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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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OTTAWA – Canada's prison service says there has been no functioning ice hockey rink for…
BC introduces legislation to reduce poverty rate by 60% over next decade
VICTORIA – British Columbia's government says it is setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty…
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage
Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what…
Fast car, slow return: Ferrari stolen in 1995 from a Formula One driver is recovered by UK police
LONDON (AP) — A very fast car has made a very slow return. British police…
Costs – not driver shortage – now biggest wrench in gears of trucking firms: report
Rising costs in the trucking sector have overtaken the driver shortage as the biggest concern…
BC Supreme Court approves $14.4M settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Supreme Court has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement of a…
UPDATE: Multiple rescues on southwestern BC mountains amid heavy snowfall
WHISTLER, B.C. – Several people venturing into the mountains in southwestern British Columbia had to…
UPDATE: Measles case reported in BC as officials urge vaccination before travel
VANCOUVER – The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an…
Missing Vernon man found deceased
RCMP say a missing 32-year-old Vernon man has been located deceased. Cody Alan MacDonald was…
Is Ottawa changing its tune on BC LNG?
The same week one of B.C.’s proposed LNG projects was delayed, Canada’s energy minister mused…
Don’t use rice for your device. Here’s how to dry out your smartphone
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is…
After a Vancouver death, union wants faster action on crane safety
B.C. government officials and industry stakeholders will meet to discuss regulatory changes two weeks after…
BC announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237M to recruit and retain staff
British Columbia has established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for a range of different hospital settings and…
‘Nobody needs an extra coat’: Canadian apparel sector braces for another year of no splurging
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UPDATE: Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy closing Vernon store and 32 others
TORONTO – The Body Shop Canada Ltd. says it will close 33 stores and halt…
iN PHOTOS: Orchard expansion in Okanagan stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan…
Bare Knuckle Fighting founder says it’s not for everyone but Canada may like it
Quebec City's Jade Masson-Wong is a self-proclaimed adrenalin junky who isn't fazed by the sight…
An AI ‘hallucination’ turned up in a BC court case. Experts say it’s a wake-up call
Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black's work with video game companies put him in a position…
UPDATE: ‘Very dangerous’: avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British…
TRENDING NOW: Newfoundland dog refuses to come inside
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