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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.
‘People will suffer and will die’: Alberta emergency doctor says some health triage has begun
EDMONTON – The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association, Dr. Paul Parks,…
Nurses want national hiring and retention strategy amid staffing ‘crisis’
Logan Giesbrecht left his dream job as an emergency room nurse when the mental health…
TRENDING NOW: Bear finds lost GoPro and makes a video
Dylan Schilt was blown away when he found a GoPro in the snow someone had…
B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted naloxone kit supply
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia's supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some…
U.S. wildfire victims left with nothing get hope from donated RVs
QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Clutching a bag full of duct tape and snacks, Woody Faircloth…
Canada’s tight labour market makes right now a perfect time to ask for a raise
TORONTO – If you haven’t asked for a bump in compensation lately, you may be…
‘It’s going to be an expensive winter’: Natural gas prices to push heating bills higher
CALGARY – With North American natural gas prices soaring to heights not seen in years,…
Massive White Rock Lake wildfire caused $77 million in insurance damage
VANCOUVER – A wildfire that began on Aug. 2 in British Columbia and grew to…
Feds to provide Red Cross, Armed Forces help as COVID-19 swamps Alberta’s hospitals
EDMONTON – The federal government says it will come to Alberta’s aid as the province’s…
TRENDING NOW: Bison vs. bison in Yellowstone Park
The National Park Service in the U.S. posted this video of a charging bison to…
Aurora Cannabis to close Edmonton facility, says 8% of its workforce to be impacted
Aurora Cannabis Inc. said eight per cent of its global workforce will be impacted by…
Made-in-Canada cleaning robots increasingly visible amid pandemic
HALIFAX – Canadians venturing out into commercial spaces for the first time since the pandemic…
Hawks to hummingbirds: Study finds roads quieted by COVID-19 fill with birdsong
New research shows that roads and runways quieted by COVID-19 are filling with birdsong instead.…
‘I’m just proud of myself’: SFU kicker Kristie Elliott makes college football history
VANCOUVER – Kicker Kristie Elliott is used to walking into the locker room backwards. As…
Survivor’s guilt in the wake of White Rock Lake wildfire near Vernon
Driving down Westside Road on syilx territory, just outside of Vernon, Jayna Pooley says she…
Death of endangered orca matriarch off B.C. could threaten whole pod: scientists
VANCOUVER – Scientists are reporting another challenge to the population of critically endangered southern resident…
Spallumcheen man charged with murder in North Okanagan shooting
A 46-year-old Spallumcheen man has been charged with second degree murder in connection to a…
Poll workers say Elections Canada put them at risk of contracting COVID-19
OTTAWA – A polling station officer was scared of contracting COVID-19 on Monday because Elections…
TRENDING NOW: Hilarious ‘Family Guy’ COVID vaccine PSA is just what we need
Seth MacFarlane, the creator of 'Family Guy', has released a COVID vaccine PSA that is…
Grizzly bear fatally gored by mountain goat in Yoho National Park
FIELD, B.C. – A mountain goat is believed to be responsible for the death of…
Concerns prompt B.C. to return to notifying schools, parents about COVID exposures
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reversing course on notifying parents about COVID-19 exposures at schools…
Filberts or hazelnuts? By whatever name, they’re fun to grow
Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot…
Need for life insurance for young people depends on circumstances
Des Carter made the decision to buy life insurance five years ago when he and…
Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
Space, we have an equity problem. When three billionaires rocketed into space this summer, they…