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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.
Starbucks baristas stop writing “Race Together” on cups; company says phase out part of plan
Starbucks baristas will no longer write "Race Together" on customers' cups starting Sunday, ending as planned a visible component of the company's diversity and racial inequality campaign, according to a memo.
Canadians from coast to coast mark annual Earth Hour by turning out lights
VANCOUVER – Canadians joined millions around the world Saturday night in turning off their lights to mark Earth Hour, celebrating the ninth year of the annual event.
Gritty, gifted Lach centred Canadiens famous Punch Line, won three Stanley Cups
MONTREAL – Elmer Lach was more than just the centre who fed passes to Maurice (Rocket) Richard on the Montreal Canadiens famous Punch Line.
Mike Duffy had family pictures framed at Senate expense, trial told
OTTAWA – Mike Duffy had the Senate pay to frame pictures of his family members and for photos to be sent to former American first lady Barbara Bush, an Ottawa courtroom heard Monday in the suspended senator's fraud and bribery trial.
More Canadians scrapping cable packages or never signing up: report
TORONTO – More Canadians are choosing to cancel their cable TV and satellite packages and a new report suggests there's no sign of the migration slowing down.
American, Italian hostages killed in US drone strike on al-Qaida; Obama takes responsibility
WASHINGTON – An American and an Italian held hostage by al-Qaida, as well as two Americans working with the terror group, were inadvertently killed by CIA drone strikes early this year, the U.S. government revealed Thursday.
‘Sugar Coated’ documentary explores health dangers of sweets
TORONTO – Is sugar the new tobacco? It's a provocative question that's explored in the documentary "Sugar Coated."
Police advising caution for homeless after 2 men killed in downtown Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Police in Winnipeg are advising the homeless to use caution in the wake of two homicides, and are asking other citizens to pay special attention to make sure the homeless are safe.
BlackBerry forgoes its popular keyboard in latest smartphone release
TORONTO – BlackBerry is foregoing its famous physical keyboard in its newest smartphone.
Information commissioner wants Mounties charged; government rewrites the law
OTTAWA – The federal information commissioner says the Conservative government is setting a "perilous precedent" by retroactively rewriting Canada's access-to-information law to absolve the RCMP of wrongdoing.
Nickelback ‘wanted for crimes against music’ in Aussie police meme
TORONTO – An Australian police force is knocking Nickelback in a cheeky social media post as the Alberta rockers tour the country.
Actress, comedian Anne Meara, wife of Jerry Stiller and mom of Ben, dies at 85
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Actress and comedian Anne Meara has died. She was 85.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson makes biggest debut as top-billed star in quake flick ‘San Andreas’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson out-muscled the competition at domestic movie theatres as the earthquake epic "San Andreas" hauled in an estimated $53.2 million over the weekend. It was Johnson's biggest debut for a non-sequel as the top-billed actor, according to box office tracker Rentrak.
Deaths at Canada’s Indian residential schools need more study: commission
The commission that has spent five years examining one of the darkest chapters in Canada's history is winding up its work with a key question left unanswered — exactly how many aboriginal children died in residential schools?
As Duffy returns to court, colleagues await different kind of justice in Senate
OTTAWA – At the Ottawa courthouse, a suspended senator's criminal trial continues.
Judge awards $15 billion to Quebec smokers; companies to appeal
MONTREAL – In a ruling described as "historic" by one lawyer, a Quebec judge has ordered three major cigarette companies to pay $15 billion to smokers in what is believed to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever seen in Canada.
Harper faces tough talk on climate change and security threats at G7
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – The G7 leaders started their annual meeting Sunday during which Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected to face discussions on a topic he has been repeatedly criticized for not doing enough about — climate change.
Patrick Macnee, who played agent John Steed on 1960s TV series ‘The Avengers,’ dies at 93
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Patrick Macnee, the British-born actor best known as dapper secret agent John Steed in the long-running 1960s TV series "The Avengers," has died. He was 93.
Canadian women feel the pain of World Cup exit but look to future with hope
VANCOUVER – The aftermath of Canada's exit from the Women's World Cup was gut-wrenching.
Petition asks that Kanye West be replaced by Canadian at Pan Am closing ceremony
TORONTO – Not everyone is pleased by the announcement that American rap legend Kanye West will perform at the closing ceremony of the Pan Am Games in Toronto.
Likely hike in Anonymous hacktivism in wake of cop shooting, says tech expert
VANCOUVER – The fatal police shooting of a masked man associated with the international hackers' group Anonymous has set the stage for an unprecedented escalation in online attacks across Canada, says a technology expert.
Dry trees: Study says drought affects forests for years, changes climate models
New research suggests that Canada's drought-stricken forests will take years longer to recover from dry weather than previously thought.
Key players in Conservative campaign were in the loop on Duffy plan in 2013
OTTAWA – Top members of Stephen Harper's campaign team, including the most senior staffer currently in the Prime Minister's Office, were among those who knew in 2013 that Sen. Mike Duffy didn't pay back his own contested expenses.
Trudeau trying to sway New Democrat vote in northern New Brunswick
CARAQUET, N.B. – Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau waded into a noisy crowd of thousands of people celebrating their Acadian culture in northern New Brunswick Saturday night, hoping to garner support in a riding that has voted New Democrat for the last 18 years.