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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.
Meet the Okanagan’s Women of Steel
The welding industry is another of the last bastions of male-worker dominance now falling by…
Netflix phases out $9.99 streaming plan in Canada
TORONTO – Netflix Canada is done with being basic. The streaming giant says it's phasing…
No more letter grades in B.C. public schools from kindergarten to Grade 9
VICTORIA – All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will…
‘Baby Shark’ bath toy recalled in Canada due to laceration hazard
A "Baby Shark" bath toy has been recalled in Canada because its plastic fin may…
Cannabis company Canopy Growth reports $648 million net loss in fourth quarter
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says its net loss grew in its most…
TRENDING NOW: Doggos act like online trolls
These dogs in Thailand sure look like a lot of online fights. They are ferocious…
Winter cold snap in Okanagan cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers
Wine growers in British Columbia are forecasting short-term and long-term losses from a bitter cold…
Lytton sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village
VANCOUVER – The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada's…
‘Debris field’ found during search for missing Titanic submersible: U.S. Coast Guard
The search for a submersible carrying five people took a grim turn Thursday as the…
Risk of cannabis addiction higher for young men, people with anxiety
Nearly five per cent of cannabis users are at risk of developing an addiction to…
TRENDING NOW: Breathtaking never-before-seen dance earns AGT Golden Buzzer
The performance of Murmuration by Sadeck Berrabah with the dance troupe Mega Unity stunned the…
Canada Bread, with brands like Dempster’s, fined $50M for price fixing
Bakery giant Canada Bread Co. has been fined $50 million after pleading guilty to its…
Homeless man with replica handgun arrested in downtown Kelowna park
A homeless man carrying what looked like a concealed handgun was spotted in a downtown…
FAINT GLIMMER OF HOPE: Underwater noise detected in search for submersible near Titanic
HALIFAX – An underwater noise detected by a Canadian military plane was giving added impetus…
TRENDING NOW: Baby raises bar for belly laughs
It seems there is something very, very funny about having your nails trimmed. At least…
BC rolls out rural transportation surveys but roadmap for action unclear
B.C. is examining long-standing roadblocks to intercity transportation for rural communities on Vancouver Island and…
Taylor Swift skips Canada as new tour dates announced
TORONTO – Taylor Swift is giving Canadian fans the cold shoulder. While many Swifties expected…
Man’s body recovered at popular waterfall in B.C.’s Yoho National Park
A 54-year-old man on holidays with his family died after he slipped and fell into…
TRENDING NOW: Frolicking baby dwarf goats
Get ready to be overwhelmed with cuteness. Sunflower Farm Creamery, a farm in Maine that…
Higher airfares are likely upshot of Sunwing shutdown
Experts say WestJet's decision to shut down Sunwing Airlines and fold it into its main…
Snowbirds pilot charged with sexual assault
OTTAWA – Snowbirds pilot Maj. Steve Hurlbut has been charged with sexual assault after an…
The big tobacco lawsuit that fell off the public radar
Did you know that B.C. is participating in negotiations with Big Tobacco that could result…
‘This is how we live now’: B.C. families in the age of wildfires
Sayward, B.C., resident Shannon Briggs scrolls through family photos on her computer. She pauses to…
Health workers doubt BC’s new whistleblower protections
Health-care unions say new whistleblower protections won’t create the conditions for staff to speak freely…