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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.
BC changes rules for VQA wines in effort to save wineries, jobs after grape freeze
The devastating loss of grape vines due to the intense cold snap this past winter…
Severe thunderstorms forecast in Thompson-Okanagan could produce heavy rain
After weeks of intense heat, today’s cooler temperatures and rain showers in the southern Interior…
NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighbouring star…
TRENDING NOW: Whale capsizes fishing boat off US east coast
A surfacing whale hit a fishing boat off the New Hampshire coast this week capsizing…
syilx Okanagan people and their kin cross Canada-U.S. border on horseback
As a demonstration of their sovereignty and unity, syilx Okanagan people and their kin crossed…
Jasper wildfire evacuees find relief after slow drive through smoke, ash and heat
GRAND PRAIRIE, ALBERTA – Addison McNeill had just put her bags down after moving to…
Adventure-seeking BC couple’s remains wash ashore on Nova Scotia island
HALIFAX – The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote…
TRENDING NOW: Nothing to see here, just a floating dog
Imagine walking into the kitchen to find your beloved pup hanging in the air. It…
Fire bug nabbed after foot chase with Kamloops police
Officers chased down a man setting fires in Kamloops on Friday. Police were called at…
Six people injured in rollover on Highway 5 north of Kamloops
Six people were injured when the vehicle they were in rolled on the Yellowhead Highway…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: July 23, 2024 RCMP say a 34-year-old Kelowna man, missing since July 14, has…
Portable toilet fire in Vernon area spread to hedge, threatened homes
Someone lit a portable toilet on fire in the Vernon area early this morning and…
Four Lower Mainland drug dealers busted in Okanagan police raids
Three men and one woman from the Lower Mainland were arrested last week in multi-jurisdictional…
How BC’s firefighting smokejumpers take ‘ultra-extreme and make it seem mundane’
Standing on the edge of an open aircraft hatch, a smokejumper in a pale yellow…
Kamala Harris likely to follow path blazed by Biden on Canada-U.S. relationship
WASHINGTON – Observers expect Kamala Harris to follow President Joe Biden’s roadmap for America’s relationship…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
UPDATE: July 22, 2024 RCMP say a missing 43-year-old Kamloops man has been located, and…
WestJet adds more non-stop flights from Toronto to Kelowna this winter
Ski resorts in the Okanagan have their fingers crossed new, non-stop flights from Toronto to…
First Nation’s geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power next seven generations
Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote…
How AI is helping BC researchers find high-risk cancers
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created an artificial intelligence that can identify…
Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th…
BC promises expanded gynecological cancer care, new programs in Kelowna, Surrey
The BC government is bringing in new programs to address the growing demand for gynecological…
Owner hopes for return of valuable jewelry stolen from Kamloops home
Sometime earlier this month a home in Kamloops was broken into and valuable items of…
Smoky skies bulletin issued for South Thompson including Kamloops
It’s going to get smoky in the South Thompson region, the question is just how…
Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in BC
In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal. It…