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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.
Headliners announced for Kelowna’s Rock the Lake
This summer’s three-day rock festival outside Prospera Place in Kelowna has announced its headliners. Simple…
Vernon-area thief nabbed by RCMP in West Kelowna
RCMP have a theft suspect in custody after a chase Monday involving both a police…
Drugs, weapons, cash seized in crackdown on Kelowna street-level dealers
Over three days at the end of February, members of several Kelowna RCMP units cracked…
RCMP raids in Kelowna, West Kelowna part of crack down on property crime
Officers with a specialized property crime unit conducted raids in West Kelowna and Kelowna over…
‘Giving patients the option’: Home-based hospital care now available in Central Okanagan
Patients in the Central Okanagan now have access to a new program that will let…
West Kelowna cops hand out 33 tickets during distracted driving crack down
Officers with the West Kelowna RCMP traffic unit handed out a total of 33 tickets…
Kelowna man caught on CCTV abusing his dog facing animal abuse charge
A Kelowna man is facing animal cruelty charges following an investigation by the BC SPCA.…
Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada
OTTAWA – More than 29,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar…
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP raid North Shore home looking for stolen property
RCMP officers executed a search warrant at a home in Kamloops on the North Shore…
Why BC tech workers are facing a grim job market
For software engineer Amy Tang, landing a job was no small feat. She remembers on…
‘A madness in the air’: Trump’s threats unleash patriotic wave among Canadian
McGill University undergrad Daniel Miksha made a significant decision over the weekend. After hearing the…
Game of Thrones style wall of ice heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island —…
Three things you need to know about wildfires in B.C.
Wildfire season is never really over. When infernos subside in one region, they begin somewhere…
BC backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk
VANCOUVER – Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver…
Beloved rural Oliver regional district director dies due to health complications
Rick Knodel, described as a gentle giant of a man who dearly loved his community…
BC’s new clean-energy czar is a climate ‘wild card’
Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether…
Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa
Riding his beloved bicycle, spending more time with his grandchildren and “playing bad fiddle” are…
Family of victim in Penticton assault angry suspect out of jail
The stepfather of the man who was viciously assaulted outside a Penticton restaurant and sent…
RCMP seek public’s help to find missing Penticton man
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in location a missing 61-year-old Penticton man. David…
BC clinics supporting reproductive rights face closures
Options for Sexual Health says it will have to close most of its operations unless…
RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing Kamloops man
Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 45-year-old man. Paul…
In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
Madison Terbasket grew up learning about syilx title and rights from her culture’s worldview as…
How worried should we be about bird flu, lyme disease and rabies in BC?
California declaring a public health emergency over bird flu, which hospitalized a British Columbia teenager…
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…