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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.
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
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Mayor hopes wildfire evacuees can return to Fort Nelson early next week
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$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
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Top US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions
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Will the Oilers, the last Canadian team in the NHL playoffs, become Canada’s team?
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Merritt arson fire sends two to hospital with ‘significant’ injuries: RCMP
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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…
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Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a…
BC wildfires: Plans underway for residents’ return to evacuated Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community…
First Nations leader says little change for women’s safety since Pickton murders
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – An Indigenous leader in British Columbia says little has changed since…
London Drugs says it’s unwilling to pay ransom demanded by hackers
RICHMOND, B.C. – Retailer London Drugs says it is "unwilling and unable" to pay a…
Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone's plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on…
It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees
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TRENDING NOW: The shocking electric fly swatter incident
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New affordable Indigenous housing opens in Vernon
Phase 2 of an affordable Indigenous housing project in Vernon will provide 35 new homes.…