. But he's also among the majority of South Dakota voters who broadly…
Canopy Growth reports Q2 loss, but is optimistic about future amid Joe Biden win
Canopy Growth Corp. is cheering Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential race and a series of ballot measures Americans voted in favour of last week that support the legalization of cannabis. David Klein, the Smiths Falls, Ont.-based company's chief…
Canadian cannabis, psychedelics industries cheer state measures in U.S. election
TORONTO – Canadian cannabis and psychedelics companies that have been eyeing the U.S. market have a few new reasons to celebrate. Through U.S. election ballot questions, five states — Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota, Mississippi and Montana — this week…
RCMP destroy $8M illegal outdoor cannabis crop near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior have destroyed a bumper crop of bud after finding thousands of illegal marijuana plants. A statement from RCMP says as many as 100,000 plants were discovered growing along Highway 8, outside…
Large fire breaks out at cannabis facility in Delta, B.C., no injuries reported
DELTA, B.C. – A prominent Canadian cannabis producer says a fire in Delta, B.C. has broken out at one of its disused greenhouses. Canopy Growth says the blaze in Delta, B.C. is located at a facility that has not been…
Fire & Flower to buy longtime cannabis advocate Friendly Stranger
TORONTO – Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. announced a deal Monday to buy Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp., the longtime cannabis advocate. Under the agreement, Fire & Flower will issue 31.1 million shares to acquire the brand making the proposal worth…
Cannabis company Hexo proposes share consolidation plan to boost share price
OTTAWA – Cannabis company Hexo Corp. announced a plan to consolidate its shares in an effort to regain compliance with the US$1 minimum share price continued listing standard of the New York Stock Exchange. Shares in the company closed at…
Seth Rogen on fighting cannabis stigma and why pot should be as accepted as beer
TORONTO – When actor Seth Rogen was growing up and smoking cannabis in Vancouver, he recalls there was a constant cloud of shame around the substance that still lingers. "I smoke weed all day and every day and have for…