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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.
This looks really, really painful
Jean-Claude Van Damme is looking really good for a man his age. He looks serene and peaceful. Just a minute. WHAT DID HE JUST DO?!??! %%embed1%%
Penticton Vees double up on Warriors
WEST KELOWNA - The Vees are finally going to get to play at home and they’re coming back with two points. Anthony Conti scored twice, including the eventual game-winner in the second, as the Penticton Vees doubled up the West Kelowna Warriors 6-3 Friday at Royal LePage Place. Friday marked the end of a five...
For Philippine typhoon survivors, search for missing loved ones is a hellish daily routine
TACLOBAN, Philippines – John Lajara peers under a slab of crumbled concrete, lifts a sodden white teddy bear then drops it back into the filth. He reaches again into the rubble and pulls out a boot, a treasured find in this typhoon-flattened village. But he's searching for something far more precious — the body of his brother, Winston.
The amazing echoing waiter
This amazing Portugese waiter can echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo. %%embed1%%
The worst university music video ever made
Someone really needed to have a talk with these well meaning students at LSU in Australia before they posted this horrible promotional music video to the internet. %%video1%% %%embed1%%
5 babies on Roombas
And now, 5 babies on Roombas. 1. %%video1%% 2. %%video2%% 3. %%video3%% 4. %%video4%% 5. %%video5%% 6. Added bonus - Kittens on a Roomba %%video6%%
Kamloops man stabbed in the back
KAMLOOPS – A drunken fight between 2 friends landed one in hospital with a knife wound and the other in jail. Wednesday night around 9:45 p.m., RCMP were called to an apartment building in the 700 block of Columbia Street West where they found a man with a knife wound in his back. The victim...
Looking for a forever home, Vernon SPCA pets of the week
Poker Poker is a beautiful kitten who is very playful but shy around people. When she arrived with her siblings they had not spent much time around people or being handled, so she is looking for a home where she can be given the time to get comfortable and used to being handled gently. She...
Looking for a forever home, Penticton SPCA Pets of the Week
Muttley Ladies, meet Muttley. He'd love to be the man in your life. We have a favourite term for our "not too sure about" breeds. We think Muttley is a collie crossed with an assortment so we call him a Canadian. He's 9 months old, 18 kilos and a bit shy of men and children....
Heroin, cocaine and morphine grabbed in Penticton drug busts
PENTICTON – It was a very busy Thursday for the RCMP in Penticton as officers arrested 3 drug dealers in 3 separate busts. A 40-year-old man is out on bail after police pulled over his vehicle on Martin Street. Police says they found heroin and prescription morphine pills. The suspect, who has a lengthy criminal...
PHOTOS: Remembering in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Hundreds of people came out for the Remebrance Day parade and ceremony in Kelowna on Monday. Many say it was the one of the biggest crowds ever. There are some reports there were over 1,000 people, from young to old, out to remember those that gave their lives for our freedom. %%embed1%%
Let the waxing begin, Big White to open in one week
KELOWNA – It may not be the earliest opening in Big White’s history, but downhill ski enthusiasts could probably care less. Big White Ski Resort is going to fire up the some of their lifts on Saturday, Nov. 16. The mountain has a 65 cm base with more snow expected between now and the planned...
Looking for a forever home, Kelowna SPCA pets of the week
Chester and Eloise Chester and Eloise are a bonded pair and should go to their new home together. They are beautiful song birds and would brighten up your house with their soft chirping. If you would like to see these two, please ask the Kelowna SPCA Staff. Animal ID: 313665 %%image2%% BC SPCA Kelowna Branch...
Kamloops Remembrance Day ceremonies
KAMLOOPS – There are two ceremonies and a concert being held Monday in Kamloops to remember and honour the veterans in the city. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 has organized their annual parade and ceremony which begins at the Memorial Cairn at Riverside Park at 10:45 a.m. Assembly of the honour guard, playing of the...
Be visible, Get Your Glow on targets TRU
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops; in partnership with the RCMP, ICBC, and Kamloops This Week, are stepping up the Get Your Glow On! fall road safety campaign that launched on October 25th. Watch for targeted education and enforcement in and around the university campus next week. With the onset of darker days and a...