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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.
Police make arrests in Vernon homicide
VERNON – RCMP have two people in custody in connection with a suspicious Vernon death…
Saudi-Turkish team inspects consulate where journalist vanished
ISTANBUL – Turkish and Saudi investigators on Monday began conducting what Turkish officials have said…
Trudeau demurs on Khashoggi, defends Canada’s work to date calling out Saudis
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demurred Friday on the darkening mystery surrounding the fate…
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Some natural gas flows to curtailed customers after pipeline blast: FortisBC
VANCOUVER – The long process of restoring natural gas service to industrial customers in British…
Toyota recalls trucks, SUVs and cars to fix air bag problem
DETROIT – Toyota is recalling nearly 188,000 pickup trucks, SUVs and cars worldwide because the…
iN VIDEO: Grim search through ruined landscape in Florida after Hurricane Michael
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. – Search and rescue teams looked for bodies through a ruined landscape…
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This baby knows exactly what she's saying in this animated and adorable conversation with her…
Gas slowly being restored, as police say cause of B.C. pipeline blast not criminal
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Natural gas service to much of British Columbia was being gradually…
Kamloops police looking for suspected pickup truck thief
KAMLOOPS – A suspected pickup truck thief got away from police in Kamloops this afternoon.…
iN VIDEO: Kanye West, in ‘MAGA’ hat, delivers surreal Oval Office show
WASHINGTON – Live from the Oval Office, it’s Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance. The…
No duty to consult Indigenous groups on federal law-making, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA – Federal ministers do not have a duty to consult Indigenous groups when drafting…
iN VIDEO: ‘Unimaginable destruction’: Hurricane smashes rows of houses
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Search-and-rescue teams fanned out across the Florida Panhandle to reach trapped…
Enbridge restores smaller natural gas pipeline in B.C., after main line blast
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The company that shut down its main natural gas pipeline through…
US, Russian astronauts safe after emergency landing
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – A booster rocket failed less than two minutes after launching an American…
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We aren't sure how he saw that coming. A TV reporter covering the arrival of…
iN VIDEO: ‘Catching some hell’: Hurricane Michael slams into Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane…
Labour, employer groups say feds to pass on rules for weed in the workplace
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government appears ready to roll into cannabis legalization next week without…
UPDATE: Fiery pipeline explosion in B.C. raises possibility of natural gas shortage
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The company that distributes natural gas to homes around British Columbia…
Michaelle Jean to vie for Francophonie post despite Canada, Quebec pulling support
OTTAWA – Despite Ottawa and Quebec pulling their support, former governor general Michaelle Jean shows…
iN VIDEO: Supercharged overnight, Hurricane Michael menaces Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Gaining frightening fury overnight, Hurricane Michael closed in Wednesday on the…
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Yep, this is Journey's 1981 hit Don't Stop Believin' played on lengths of plastic tubing. They…
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