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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.
B.C. Green leader reduces workload after illness, full recovery expected
VICTORIA – British Columbia's Green party leader is reducing his work schedule while he recovers…
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier invited to two broadcast debates
OTTAWA – People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier secured an invitation Monday to two…
Charges being considered in massive 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The RCMP investigation into the cause of a massive wildfire that destroyed…
UPDATE: Ortis arrest ‘unsettling,’ top Mountie says amid damage assessment
OTTAWA – The Mounties are assessing and trying to mitigate the damage that might have…
Timmies at the Kelowna airport getting a reno
KELOWNA – The Tim Hortons at the Kelowna airport is getting a facelift. Renovations are…
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna man located
UPDATE: 2:18 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 WEST KELOWNA – RCMP say a missing 24-year-old…
UPDATE: Elizabeth May seeks to blow past political pack with platform rollout
OTTAWA – Green Leader Elizabeth May pushed past the political pack Monday by introducing a…
US blames Iran for Saudi strike; big hit for oil prices
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. tried to build its case Monday that Iran…
Students from Manitoba and U.S., killed in Vancouver Island bus crash: Coroner
VICTORIA – Two 18-year-old students, a woman from Manitoba and an American man, have been…
Average fall, cold winter ahead in Canada, The Weather Network predicts
Canadians can expect average temperatures this fall that will give way to a cold winter…
Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75
NEW YORK – Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed…
Alberta police force defends officers who killed injured deer with knife
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – A police force in southern Alberta is defending two officers who…
Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.’s coast
GOLD RIVER, B.C. – The Mounties have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than…
TRENDING NOW: Dog denies destroying dog training manual
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, this dog just won't come clean about the destruction…
Health experts back treatment for kids with peanut allergy
WASHINGTON – Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies…
New ‘SNL’ player used anti-Chinese slur in 2018 YouTube post
LOS ANGELES – A newly announced "Saturday Night Live" cast member posted a video last…
Olympic bobsled champ Kaillie Humphries says she’s forced to slide for U.S.
CALGARY – Kaillie Humphries says Canada's governing body of bobsled has left her no other…
Bahamians look for loved ones as 1,300 missing after Dorian
MCLEAN'S TOWN, Bahamas – They scan social media, peer under rubble, or try to follow…
Vaping illness in US gives Canada pause as legal sales in cannabis market near
TORONTO – The serious lung illness affecting hundreds of people in the U.S. who vaped…
UPDATE: ‘Desperate Housewives’ star Felicity Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam
BOSTON – "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison…
UPDATE: Mounties lay secrets-law charges against one of their own
OTTAWA – Cameron Jay Ortis made a brief court appearance Friday on charges of breaching…
Charges laid after senior attacked during Prince George break-in
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A 74-year-old woman is recovering from injuries she suffered when a…
Police warn against ‘vigilantism’ as Shuswap community plans anti-crime meeting
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. – Residents in the usually quiet community of Scotch Creek, B.C., have…
UPDATE: Party leaders contend with social media posts from candidates in campaign
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to denounce controversial…