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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 First Nations question economic toll of shipping through Salish Sea
Tsawout First Nation councillor John Paul Etzel stood up and posed a central question for…
Donald Trump must pay an additional $83M in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice…
UPDATE: BC to restrict cellphones in schools to protect kids from online harm
British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of…
Kelowna airport passed 2M passenger mark in 2023
In what the City of Kelowna calls a sign of recovery in the aviation sector,…
BC urged to redeploy justice resources after report finds 11 staff for every youth
The number of incarcerated young offenders in British Columbia has fallen so dramatically that the…
Robots Tarzan and Jane, aided by AI, take over repetitive tasks at BC hospital lab
VANCOUVER – Far from the jungle, Tarzan and Jane swing quietly into action in a…
Chewing on solutions to BC’s dental shortage
Remote and rural communities in B.C. are currently facing a shortage of dentists, according to…
New Indigenous art space in Penticton opens its doors with first exhibition
A new sqilxw artist-run centre has opened its doors in Penticton (snpintktn) — realizing a…
TRENDING NOW: Penguin makes a serious mistake
A group of tourists were checking out the local seal and penguin populations when it…
UPDATE: Masks made by Canadian-owned firm to be used in US prisoner executions
MONTREAL – Masks made by the subsidiary of a Quebec-based company are being used for…
Victims in heli-ski crash near Terrace identified as three Italians
Two helicopter crews that were nearby when a heli-skiing chopper crashed on Monday in the…
TRENDING NOW: Pole hits TV reporter, becomes internet sensation
This classic from over a decade ago almost broke the internet. Television reporter Kent Molgat…
Suspicious debris near Kamloops bridge has police investigating
Kamloops RCMP are releasing few details to the public after suspicious debris was found near…
Police dog helps track down North Okanagan fuel thief
A 42-year-old woman is facing charges after she was caught with jerry cans full of…
Police watchdog wants review of BC’s officer’s punishment for ‘predatory’ actions
VICTORIA – B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review of the discipline handed out…
UPDATE: Food industry groups object to proposed BC chicken price increase
Several food industry groups are raising the alarm about a potential increase in the farm-level…
Baby sockeye salmon in BC growing faster due to climate change. Is bigger better?
Climate change has tipped the scales, causing juvenile sockeye salmon in B.C. to grow bigger…
BC trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source: wildlife group
VICTORIA – A British Columbia wildlife protection group says tens of thousands of chinook salmon…
First-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people with liver failure
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully…
UPDATE: BC Coroners Service reports 36 outdoor deaths to start year
VICTORIA – British Columbia's recent cold snap has been life-threatening for people facing homelessness and…
Four children with strep A have died in BC in the past month
VANCOUVER – Four children under the age of 10 who had streptococcal infections have died…
‘Cash cows’ and cheap labour: The plight of international students in BC
Melissa Chirino remembers the recruiters who came to her high school in the Caribbean island…
BC infectious disease expert says get flu shot to limit risk of deadly Strep A
Annual data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows a record number of bacterial…
TRENDING NOW: TV reporter learns not to stand on toboggan hill
You can't call yourself a Canadian until you've been run down by an inner tube…