Howard Alexander

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.

Cannabis company TerrAscend to list on TSX under TSND ticker

TORONTO – TerrAscend Corp. says it will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange next week. The Toronto-based cannabis company says its common shares will begin trading on the exchange under the TSND ticker on July 4. The company behind…

Cannabis company Canopy Growth sells California facility

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says it has completed the sale of its facility in Modesto, Calif. The cannabis company is selling some of its facilities as part of an organizational transformation announced last year to help cut…

Aurora Cannabis on the hunt for savings again

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is on the hunt for more savings after wrapping a transformation plan that delivered at least $400 million in savings over the last three years. The Edmonton-based cannabis producer said Wednesday that it wants to uncover another…

Fire & Flower files for court protection from creditors under CCAA

TORONTO – Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. says it has received a court order for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The company had been pursuing additional financing to raise capital to fund its operations. It…

For teens who drink and do drugs, here’s how to reduce the harm

About 40 per cent of Canadian teenagers drank alcohol in the last year and one in five used cannabis, according to an annual Statistics Canada survey that asks kids about substances. The 2021-22 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey…