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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.
Decision reserved in trial of man accused in shooting B.C. police officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A B.C. Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision in the…
‘Most bizarre thing:’ Thieves break into Edmonton Airbnb, do laundry, leave note
EDMONTON – A Vancouver Island couple had a bizarre experience in a downtown Edmonton Airbnb…
NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death
NEW YORK – An administrative judge on Friday recommended firing the New York City police…
Freeland lands meeting with Chinese counterpart to talk about detainees
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says a face-to-face meeting she had with her…
Katy Perry, others ordered to pay $2.78M for copying song
LOS ANGELES – Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than…
Ontario police investigate possible sightings of suspects in northern BC murders
Ontario Provincial Police have assigned a team of investigators to look into a spike in…
Both leaders’ debates and countrywide environment events scheduled for Oct. 7
OTTAWA – The official English-language leaders' debate for the fall election is set to conflict…
Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay
ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut – Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in…
TRENDING NOW: Plane’s emergency landing on busy street caught on cop’s dashcam
Now that's what you call an unconventional traffic stop. The pilot flying a small plane had…
Dillinger relatives doubt body in grave is the gangster
INDIANAPOLIS – Two relatives of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger who plan to have his…
50 kilograms of meth seized from semi stopped at Alberta-Montana border crossing
CALGARY – Alberta border officers say they have made their largest seizure of methamphetamine at…
iN PHOTOS: Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt
BERLIN – The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a…
Closures imposed, more possible as toadlet migration underway in Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. – Some very small creatures are forcing some big changes in a popular…
Parks Canada puts up toilet etiquette signs to help international tourists use outhouses
YOHO NATIONAL PARK, B.C. – Some new signs are popping up in the Canadian Rockies…
Justin Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada’s Far North
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau injected a dose of electoral politics into an…
MOVIE REVIEW: A spinoff happily spins its wheels in ‘Hobbs & Shaw’
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Feds cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force: Lametti
MONTREAL – Canadians with criminal records for simple pot possession can now apply for a…
Jason Momoa visits protesters blocking new Hawaii telescope
HONOLULU – "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa on Wednesday visited Native Hawaiian protesters blocking the construction…
iN VIDEO: Democrats’ divisions test Biden’s front-runner strength
DETROIT – The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates…
TRENDING NOW: Kid with leaf blower takes on all comers
Operating a leaf blower appears to have unlocked some supervillain tendencies in this little kid.…
Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games
TORONTO – A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a…
Canada wasn’t consulted on specifics of U.S. plan to import prescription drugs
OTTAWA – Federal officials say Ottawa was not consulted in advance about the details of…
UPDATE: Grade 12 transcript issue ‘resolved,’ won’t affect school admissions: Minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia's Education Minister Rob Fleming says an issue affecting transcripts for Grade…
RCMP scaling down search for murder suspects in northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG – The RCMP are scaling back the search for two British Columbia murder suspects…