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.

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Joined: June 03, 2013
Articles: 15689

September 13 2019 04:30 PM

Olympic bobsled champ Kaillie Humphries says she’s forced to slide for U.S.

CALGARY – Kaillie Humphries says Canada's governing body of bobsled has left her no other…

September 13 2019 02:30 PM

Vaping illness in US gives Canada pause as legal sales in cannabis market near

TORONTO – The serious lung illness affecting hundreds of people in the U.S. who vaped…

September 13 2019 12:51 PM

UPDATE: ‘Desperate Housewives’ star Felicity Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam

BOSTON – "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison…

September 13 2019 12:14 PM

UPDATE: Mounties lay secrets-law charges against one of their own

OTTAWA – Cameron Jay Ortis made a brief court appearance Friday on charges of breaching…

September 13 2019 11:30 AM

Charges laid after senior attacked during Prince George break-in

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A 74-year-old woman is recovering from injuries she suffered when a…

September 13 2019 10:30 AM

Police warn against ‘vigilantism’ as Shuswap community plans anti-crime meeting

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. – Residents in the usually quiet community of Scotch Creek, B.C., have…

September 13 2019 09:47 AM

UPDATE: Party leaders contend with social media posts from candidates in campaign

OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to denounce controversial…

September 13 2019 09:30 AM

iN PHOTOS: Pair of male king penguins parenting new chick at Calgary Zoo

CALGARY – The Calgary Zoo's newest king penguin chick is already growing strong thanks to…

September 13 2019 08:54 AM

UPDATE: Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer, dies

A publicist for Eddie Money said the rock star has died after he recently announced…

September 12 2019 05:16 PM

RCMP asking for help to find missing elderly North Okanagan man

VERNON – Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 72-year-old Falkland…

September 12 2019 04:30 PM

iN PHOTOS: Jolting discovery: Powerful new electric eel found

WASHINGTON – Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels in South America, one…

September 12 2019 02:56 PM

UPDATE: B.C. raked in $115 million in vacancy tax from about 12,000 homeowners

VANCOUVER – British Columbia collected $115 million in the 2018-19 fiscal year from homeowners who…

September 12 2019 12:58 PM

UPDATE: As Tories, NDP, Greens prepare to debate, Trudeau accused of ducking record

OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau is afraid to run on his record, his rivals charged Thursday…

September 12 2019 12:15 PM

MOVIE REVIEW: Jennifer Lopez steals the show in ‘Hustlers’

"Hustlers " saves all of its tricks for the end. It's a banger of an…

September 12 2019 11:02 AM

Canadians polarized, but social media use likely not the culprit: study

OTTAWA – Social media might not be to blame for Canadians' ideological polarization, a new…

September 11 2019 08:00 PM

‘Staring at me:’ Oldest known spider ancestor found in B.C.’s Burgess Shale

Tiny eyes blinking at him from the rockface of the Burgess Shale drew Jean-Bernard Caron…

September 11 2019 04:30 PM

iN VIDEO: U.S. Government plans to ban flavours used in e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON – The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavours used in e-cigarettes,…

September 11 2019 01:35 PM

UK court rules Johnson’s suspension of Parliament unlawful

LONDON – A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans…

September 11 2019 01:00 PM

Indigenous, two-spirit couple from Alberta wins ‘The Amazing Race Canada’

TORONTO – Anthony Johnson and James Makokis hoped being the first Indigenous, two-spirit couple to…

September 11 2019 12:14 PM

SUZUKI: Connecting the dots between the climate and biodiversity crises

OPINION The polar bear has become the poster child for climate change impacts in the…

September 11 2019 09:51 AM

iN VIDEO: Federal election campaign underway with leaders in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau began his bid for re-election Wednesday by framing the next 40…