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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.
‘We recognize the truth:’ Trudeau exonerates Cree chief of historic conviction
CUT KNIFE, Sask. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to learn the real…
Court to rule if B.C. can limit bitumen in key case for Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia court is set to rule Friday whether the province can…
Spring rain needed in B.C., as low snowpack and drought readings raise concern
VANCOUVER – Drought forecasts from Agriculture Canada show most of British Columbia is abnormally dry…
Indian ruling party heads to victory with wide lead in votes
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party was headed to a…
RCMP seek skier whose pole caused brain injury to B.C. teen
VANCOUVER – A North Vancouver family is joining with RCMP to urge a skier to…
iN VIDEO: Pelosi questions Trump’s fitness; time for ‘intervention’?
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi openly questioned President Donald Trump's fitness for office Thursday,…
Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3B
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March,…
iN VIDEO: Trump demands end to Russia probes, walks out of Dem meeting
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday…
Wind remains on firefighters’ side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. – The provincial government says a lighter wind out of the northeast…
WestJet pilot injured by green laser light while approaching Orlando airport
A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by…
Crackdown on money laundering does not include federal public inquiry: minister
VICTORIA – The federal minister in charge of Canada's fight against money laundering supports British…
Winds helping in battle against fire threatening northern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. – Fire officials say the winds continue to be favourable as crews…
Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient…
Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
LONDON – Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday,…
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alberta
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. – A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being…
Peter Boyd named president at Infotel Multimedia and iNFOnews.ca
VERNON – Infotel Multimedia and iNFOnews.ca – leaders in website development, online directories, digital marketing…
Former B.C. polygamous leader guilty in taking child bride to United States
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in…
UPDATE: Long-awaited end to Canada’s tariff standoff with U.S. finally at hand
OTTAWA – Canada's year-long standoff with the Trump administration over punitive U.S. steel and aluminum…
TRENDING NOW: This woman can run like a horse, she really can
Meet Ayla Kirstine, a woman from Norway who is really, really good at running… like a…
West Kelowna Indigenous teen’s treatment while disclosing abuse indicative of ‘pattern’
OTTAWA – B.C.'s former child representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says the "heinous" treatment of an…
B.C. legislature clerk in spending scandal retires after wrongdoing found
VICTORIA – British Columbia's top legislative official has retired after a report by a former…
Cancer-causing substance used to cut cocaine, turns up in Kootenays
NELSON, B.C. – Police in Nelson, B.C., have issued a public safety warning after learning…
TRENDING NOW: Adorable little girl does the cha-cha-cha
This clip of Cute Audrey doing the cha-cha-cha quite frankly redlines the cute-o-meter. We offer…
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