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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.
Rules restricting foreign travellers from entering Canada extended
OTTAWA – The federal government says it has extended tight rules barring most foreign travellers…
COVID-19 forces Air Canada to cut 30 domestic routes
MONTREAL – Air Canada is suspending service on 30 regional routes and closing eight stations…
TRENDING NOW: Snowball the dancing cockatoo will make your day
This video went viral a few years ago but is making a comeback as people…
RCMP investigating arson fire in West Kelowna woods
Fire crews were called to a fire in a wooded area in West Kelowna yesterday…
Food security threatened as COVID-19 devastates B.C. fruit growers
KELOWNA, B.C. – The B.C. Fruit Growers Association says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
COVID-19 not changing Canada Day for many Canadians: poll
OTTAWA – COVID-19 means the true north is not entirely free this Canada Day, but…
Military investigators find ejection seat tangled with parachute in U.S. Snowbirds crash
OTTAWA – A military investigation has found that the ejection seat of one of its…
TRENDING NOW: Incredible cover of ABBA’s ‘Mamma Mia’
Josh Turner and Carson McKee knocked this guitar and banjo cover of ABBA's monster hit…
Lululemon, MEC and Arc’teryx join international brands in Facebook ad boycott
Canadian companies are joining a growing list of top international brands vowing not to advertise…
Most know little about prominent Indigenous, racialized Canadians: survey
TORONTO – Indigenous and other racialized Canadians have been shaping the country's history and culture…
iN VIDEO: Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
NASHVILLE – When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted…
iN VIDEO: Spacewalking astronaut loses mirror, newest space junk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A spacewalking astronaut added to the millions of pieces of junk…
WE Charity only organization capable of running COVID-19 volunteer program: Prime Minister
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau defended Friday employing WE Charity to administer a $900-million federal student…
UPDATE: Supreme Court sides with Uber driver seeking better pay, benefits
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for Uber drivers to…
UPDATE: Air Canada, WestJet to resume sales of middle seats as air travel ticks up
MONTREAL – The country's two largest airlines are ending their on-board seat distancing policies starting…
Extradition cases never dropped for political or diplomatic reasons, Prime Minister was advised
OTTAWA – The section of Canada's extradition law that the federal government is being urged…
TRENDING NOW: Anti-maskers in Florida create unintentional ‘Parks and Rec’ episode
Some of the residents of West Palm Beach, Florida appeared before a commissioner's meeting clearly…
University says it’s making changes after crash that killed two students
VICTORIA – A report into a bus crash that killed two University of Victoria students…
iN VIDEO: Dixie Chicks drop ‘dixie’ from name, now known as The Chicks
NASHVILLE – Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their…
Air Canada quietly offers refunds to some passengers with cancelled flights
MONTREAL – Air Canada has quietly changed its refund policy to allow some customers whose…
Study finds Canada’s proportion of long-term care deaths double the average of other nations
TORONTO – A new study finds the proportion of Canadian COVID-19 deaths that have occurred…
TRENDING NOW: Baby squirrels make the cutest sounds, ever
There's no doubt, rodents have a cuteness factor, especially the wee ones. It turns out,…
UBC study warns wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 symptoms worse
VANCOUVER – A study by University of British Columbia researchers underscores the immediate, harmful health…
‘Salmon cannon’ up and running at landslide on Fraser River near Lillooet
OTTAWA – A pump system dubbed the salmon cannon is up and running along a…