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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.
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Province buys Vernon apartment building to protect affordable housing
The BC government spent $3.1 million to purchase an apartment building in Vernon to protect…
Fired employee assaults manager at Vernon business
A 37-year-old Vernon man, who had been hired by a Vernon business to do some…
Serial killer Robert Pickton hospitalized after Quebec prison assault
MONTREAL – Correctional Service Canada has confirmed that B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was the…
An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain’s first billionaire musician
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Hard-working crews and rain keep fire from Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort…
Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of BC boy Dontay Lucas, 6
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced…
iN VIDEO: Scheffler, charged with assault after officer dragged near fatal crash, tees off at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way…
Pro-cannabis advocates in Thailand rally ahead of the government’s plan to recriminalize the plant
NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Dozens of pro-cannabis advocates gathered Thursday at the health ministry on…
Holdover wildfires: Why BC may see more overwinter fires this season
FORT NELSON, B.C. – One of the largest wildfires burning in Western Canada is the…
iN VIDEO: Man on e-scooter spits on BC drive-thru worker
Mounties in Coquitlam are seeking to identify a man who was seen spitting on a…
‘A larger-than-life personality’: TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
TORONTO – Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died, the network announced Thursday. TSN said…
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Kamloops man wanted for aggravated assault
Kamloops RCMP have a suspect in connection with a serious assault in the city last…
Snow on southern BC mountain passes just in time for long weekend travel
Usually the warning for drivers heading into the Victoria Day long weekend is to drive…
Kelowna cops bust 34 shoplifters in Operation Barcode
Kelowna RCMP have used a highly successful undercover program that targets shoplifters in local stores…
Intoxicated Kamloops man with ice cream craving sobers up in RCMP cells
An intoxicated Kamloops man with a hankering for ice cream but apparently no money to…
BC needs dedicated, cross-government wildfire strategy: former minister
A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as…
‘It came from the sky:’ Saskatchewan farmer finds hunk of space junk in field
Barry Sawchuk doesn’t usually concern himself with space or the final frontier. The 66-year-old Saskatchewan…
TRENDING NOW: Doggos super proud of tiny stick
Most dogs have a love affair with sticks. It doesn't matter how big or how…
Cariboo mom whose son died from wildfire smoke trying to make this season safer
As wildfires rage in northern British Columbia, the family of a nine-year-old who died last…
Merritt convenience store armed robbery suspect nabbed
A tip from the public helped RCMP arrest a suspect in the armed robbery of…
Federal Tory Leader targets illicit drugs in BC hospitals
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