Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
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.
TRENDING NOW: How is this better than flossing?
Flossing your teeth is one of those personal hygiene chores few of us enjoy. But…
Calls to eat more plants, less meat also in line with food guide: McKenna
OTTAWA – A high-profile call to eat more plants and less meat in order to…
Growing number of newcomers, refugees ending up homeless in Canada, studies say
OTTAWA – A growing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or…
Smoky skies bulletin expanded to rest of Okanagan, Shuswap
It looks like the smoke from wildfires burning in the South Okanagan and Washington state…
Public told to leave drones at home if they go to Abbotsford airshow
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police and organizers of the Abbotsford International Airshow urge the public to…
Health Canada announces changes aimed at dropping prices of patented drugs
OTTAWA – The federal government is overhauling the way it regulates the cost of patented…
Battle between ex-brothers-in-law over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL – There are few things as coveted in Montreal as Canadiens season tickets, and…
MOVIE REVIEW: High-octane cast can’t save this messy ‘Kitchen’
OPINION It happens in even the best kitchens: You bring together top-quality ingredients and…
HIV self-tests haven’t been approved in Canada but researchers want to change that
TORONTO – Researchers are launching a study on HIV self-testing kits with the aim of…
B.C. man detained in Syria last year freed after Lebanese mediation
BEIRUT – A British Columbia man detained in Syria since late last year has been…
Canadian wage growth hits fastest pace since 2009, but economy sheds jobs
OTTAWA – Wage growth accelerated last month to its fastest clip in more than decade,…
B.C. Mounties search for pair in ‘bloody’ arrow-death of dairy calf
LANGLEY, B.C. – A Metro Vancouver dairy farmer is at a loss to explain why…
TRENDING NOW: World’s best car security system
There is no car thief alive who would dare to steal this guy's ride. %%embed1%%…
Woodstock photos are displayed for 1st time, 50 years later
As Jerry Garcia jammed and Janis Joplin wailed, Mark Goff captured images at Woodstock that…
Canadian food supplies at risk if climate change not slowed, new UN report shows
OTTAWA – Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks…
Retired senior Mountie says answers could still come in B.C. homicides
Investigators should be able to provide some answers about three homicides in northern British Columbia…
Smoke from B.C. wildfires supports expert’s conclusions for nuclear winter
VANCOUVER – Unprecedented smoke from British Columbia's wildfires in 2017 is helping scientists model the…
‘It’s going to take awhile:’ Manitoba town still on edge, searching for answers
GILLAM, Man. – The deputy mayor of a northern Manitoba town at the centre of…
David MacNaughton, ambassador to U.S., to leave post at summer’s end
OTTAWA – American ambassador David MacNaughton, who became the fulcrum of the Liberal government's strategy…
Chase Bank wipes out all outstanding credit card debt owed by Canadian users
A U.S. bank says it is letting some Canadian consumers off the hook for credit…
Mayor of B.C. town of murder suspects urges patience and understanding
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for…
Square brings new checkout device to Canada as competition in sector increases
TORONTO – Canadian checkout counters could soon look quite different as a Silicon Valley giant…
Poll suggests Canadians ready for more health-care technology, virtual care
TORONTO – A new poll suggests the majority of Canadians are ready to embrace more…
Feds advised to focus on the majority to counter populism, documents show
OTTAWA – Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus…