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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.
Alberta property owner who shot suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY – A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property…
iN VIDEO: UN chief warns of a world divided between US and China
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned global leaders Tuesday of the looming risk of the world…
TRENDING NOW: Kid drifts his custom Power Wheels Mustang
This little guy has no problem drifting in his customized Power Wheels Mustang. Someone (we're…
WWE star’s tantrum against Alberta Mountie staged
EDMONTON – A professional wrestler's verbal smackdown of an Alberta RCMP officer was staged after…
Meng Wanzhou was unlawfully arrested, defence argues in effort to get documents
VANCOUVER – Defence lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are asking British Columbia Supreme Court…
iN VIDEO: Climate experts say they hear talk at UN but not much action
Leader after leader told the United Nations on Monday that they will do more to…
Travel chaos, jobs lost as UK firm Thomas Cook collapses
LONDON – Hundreds of thousands of travellers were stranded across the world Monday after British…
Can a new space race connect the world to the internet?
NEW YORK – It's a 21st century space race: Amazon, SpaceX and others are competing…
TRENDING NOW: Amazing night vision video of kayaker rescue
One of two missing kayakers on Utah's Great Salt Lake this week was plucked from…
iN VIDEO: ‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action
NEW YORK – Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to…
Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed…
TRENDING NOW: Adorable little girl loves her dad, kinda
Kids say the darndest things, don't they? And thanks to the proliferation of doorbell cameras,…
Judge finds Alberta couple not guilty in toddler son’s death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A judge has found an Alberta couple who treated their son with…
UPDATE: Trudeau asks Canada to look to his current, not past, actions on race
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau's privileged upbringing created a "massive blind spot" when it came understanding…
UPDATE: Miniature horse’s ear severed, legs gashed during dog attack in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – A miniature horse that was mauled by two dogs on Vancouver Island…
Revelstoke RCMP seize $1.9 million cash after stopping erratic driver
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 1 east of Revelstoke…
SUZUKI: Let’s all support the global climate strikes
OPINION No one who understands science questions whether humans are causing the climate to change…
UPDATE: Health organizations call for end to promotion of vaping products
OTTAWA – Federal officials must take urgent action to avoid further risks of serious illness…
iN VIDEO: Some in Saskatchewan have beef with A&W Beyond Meat ad featuring Rider fans
REGINA – Some people have a beef about an A&W ad featuring Saskatchewan Roughrider fans…
TRENDING NOW: Dramatic rescue of drowning leopard
The leopard was spotted clinging to the side of an irrigation well in India and…
UPDATE: Yearbook photo surfaces of Trudeau wearing ‘brownface’ costume in 2001
OTTAWA – A yearbook photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing "brownface" makeup at a…
Tim Hortons dropping Beyond Meat products from menus except in B.C. and Ontario
TORONTO – Tim Hortons will stop offering its Beyond Meat alternative protein products at thousands…
UPDATE: B.C. woman wins right to doctor-assisted death
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and a woman with a degenerative illness…
UPDATE: Liberals changed relationship with premiers, but then things changed again
OTTAWA – The Liberals and New Democrats are both making promises that would need some…