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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.
Sentencing hearing begins for gang leader Jamie Bacon in Surrey Six shootings
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has begun hearing victim impact statements at a sentencing…
TRENDING NOW: Guy turns driveway into cool racetrack for neighbourhood kid
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Ram pickup recall: Floor mats can interfere with gas pedal
DETROIT – Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 186,000 Ram pickups and is telling owners to…
B.C. government needs to increase physical distancing to safely reopen schools: COVID-19 modellers
VANCOUVER – A group of COVID-19 modellers says the British Columbia government should increase physical…
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Poll suggests pandemic has brought Canada together, pushed Americans apart
WASHINGTON – Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame…
Illinois teen charged in Wisconsin shooting that killed 2, hurt 1
KENOSHA, Wis. – Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting…
Neighbours with hoses target California wildfires as crews urge them to stop
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put…
Legal challenge of B.C. school reopening plans filed in court
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Two fathers have filed an injunction application demanding the British Columbia government…
iN VIDEO: Hurricane Laura thrashes Louisiana, but damage is less than predicted
LAKE CHARLES, La. – One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Laura…
UPDATE: Police find body of missing 80-year-old Kelowna man
Kelowna RCMP report that they found the body of this missing man on Aug. 28,…
Dating corona-style leads to love connections, even marriage
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John Lennon’s killer denied parole for an 11th time
ALBANY, N.Y. – The man who gunned down John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in…
‘I thought I did something wrong:’ Video shows Mountie entering home with axe
STANLEY MISSION, Sask. – The RCMP in Saskatchewan is reviewing the behaviour of an officer…
iN VIDEO: Hurricane Laura gains strength, could bring ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge in Texas, Louisiana
DELCAMBRE, La. – Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of…
Officials in Michigan still trying to learn how ‘dead’ woman was alive
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A suburban Detroit fire chief said Wednesday that he still can't explain…
NBA playoff games called off amid player protest
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been…
UPDATE: Man injured in shooting at Kelowna hotel
RCMP are investigating after a man was shot at a Kelowna hotel this morning. Officers…
TRENDING NOW: Toddler works out with Stallone in ‘Rocky II’
You could call this video an internet classic. A toddler, clothed only in a diaper,…
iN VIDEO: Boot-hatted satirist Vermin Supreme launches mock Senate bid
BOSTON – Vermin Supreme, the perennial presidential candidate from New Hampshire who wears a boot…
Driver seriously injured after rolling stolen pickup truck in Peachland
A pickup truck reported stolen out of Vernon hit a power pole and rolled several…
Rap at auction: Biggie’s crown and Tupac Shakur letters
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Alberta offers support for high-speed hyperloop project between Edmonton and Calgary
CALGARY – The Alberta government says it will support a proposal to build a hyperloop…
Kate McKinnon’s ‘Joe Exotic’ series ordered by NBCUniversal
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