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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.
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…
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies
NEW YORK – Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke…
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…
Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over using their songs
LONDON – The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using…
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…
B.C. First Nations keeping COVID-19 cases down: health officials
VICTORIA – First Nations in British Columbia have been largely successful in keeping COVID-19 out…
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…
Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as Canadian businesses step up: PM
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal…
Museum of Human Rights CEO resigns after allegations of systemic racism
WINNIPEG – The president and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has resigned…
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…
Canadians outfitting backyards with pools to deal with COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO – Seven-year-old Stanley has been donning a wet suit to swim in his pool…
A box of teeth and scientific serendipity unveil the lives of bottlenose whales
HALIFAX – The walnut-sized teeth taken from northern bottlenose whales slaughtered in the 1960s and…
‘A disaster waiting to happen’: MLB plan for 60-game season sparks concern
John Axford loses track when trying to recall the number of people he would come…
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…
Bowing to Beijing would put ‘an awful lot more Canadians’ at risk, Trudeau says
OTTAWA – Bowing to pressure from Beijing to secure the release of two Canadians would…