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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 looking to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands
VICTORIA – British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate…
BC moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds…
Supreme Court won’t hear families’ years-long case over access to Bernardo documents
OTTAWA – Canada's top court says it won't hear arguments about the release of prison…
Two dead in northern BC First Nation, suspect hurt after standoff with police
TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. – Two people are dead after a reported shooting in a…
B.C. doesn’t know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
VANCOUVER – Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always…
TRENDING NOW: Doggo refuses to beg for his supper
This poor pup desperately wants a snack from his human's dinner. In the most nonchalant…
Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer’s record-breaking wildfires in Canada
OTTAWA – Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have escalated the risk of another…
RCMP ask for help to find missing Kamloops man
RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 47-year-old Kamloops man. Kelvin…
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre
A hydrologist with B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the April snow survey shows the lowest…
Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
Monaco – Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize…
B.C. makes it easier to salvage timber damaged by wildfires
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says it's making it easier for forestry companies to salvage…
Time ticks down for stranded orca calf as rescue efforts ramp up, but no set date
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The British Columbia First Nation at the centre of a complex attempt…
A convicted Southern California con artist pleads guilty in an $18M cannabis scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A convicted California con artist has pleaded guilty in another scam,…
The Jon Snow sequel to ‘Game of Thrones’ isn’t happening, Kit Harington says
NEW YORK (AP) — Winter, apparently, is not coming back. Kit Harington has shut down…
TRENDING NOW: Why black swans have a bad reputation
Canada geese are well-known waterfowl bullies. Apparently swans are making a move to grab the…
New York doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer while headed upstate to see the eclipse
BROWNVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York…
Surrey wants to stay with RCMP while province issues deadline
SURREY, B.C. – Surrey city council has released its budget saying if it’s forced to…
Why this Vernon non-profit fundraiser needs your amazing garden
A Vernon non-profit is looking for some amazing backyards to show off as part of…
BC announces one-time $430 rent relief benefit to low-income seniors
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is granting a one-time $430 benefit to the roughly…
Trapped BC orca calf’s skin whitening, no sign of emaciation: Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The skin of a young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island…
Arrests in northern BC over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people…
Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in…
BC government under fire after accounting firm accused by Merritt manufacturer of conflict
SAANICH, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby says the government has asked the auditor…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
UPDATE: April 8, 2024 Vernon RCMP say a missing 33-year-old man has been located and…