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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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A Canada-wide lawsuit holding Big Tobacco accountable for the individual and public harms caused by…
Canada’s youngest dangerous offender, who sexually assaulted baby, seeks prison leave
A convict who became Canada 's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old…
Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble
Nine months after her hometown in British Columbia burned to the ground, Meghan Fandrich walked…
A tantalizing childhood cancer discovery in BC
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has found a way that kids’ immune systems might be…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman located
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Vernon crash sends two to hospital in critical condition
RCMP say speed was a factor in a single vehicle crash in Vernon Saturday night…
RCMP crackdown on drug traffickers dealing to Kelowna’s homeless population
Several arrests have been made and a quantity of illegal drugs seized after RCMP targeted…
Cops nab dozens of Kelowna school zone speeders
Kelowna RCMP officers handed out 45 school zone violation tickets during a targeted enforcement campaign…
Kamloops man buying new truck after $500,000 lotto win
A Kamloops man won $500,000 with a Lotto Max ticket last month. Cory Turner matched…
Suspect wanted for ramming Kamloops RCMP vehicle
RCMP in Kamloops are on the hunt for a man who rammed a police vehicle…
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The first large Canadian study on menopause, which looked at a range of symptoms, what…
Sorrento man killed in head-on crash with semi in Shuswap
A 40-year-old Sorrento man was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision with a tractor trailer.…
World-renowned slam poet Shane Koyczan taking stage in Kelowna, Penticton
Okanagan treasure Shane Koyczan brings his spoken word poetry to the stage in Kelowna and…
Retired RCMP officer convicted of killing his wife in Penticton up for parole
The family of a woman brutally killed by a retired RCMP officer in Penticton is…
Suspects get away after early morning police chase through Kamloops
When police tried to pull over a truck and trailer early Friday morning in Kamloops…
South Okanagan RCMP recover three stolen pickup trucks in one day
It wasn’t a typical day for RCMP officers in the South Okanagan as they arrested…
Police release few details about shooting in Vernon parking lot
A gun was fired in the parking lot of a Vernon business last week. Officers…
Suspect in custody after smash and grab at Coldstream business
A suspect is in custody after a smash and grab at a Coldstream business early…
RCMP catch 12 impaired drivers over two days in South Okanagan
RCMP officers checked more than 300 vehicles during a weekend drunk driving crackdown in the…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: Nov. 27, 2024 RCMP say a missing 29-year-old Vernon woman has been located and…
Meet Doug the beaver the watershed recovery engineer working near Kamloops
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