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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.
Lamborghini ‘joyride’ by 13-year-old ends in total write off: West Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – Police in West Vancouver say a “joyride” by a 13-year-old in a Lamborghini…
Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy BC commercial trucks
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will…
UPDATE: Rescuers launch feeding plan for killer whale calf stranded in remote BC lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A killer whale calf stranded in a remote tidal lagoon for almost…
Banff bus fire strands U.K. students on ski trip
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – Four dozen youth visiting from the United Kingdom were shuttled to…
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose…
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The squirrel made the first move, testing the kitten's defences. Then suddenly it leapt onto…
Police investigate multi-tractor crash as carbon-levy protests continue in Alberta
COCHRANE, ALBERTA, CANADA – Mounties in Alberta say they’re keeping traffic moving on the Trans-Canada…
Boy, 11, killed by large dogs while visiting Edmonton home
EDMONTON – Animal control officers were called about two recent attacks at an Edmonton home…
BC to ban some ‘personal use’ evictions, stop rent increases over new children
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is making changes to rental laws, stopping bad-faith evictions,…
BC records net loss of more than 8,600 in interprovincial migration in 2023
British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming…
Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached
The upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding as well…
‘SCTV’ star, comedian Joe Flaherty dies following illness, daughter says
Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series "SCTV," has died. His…
Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may not last.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the…
‘It just needs to stop’: Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
COCHRANE, Alta. – Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as…
UPDATE: Rescuers hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family in BC
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial…
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MONTREAL – Stefani Balinsky not only brings her list when she goes grocery shopping, she…
Carbon pricing 101: What today’s increase could mean for you
OTTAWA – The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's…
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fools’ Day joke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…
It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this…
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of…
Driving along … and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse?
You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a…
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You might be thinking yoga with puppies is an awesome idea. I guess it depends…