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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.
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
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Reports of prolonged COVID complications in kids is little understood, say experts
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Tim Hortons China to go public through merger, open 2,500 new locations in five years
Tim Hortons China is planning to go public in a deal that could rapidly speed…
First full day of Canada’s election campaign begins with economic pledges
OTTAWA – The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks…
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…
Profs hope ‘domino’ effect will make vaccine mandates the norm on Canadian campuses
TORONTO – The decisions of several top-tier universities to make COVID-19 vaccination a requirement to…
Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks as cases spike
The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who…
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…
Judge allows wrapper as evidence in New Brunswick cannabis cupcake court martial
OROMOCTO, N.B. – A military judge ruled Friday that a cupcake wrapper that tested positive…
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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Check out this incredible mashup from Bill McClintock featuring the musical stylings of David Lee…
COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be…
First live ‘murder hornet’ sighted near U.S.-Canada border, say scientists
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Scientists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture say they've found the…
Canadians don’t want to spend on suits, dress attire at work
Before the pandemic, Rachelle Waterman used to head to the shopping mall before every big…
Judge reserves decision to exclude evidence in cannabis cupcake court martial in N.B.
OROMOCTO, N.B. – A military judge has reserved her decision on an application to exclude…
‘Cheering for the mammoth’: Scientists retrace the steps of 17,000 year-old animal
More than 17,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth roamed enough of the Alaskan landscape to…
Swimming not recommended at popular Kal Beach in Coldstream
Due to high bacterial counts, swimming is not recommended at Coldstream’s popular Kal Beach until…
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…
Freelancers need to learn how to budget for irregular income
TORONTO – When Jasmine Williams first went freelance a few years ago, one of her…
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
It’s not a typical birthday party, but there is nothing typical about “aging out” of…
Heaven can wait, maybe, but not a phone call for the pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Maybe heaven can wait, but a phone call for the pope…