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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.
Keeping kids safe during BC’s summer heat
Emergency health providers are reminding families to keep kids safe during the hot summer months.…
From noisy fans outside team hotels to spy drones, dirty tricks nothing new to soccer
Dirty tricks are nothing new in world football. Rivals have long looked to give themselves…
Portion of one of Penticton’s busiest beaches closed due to E. coli
A swimming advisory has been issued for almost half of one of Penticton’s busiest beaches.…
Can BC’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
The southern resident killer whale known as Tahlequah captured global sympathy in 2018 when she…
The changing the face of long-term care in BC
Groups of seniors and their loved ones are banding together to improve the quality of…
Drugs and handgun seized at Kamloops home
Two suspect were arrested and several people detained following police raid on a home in…
Beleaguered BC United leader hosting town hall in Kelowna
BC United’s leader will be in Kelowna next week for a town hall meeting. Leader…
Kamloops man arrested for throwing rocks at kids in a playground
A 46-year-old Kamloops man is facing charges after he was caught throwing rocks at children…
BC changes rules for VQA wines in effort to save wineries, jobs after grape freeze
The devastating loss of grape vines due to the intense cold snap this past winter…
Severe thunderstorms forecast in Thompson-Okanagan could produce heavy rain
After weeks of intense heat, today’s cooler temperatures and rain showers in the southern Interior…
NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighbouring star…
TRENDING NOW: Whale capsizes fishing boat off US east coast
A surfacing whale hit a fishing boat off the New Hampshire coast this week capsizing…
syilx Okanagan people and their kin cross Canada-U.S. border on horseback
As a demonstration of their sovereignty and unity, syilx Okanagan people and their kin crossed…
Jasper wildfire evacuees find relief after slow drive through smoke, ash and heat
GRAND PRAIRIE, ALBERTA – Addison McNeill had just put her bags down after moving to…
Adventure-seeking BC couple’s remains wash ashore on Nova Scotia island
HALIFAX – The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote…
TRENDING NOW: Nothing to see here, just a floating dog
Imagine walking into the kitchen to find your beloved pup hanging in the air. It…
Fire bug nabbed after foot chase with Kamloops police
Officers chased down a man setting fires in Kamloops on Friday. Police were called at…
Six people injured in rollover on Highway 5 north of Kamloops
Six people were injured when the vehicle they were in rolled on the Yellowhead Highway…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: July 23, 2024 RCMP say a 34-year-old Kelowna man, missing since July 14, has…
Portable toilet fire in Vernon area spread to hedge, threatened homes
Someone lit a portable toilet on fire in the Vernon area early this morning and…
Four Lower Mainland drug dealers busted in Okanagan police raids
Three men and one woman from the Lower Mainland were arrested last week in multi-jurisdictional…
How BC’s firefighting smokejumpers take ‘ultra-extreme and make it seem mundane’
Standing on the edge of an open aircraft hatch, a smokejumper in a pale yellow…
Kamala Harris likely to follow path blazed by Biden on Canada-U.S. relationship
WASHINGTON – Observers expect Kamala Harris to follow President Joe Biden’s roadmap for America’s relationship…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
UPDATE: July 22, 2024 RCMP say a missing 43-year-old Kamloops man has been located, and…