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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.
Leap in B.C. wildfire activity prompts many more evacuation orders, alerts
A wildfire sparked Sunday near West Kelowna, B.C., now covers at least two square kilometres…
B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged
Floundering Pacific salmon stocks are finding little refuge in the lower Fraser River — the…
Why this man is evading authorities to help save properties from White Rock Lake wildfire
Kyle Gryte has no qualms about circumventing a police line to help a friend in…
Police watchdog clears Enderby RCMP of wrongdoing in death of man considered threat
Officers with the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP detachment have been cleared of any wrongdoing in…
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Kamloops RCMP have identified suspect after suspicious grassfires
A pair of grassfires on Columbia Street yesterday afternoon have RCMP investigators asking for the…
Kelowna woman charged in Thanksgiving Day fatal collision with motorcycle
A 19-year-old Kelowna woman has been charged in connection with a collision on Thanksgiving Day…
Transplant patients see boosted COVID-19 protection after third vaccine dose: study
Mike Willis was intrigued when he heard about a study aimed at determining the effectiveness…
A birthday party to remember for youth transitioning out of B.C.’s child-welfare system
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Wait time for MRIs, imaging services have Canadians paying for their pain
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Saskatchewan man charged after landing helicopter at Dairy Queen for ice cream cake
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TRENDING NOW: Honest Trailers takes hilarious run at ‘Loki’
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Arrest made in Sicamous pellet gun shooting that injured two
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Mrs. Globe Canada brings community-building message to Kamloops
A Calgary woman with roots in Kamloops made a two-day trip to the Tournament Capital…
‘We have nothing’: Monte Lake residents share frustrations after destructive White Rock Lake wildfire
A resident of a small British Columbia community devastated by wildfire says she and others…
Evacuation alert for Spallumcheen now rescinded
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Gas prices will depend on Delta variant’s effect on economy: analyst
Gas price analysts say prices at the pump are still at the whim of the…
Fundraisers launched for Monte Lake residents whose properties burned
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TRENDING NOW: Sneak peak at ‘Stranger Things’ season 4
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Some evacuation orders, alerts lifted near White Rock Lake wildfire but heat set to return
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iN PHOTOS: Hot Nite in the City car show in Kamloops
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Passing helicopter rescues man harassed by bear in Alaska
NOME, Alaska (AP) — A miner who said he was harassed by a bear for…
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