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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.
Defence lawyer awaiting information from Crown in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA – A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says…
B.C. auditor says tighter expense rules, oversight needed at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – British Columbia's auditor general says the province's legislature must set higher standards for…
B.C. premier to discuss state of logging road bus took before deadly crash
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan is expected to meet with Indigenous leaders on…
Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed…
TRENDING NOW: Adorable little girl loves her dad, kinda
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Even the sparrows: Extensive new study finds three-billion-bird decline
An extensive study of hundreds of bird species across decades worth of data has for…
Salary cap economics squeezing out NHL’s middle class
Stanley Cup-winning experience isn't worth what it used to be. Neither is experience of any…
‘I’d do it again,’ says B.C. man who jumped naked into Toronto shark tank
TORONTO – A British Columbia man apologized to a judge on Thursday for stripping naked…
Judge finds Alberta couple not guilty in toddler son’s death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A judge has found an Alberta couple who treated their son with…
UPDATE: Trudeau asks Canada to look to his current, not past, actions on race
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau's privileged upbringing created a "massive blind spot" when it came understanding…
UPDATE: Miniature horse’s ear severed, legs gashed during dog attack in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – A miniature horse that was mauled by two dogs on Vancouver Island…
Revelstoke RCMP seize $1.9 million cash after stopping erratic driver
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 1 east of Revelstoke…
SUZUKI: Let’s all support the global climate strikes
OPINION No one who understands science questions whether humans are causing the climate to change…
UPDATE: Health organizations call for end to promotion of vaping products
OTTAWA – Federal officials must take urgent action to avoid further risks of serious illness…
iN VIDEO: Some in Saskatchewan have beef with A&W Beyond Meat ad featuring Rider fans
REGINA – Some people have a beef about an A&W ad featuring Saskatchewan Roughrider fans…
TRENDING NOW: Dramatic rescue of drowning leopard
The leopard was spotted clinging to the side of an irrigation well in India and…
Andy Kim, Chilliwack and Cowboy Junkies to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame
TORONTO – Pop singer Andy Kim, rockers Chilliwack and alt-country band Cowboy Junkies are among…
Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting
HOMER, Alaska – A pastor wearing a colander on his head offered the opening prayer…
Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice
CALGARY – An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry…
UPDATE: Yearbook photo surfaces of Trudeau wearing ‘brownface’ costume in 2001
OTTAWA – A yearbook photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing "brownface" makeup at a…
Tim Hortons dropping Beyond Meat products from menus except in B.C. and Ontario
TORONTO – Tim Hortons will stop offering its Beyond Meat alternative protein products at thousands…
UPDATE: B.C. woman wins right to doctor-assisted death
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and a woman with a degenerative illness…
UPDATE: Liberals changed relationship with premiers, but then things changed again
OTTAWA – The Liberals and New Democrats are both making promises that would need some…
iN VIDEO: Israeli vote leaves Netanyahu’s political future in doubt
JERUSALEM – After a decade of mesmerizing world leaders, subduing his rivals and eking out…