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.

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Joined: June 03, 2013
Articles: 22882

September 23 2013 06:03 AM

Vernon pets of the Week

Buddy Buddy is a handsome 7 year old Akbash cross who is looking for a family that has experience with a strong-willed breed and the space he can stretch his legs in. He is a fence jumper, so will need a secure area to be at least for the first little while! He is happiest...

September 23 2013 03:27 AM

Public Health Agency adds case in Quebec to Salmon Arm E.coli cheese outbreak investigation

OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed one more illness linked to E.coli contaminated cheese from British Columbia.

September 23 2013 03:21 AM

UPDATE: Pilot and passenger walk away from Kamloops plane crash

UPDATE: 5:12 p.m., Sept. 21, 2013 It was likely a gust of wind that crashed a small plane at the Kamloops Airport Saturday afternoon. Both the pilot and the passenger walked away from the wreckage of the crash at about 4:08 p.m. They were uninjured. The single engine plane was pushed off the runway into...

September 23 2013 03:20 AM

Kamloops bar fight lands victim in hospital, suspect in jail

KAMLOOPS - The Sports Central Lounge was the scene of a fight that ended with a stabbing Friday night. Kamloops RCMP say two men got into a fight at around 11:08 p.m. inside the bar at 1430 Summit Drive. “One of the two men was stabbed once in the upper body with a knife,” Sgt....

September 23 2013 03:20 AM

Kamloops apartment fire leaves 3 homeless

KAMLOOPS - There was some initial panic when crews arrived thanks to the clouds of smoke billowing from a Kamloops apartment building late Friday night. In the end it turned out to be a kitchen fire in one second floor unit that firefighters kept from spreading to the rest of the building. Fire crews were...

September 22 2013 08:50 AM

Residential school reconciliation walks draws thousands in Vancouver

VANCOUVER – Thousands of people braved a pouring rain in Vancouver Sunday to take part in a reconciliation walk marking the sad history of residential schools in Canada, erupting in a raucous cheer as the daughter of American civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. urged all Canadians to move forward and heal.

September 22 2013 08:44 AM

Kenyan officials say forces rescued most hostages in terrorist siege at mall

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan's military said late Sunday it had rescued "most" of the remaining hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants in an upscale Nairobi mall after launching a major operation to end a two-day standoff that had already killed 68 people.

September 22 2013 06:50 AM

Suicide bombers attack church in northwest Pakistan, kill 78 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country's Christian minority.

September 22 2013 05:22 AM

Omar Khadr making first public appearance as lawyers challenge detention

TORONTO – Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr is expected to make his first appearance in public since American soldiers captured him as a badly wounded 15-year-old in Afghanistan 11 years ago.

September 22 2013 03:48 AM

Oliver votes in by-election to replace councillor

OLIVER - The town of Oliver has a vacant seat on council and nine candidates are vying for the job. Former councillor Linda Larson was elected as an MLA in the riding of Boundary-Similkameen in May during the provincial election. There are nine candidates going after her spot around the town council table. They are:...

September 22 2013 02:40 AM

Large explosion rocks Kenya mall where Islamic extremists hold hostages after killing 59

NAIROBI, Kenya – A large explosion rocked the Kenyan mall where Islamic extremists are holding hostages a day after attacking the centre and killing 59 people.

September 22 2013 02:24 AM

Shutout victory for Kelowna Chiefs

KELOWNA - Rutland’s very own Kelowna Chiefs were able to extract revenge against the Princeton Posse Saturday night. The Chiefs earned a 6 – 0 shutout victory at Rutland Arena. The last time these two teams met was in the Chiefs season opener in Princeton where the Posse earned a 4 – 3 victory. The...

September 22 2013 02:21 AM

Kelowna Rockets win both ends of home-and-home series with Kamloops Blazers

KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Kamloops Blazers 5-2 on Saturday night in Kelowna, opening up the season by winning both ends of a home and home series with the Blazers. Tyson Baillie scored twice and added a pair of assists for the Rockets, who beat the Blazers by the same 5-2 score Friday...