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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Joined: June 03, 2013
Articles: 15689

March 27 2018 09:00 PM

Senate committee makes changes to government’s passenger rights bill

OTTAWA – The Senate transport committee has introduced its own amendments to a government bill…

March 27 2018 04:00 PM

B.C.’s economy is forecast to remain strong through 2020

VANCOUVER – British Columbia is predicted to have solid economic growth through 2020 by a…

March 27 2018 02:43 PM

Armstrong cancels local state of emergency

ARMSTRONG – The local state of emergency declared by the City of Armstrong due to…

March 27 2018 11:30 AM

1.5 million dangerous USB chargers recalled by Health Canada

Health Canada is warning it has discovered numerous unsafe USB chargers during a national assessment…

March 27 2018 10:40 AM

Apple unveils pencil support for $329 iPad at school event

CHICAGO – Apple is adding the ability to use a digital pencil to draw and…

March 27 2018 08:30 AM

Prince toxicology report shows very high fentanyl level: experts

MINNEAPOLIS – A toxicology report from Prince's autopsy, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, shows…

March 27 2018 07:00 AM

Is Zuckerberg willing to act boldly to fix Facebook crisis?

As questions mounted last year about whether Facebook had been exploited to tilt the U.S.…

March 26 2018 09:00 PM

Alberta declares ‘definitive victory’ on Trans Mountain appeal in federal court

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is calling a recent court decision on…

March 26 2018 06:30 PM

Trudeau apologizes, exonerates Tsilhqot’in chiefs hanged in 1864 ‘Chilcotin War’

OTTAWA – For generations of Tsilhqot'in youth, the first story they learn is of the…

March 26 2018 03:00 PM

White House: Trump thinks Stormy Daniels lied about threat

WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday said President Donald Trump has consistently denied the…

March 26 2018 11:30 AM

Facebook under investigation by U.S. Federal Trade Commission over privacy practices

NEW YORK – The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week…

March 26 2018 09:49 AM

Canada expels Russian diplomats in response to British poison attack

OTTAWA – Canada has joined the U.S. and several European countries in expelling several Russian…

March 24 2018 07:00 AM

Spell out fine details about Mali peacekeeping mission, Liberal government urged

OTTAWA – Diplomats from some of Canada's closest allies are quietly expressing frustration with how…

March 23 2018 09:00 PM

Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after ‘reality show’ drama

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump grudgingly signed a $1.3 trillion federal spending measure Friday and…

March 23 2018 08:00 PM

Alberta tells B.C. to stop opposing pipelines if it doesn’t like high gas prices

CALGARY – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says if British Columbia wants to keep gasoline prices…

March 23 2018 03:29 PM

UPDATE: Flooding in West Kelowna closes Lower Glenrosa Road

WEST KELOWNA – A portion of Lower Glenrosa Road will remain closed until at least…

March 23 2018 11:12 AM

Mobile drug lab crashes in North Okanagan; police looking for suspects

LUMBY – Turns out a cube van that ended up in the ditch on Highway…

March 23 2018 10:36 AM

French police storm supermarket, kill hostage-taker; 3 dead

TREBES, France – An armed man took hostages in a supermarket in southern France on…

March 23 2018 09:30 AM

Greens’ Elizabeth May, NDP MP Kennedy Stewart join anti-pipeline protest in B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. – Two federal politicians say they will join demonstrations in Burnaby, B.C., opposing…

March 23 2018 08:33 AM

Missing Vancouver man may be in Vernon area

VERNON – RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 62-year-old Vancouver…

March 23 2018 07:00 AM

Privacy czar decries ‘gap’ in law for political parties handling personal info

OTTAWA – Canada's privacy watchdog says the fact federal laws on handling personal information do…