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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 coroner calls inquest into 2019 police shooting that left two dead
SURREY, B.C. – The BC Coroners Service has called an inquest into a police shooting…
Kentucky Senate proposes conditions for providing funds for the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Language put in the main budget bill by the Kentucky Senate…
Dan Pashman created a new shape of pasta. His cookbook expands pasta’s possibilities
NEW YORK (AP) — Food writer and podcaster Dan Pashman made the unusual step a…
TRENDING NOW: Amazing drone footage of Okanagan Lake
The unusually mild weather, along with no motor boats, made for some spectacular calm scenes…
Two of BC’s overdose prevention programs have ‘significant deficiencies’: auditor
VICTORIA – Nearly eight years after British Columbia declared a public-health emergency because of escalating…
UPDATE: Unarmed suspect in custody after police incident at Orchard Park mall
A suspect is in custody after a police incident at the Orchard Park mall this…
Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada’s air quality worse than US: report
Canada's air pollution levels last year were worse than those in the United States for…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located
UPDATE: March 19, 2024 RCMP say a missing 37-year-old Kelowna woman has made contact with…
‘The lost season’: Winter comes to a close as Canada’s warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to…
New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after…
Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language. Japanese has several words for them
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — If you're a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers' billion-dollar…
Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say
MONTREAL – Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on…
COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER – The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run…
UPDATE: Active spring wildfire season may be in store for BC as drought persists
VANCOUVER – British Columbia needs a drenching of rain to alleviate the tinder dry conditions…
‘Tone deaf’: MPs grill Canada’s telecom CEOs about cellphone prices
The chief executives of Canada's three largest telecom companies stressed that phone and internet prices…
UPDATE: BC to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought
DELTA, B.C. – Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for…
New Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday,…
Five projects you need to know about as BC’s oil and gas sector heats up
Last year was the hottest in recorded history and British Columbia’s worst-ever wildfire season, with…
A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The inhabitants of Copenhagen's freewheeling Christiania neighbourhood plan to dig up…
Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…
Long after the woolly dog’s extinction, BC’s Coast Salish carry on the canine’s legacy
Debra qasen Sparrow recalls talking and learning about Coast Salish woolly dogs with her grandfather,…
Cannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud’s IP for $1M
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire premium cannabis…
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit…
As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick’s Day with fewer raised glasses
The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on…