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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 CYBER ATTACK: Minister says police probing bid to breach government systems
VICTORIA – Police are involved in the investigation into a sophisticated attempt to breach protected…
Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues
OTTAWA – The start to wildfire season has been far less dramatic than it was…
Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global…
B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER – Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of…
Man in 20s dies in house fire in Blackpool north of Kamloops
A young man died in a house fire in the small community of Blackpool about…
Thailand’s prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize…
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth’s size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as…
TRENDING NOW: Cat vs. aquarium
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Investigators looking for answers in 30-year-old Kelowna homicide case
The body of a 25-year-old sex worker was found at the base of Knox Mountain…
Nearly half of Canadians are opposed to university protest encampments: poll
OTTAWA – A new opinion poll suggests nearly half of Canadians oppose the pro-Palestinian encampments…
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are set to clash on Wednesday after a two-game…
Canucks viewing parties to start Sunday in Vancouver park, far from downtown
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver will host viewing parties for the Canucks' Round 2…
London Drugs reopens all stores across Western Canada after cybersecurity shutdown
RICHMOND, B.C. – London Drugs says it has reopened all its stores across Western Canada…
Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota
Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted…
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In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are…
TRENDING NOW: Just another day, and huge snake, in Australia
In Australia, professional snake catchers are employed to come into your home and, well, remove…
Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan BC killer whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A reported sighting of an orca pod off Vancouver Island near where…
UPDATE: Protests as three Indian nationals face B.C. court, accused of Nijjar murder
SURREY, B.C. – Members of British Columbia's Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom on Tuesday…
Ottawa approves BC’s request to make public drug use illegal again
OTTAWA – Public drug use became illegal in British Columbia once again on Tuesday, after…
Drama series based on Reena Virk’s murder does ‘great disservice,’ says retired cop
A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk…
Illicit drug deaths reach 192 in March in B.C., down from last year
VICTORIA – Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March,…
Drunk driver hits parked Kelowna cop car
A woman behind the wheel of an SUV in Kelowna last weekend hit a cop…
Vandals cause thousands in damage to aircraft at Vernon airport
RCMP have released images from surveillance video in the hope someone will recognize the suspects…
Driver killed in single-vehicle crash in West Kootenay
The driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the West Kootenay on Monday and…