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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.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit…
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OTTAWA – Dozens of environmental groups say if Canada wants to be a leader in…
UPDATE: House gutted by fire in Barnhartvale
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops fire crews have extinguished a house fire on Barnhartvale Road this morning.…
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The Cooper's Hill cheese rolling race near Gloucester in England is an exercise in Darwinian…
Boil water notice for Armstrong
ARMSTRONG – The City of Armstrong and the Interior Health Authority have issued a boil…
Canada responds to U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs with ‘countermeasures’ of its own
WASHINGTON – Canada is imposing dollar-for-dollar tariff "countermeasures" on up to $16.6 billion worth of…
RCMP on hunt for suspect in Vernon hit-and-run
VERNON – Police are pretty sure they are going to find the person who hit…
Stray, disabled kitten using Lego wheelchair to scoot around with littermates
SUSSEX, N.B. – A stray kitten that was found in a New Brunswick farmer's barn…
U.S. imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico, ahead of G7
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is making good on its threat to slap Canada with…
TRENDING NOW: Wind creates hot tub trouble for this woman
This woman just wants to get the cover on the hot tub, but the gusty…
Small wildfire burns under century-old rail trestle in B.C.
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UPDATE: Canadian Pacific Rail reaches agreement with Teamsters to end strike
MONTREAL – Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference say they have reached…
‘I’m alive’: Russian reporter, Ukraine police faked killing
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UPDATE: WestJet says system outage partially resolved, experiencing some delays
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has partially resolved a computer system outage and…
TRENDING NOW: Cosplay Hermione crushes it
The internet is loving Connie Glynn's magical dance. Glynn tweeted a video of herself breaking…
Inmate on leave kills 3 in Belgium, setting off terror probe
LIEGE, Belgium – A knife-wielding prison inmate on a 48-hour leave stabbed two police officers…
Ottawa won’t be rushed to end a rail strike that favours CP, says Trudeau
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Deal by Kinder Morgan Canada to sell Trans Mountain welcomed by industry with misgivings
CALGARY – The Canadian pipeline industry welcomed news Tuesday that the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline…
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ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet
NEW YORK – ABC has cancelled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” following her racist tweet…