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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.
Falcon Ridge water quality advisory rescinded
A Water Quality Advisory has been rescinded for residents served by the Falcon Ridge Water…
Kamloops RCMP asking for help to find missing teenaged girl
KAMLOOPS – Police are hoping someone can help them find a missing Kamloops teenager. Police…
Canada beats Finland 2-0, wins world hockey championship
MOSCOW – Connor McDavid's first goal of the world hockey championship proved to be golden.…
Little if any heroin left in Vancouver, all fentanyl: drug advocates
VANCOUVER – For Hugh Lampkin, fentanyl's surge to all but replace heroin on the Vancouver…
Firefighters help their colleagues deal with stress of Alberta wildfire
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – There are small teams of Alberta firefighters travelling to Fort McMurray…
Join Kelowna General Hospital’s Walk of Memories
KELOWNA – Those who have experienced the loss of a family member or someone close…
Trouble at the ticket booth: Hip shows illustrate problems faced by concertgoers
TORONTO – Olivia Chessman has carefully laid out her attack plan for buying Tragically Hip…
Len Marchand, Canada’s first status Indian elected to Parliament, dies at 82
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Len Marchand, the former Liberal MP and senator who was the first…
Bouts with granite-chinned George Chuvalo were Ali’s Canadian legacy
Muhammad Ali left his mark on Canadian sports history with a pair of victories over…
Muhammad Ali was the subject of many films and star of a few
Muhammad Ali would almost seem unbelievable if he was created as a work of fiction…
Monument uses personal touches to honour fallen RCMP officers in Moncton
MONCTON, N.B. – Two years after a gunman went hunting police officers in a Moncton,…
Where to volunteer in Kamloops this week
Weekly Volunteer Highlights for June 2 until June 9, 2016 The Hamlets at Westsyde Grand…
Leading constitutional expert says assisted dying law unconstitutional
OTTAWA – Canada's foremost constitutional authority predicts the federal government's proposed new law on medically…
Owner makes emotional plea, offers $10,000 reward for return of golden eagle
DELTA, B.C. – The British Columbia owner of a unique golden eagle statue worth millions…
Volunteer opportunities in Kamloops this week
Weekly Volunteer Highlights for June 9 to June 16, 2016 The Hamlets at Westsyde Grand…
Walmart Canada will no longer accept Visa due to ‘unacceptably high’ fees
TORONTO – Walmart says it intends to join the list of retailers in Canada that…
NDP motion calls on feds to decriminalize marijuana before legalizing it
OTTAWA – The New Democrats are urging the Liberal government to decriminalize pot before they…
Canadian officials offer condemnation and sympathy after Florida mass shooting
Canadian political leaders and members of the LGBTQ community expressed shock and outrage over a…
Hooliganism scars Euro 2016 as England, Russia risk ejection
PARIS – Football hooliganism has been making a comeback at the European Championship and is…
Playboy ends copyright Kate Moss lawsuits against Canadian publications
TORONTO – Playboy has discontinued lawsuits against two Canadian publications the magazine had alleged had…
Police probe theft of tiger skin from historic Victoria watering hole
Victoria Police are on the hunt for a tiger skin stolen off the wall of…
Coffee struck from list of possible cancer-causing agents
LONDON – Go on, have another cup. Coffee is now off the list of things…
Fort McMurray fire costliest disaster on record, Insurance Bureau of Canada says
CALGARY – The wildfire that rendered the heart of oilsands country a charred and ashy…
‘Lives are going to be shortened:’ Fort McMurray firefighters fear for health
Many Fort McMurray firefighters, unable to wear their usual air masks while battling a giant…