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Howard Alexander

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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  • Joined: June 03, 2013
  • Articles: 22895

Tornadoes, high winds sweep through Midwest causing damage, delaying Bears game

CHICAGO — Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter and even prompting officials at Soldier Field in Chicago to evacuate the stands and delay the Bears game.

B.C. NDP elects Craig Keating as new party president

VANCOUVER – British Columbia's New Democrats have elected a Vancouver-area city councillor as party president, six months after a devastating election loss that has forced the NDP to ask tough questions about its campaign strategy, its leadership and its future.

Alec Baldwin’s talk show suspended after actor makes anti-gay slur

LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin's new weekly MSNBC talk show was suspended for two episodes after the actor was videotaped using an anti-gay epithet against a photographer during a New York street encounter. The cable channel didn't specify the reason it yanked Friday night's "Up Late with Alec Baldwin" from its schedule this week and...

Snow eases off in Southern Interior mountains passes

WINTER TIRES AND CHAINS STILL MANDATORY KELOWNA – It appears the worst is over. The snow in the mountain passes in the Southern Interior is easing. On Friday, Environment Canada issued a weather warning about snowfall at the higher elevations. The weather warning has been moderated to a special weather statement. Environment Canada is predicting...

Kelowna Rockets edge Tigers at home

KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets staved off a late comeback from the Medicine Hat Tigers, winning its eighth straight WHL contest with a 4-3 victory over the Tigers at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Saturday night. Madison Bowey scored two third period goals to give Kelowna a 4-1 lead and what appeared to be a...

Argue and Clippers hold off Penticton Vees

PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees wanted nothing more than a win in front of a large crowd in their return home, but Jayson Argue and the Nanaimo Clippers had other plans. Argue made 42 saves, including 18 in the third, as the Clippers held on for a 5-3 win at the SOEC on Saturday. The...

Ethnic groups, aboriginals are B.C. NDP’s future, says outgoing party president

VANCOUVER – Canada's former ambassador at the United Nations says British Columbia's New Democrats are throwing themselves into a long and trying weekend as they gather to dissect last spring's devastating provincial election loss, but he urged the party to emerge united because B.C., Canada and the world need strong social democrats to "twist the tail of capitalism."