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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.
Missing some cash? Vernon RCMP may have it
Someone found a large quantity of cash on the street in Vernon and turned it…
BC sex offender Randall Hopley gets another 18 months in jail after going on run
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has ordered convicted sex offender Randall Hopley to spend…
UPDATE: Missing man last seen in Kamloops located
UPDATE: May 27, 2024 RCMP say a missing 73-year-old Vancouver Island man who was last seen…
Search for truth goes on, regardless of killer Pickton’s fate, say victims’ advocates
VANCOUVER – Advocates for alleged victims of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain…
RCMP officer assaulted during arrest on Kelowna bus
An RCMP officer suffered minor injuries during as arrest on a Kelowna transit bus Thursday…
iN VIDEO: Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness
SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions…
TRENDING NOW: Bear breaks into home, steals lasagna
Talk about caught red-handed. This Connecticut bear broke into a home, opened the freezer and…
Singer-song writer Joel Plaskett to stop in Lake Country on Canadian tour
Multiple award winning Halifax-based singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett kicks off a cross-Canada tour in September and…
Renowned Canadian artist Robert Bateman to visit Penticton
Famous Canadian painter Robert Bateman will be paying Penticton a visit this summer as the…
HEADS UP: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Okanagan
Environment Canada is giving a heads up that weather conditions are just right for the…
Kamloops arson fire may be connected to ongoing gang conflict
A utility trailer was lit on fire with some sort of incendiary device in Kamloops…
Mayor hopes wildfire evacuees can return to Fort Nelson early next week
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of the regional municipality that includes Fort Nelson, B.C.,…
$6.1M raised to increase cancer treatment capacity in Kelowna
A BC Cancer Foundation effort that began in the fall of 2022 to raise money…
RCMP adds ribbon skirt to uniform in effort to build bridges with Indigenous people
OTTAWA – The RCMP has added a traditional Indigenous ribbon skirt to its uniform. Commissioner…
Plan to wake serial killer Robert Pickton from coma: Quebec police
QUEBEC – A spokesman for Quebec's provincial police says British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton…
UPDATE: Missing Revelstoke woman located
UPDATE: Thursday, May 23, 2024 Revelstoke RCMP say a missing 62-year-old woman last seen on…
‘Looking over our shoulders’: A killing looms large in a little North Okanagan town
Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby. It's subtle, say residents of…
Top US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions
In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor…
Will the Oilers, the last Canadian team in the NHL playoffs, become Canada’s team?
The Edmonton Oilers are the last Canadian team left in the NHL playoffs and have…
TRENDING NOW: Puppy or demon? You decide
Our pets can often have a negative reaction to appliances around the house. In this…
‘Five feet nothing’: Pickton’s safety likely behind Quebec move, says former prison judge
VICTORIA – When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to…
Merritt arson fire sends two to hospital with ‘significant’ injuries: RCMP
Two people remain in hospital with significant injuries following an arson fire in Merritt on…
One dead in crash on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
The driver of a pickup truck was killed when they crossed the centre line on…
Canadians feel grocery inflation getting worse, 18% are boycotting Loblaw: poll
Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a…