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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.
Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to ’embrace’ cannabis tourism after 4-20 ‘debacle’
VANCOUVER – The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's…
Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the…
Consciousness a ‘realistic possibility’ in birds, fish, squid and bees, scholars say
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – Scientists and philosophers across the globe agree it is reasonable to…
‘Historic’ law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over…
Baby lives after stroller hit and dragged by vehicle in Squamish
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two…
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Dogs, in general, get very excited at dinner time. This particular doggo is quite literally…
Canada adds Kelowna’s Tij Iginla, son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, to U18 squad
CALGARY – Hockey Canada completed its 25-player roster for the upcoming world men's under-18 hockey…
U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers have found a body
SAANICH, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say United States authorities searching for a pair…
‘Trying not to die’: Canadian tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back
Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit…
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis…
B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
VICTORIA – British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching…
Ombudsperson calls B.C.’s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment
VANCOUVER – B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed…
BC Wildfire Service imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Fire bans are being imposed across much of British Columbia and Alberta,…
iN VIDEO: Rush hour chaos in London as military horses run amok after getting spooked
LONDON (AP) — Five military horses spooked by noise from a building site bolted during…
She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman…