Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
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.
Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country
OTTAWA – A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic…
Winnipeg to host NFL pre-season game between Raiders and Packers
WINNIPEG – Wade Miller is hoping the rarity of an NFL exhibition game in Canada…
Kitten survives in zipped shaving bag found in Victoria trash can
VICTORIA – Animal control officers in Victoria are looking for a person who zipped a…
Judge gives prison time to Calgary couple in toddler’s infection death
CALGARY – A judge says a mother and father convicted in their toddler's death from…
Penticton approves ban on sitting, lying, on some downtown sidewalks
PENTICTON, B.C. – Councillors in Penticton have ignored protests from inside and outside the British…
Trudeau takes part in elaborate D-Day commemoration in Portsmouth, U.K.
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom – The terrible and tragic story of the Second World War played…
Production resumes at world’s biggest Nutella plant
PARIS – Workers at the world's biggest Nutella factory have removed picket lines and are…
Canadian veterans prepare to return to Juno Beach for 75th anniversary of D-Day
OTTAWA – Albert Roy was a fresh-faced 20-year-old from St. Jean Baptiste, Man., when Canadian,…
TRENDING NOW: The secret life of cats revealed
A behavioral ecologist at the University of Derby in the UK put small cameras on…
China wants to fix ‘serious difficulties’ with Canada by meeting halfway: envoy
OTTAWA – China's ambassador to Canada says his government wants to end the countries' impasse…
Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made several not-too-subtle references to the American president Tuesday…
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ is a well-crafted sequel
OPINION If the sweet, animated 2016 film "The Secret Life of Pets" was mostly…
Train health-care providers to ditch racism as part of Canada’s cancer strategy: report
VANCOUVER – When Dr. Evan Adams walked into an emergency room in Vancouver with a…
iN VIDEO: Trump baby blimp flies in London as protests greet president
LONDON – Thousands of protesters greeted President Donald Trump's U.K. visit with anger and British…
Employers face long delays for temporary foreign workers as demand spikes
OTTAWA – Some employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers are experiencing significant delays due…
Hatred of women creeping into public debate, Trudeau tells equality conference
VANCOUVER – Gender equality is under attack and, in the age of social media, it's…
Spoiler alert: ‘Jeopardy!’ star Holzhauer’s fate revealed
NEW YORK – James Holzhauer, the trivia whiz who dominated "Jeopardy!" this spring, isn't invincible…
iN VIDEO: Paul McCartney praises Nova Scotia teen’s Mi’kmaq cover of Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’
A Nova Scotia teen who has drawn global attention for her Mi'kmaq rendition of The…
iN PHOTOS: Apple previews new software as it diversifies beyond iPhones
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Apple, beset by falling iPhone sales, announced upcoming changes to its…
‘Now the real work begins:’ Families call for action after inquiry report
Anita Ross knew the release of a report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and…
Parents on trial: Witness says she told mother to take sick child to hospital
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A friend of an Alberta woman has testified that she advised her…
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to…
Raptors have proven in previous 3 series that they can overcome adversity
TORONTO – Ever since Kawhi Leonard's two free throws in the dying seconds clinched Game…
iN VIDEO: Ceremony, political jibes mark Trump’s first day in London
LONDON – Mixing pageantry and political pugilism, President Donald Trump embarked on his long-delayed state…