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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.
Proposed edible pot rules are wasteful, would leave products tasteless: critics
VANCOUVER – Canada's proposed edible pot regulations would result in tasteless products wrapped in wasteful…
More voters believe Canada doing worse under Trudeau government: poll
OTTAWA – A new online poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press suggests the…
B.C. looking into vaccination registry due to measles outbreak: health minister
TORONTO – The B.C. government is considering a mandatory vaccination registration program similar to that…
Wilson-Raybould wasn’t pressured, is free to talk, top bureaucrat says
OTTAWA – Canada's top bureaucrat launched a vigorous defence Thursday of the government's handling of…
Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group
VANCOUVER – The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally…
Peter Tork, Monkees’ lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77
LOS ANGELES – Peter Tork, who rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably…
iN PHOTOS: Snow in Vegas! Desert city gets first white stuff in decade
LAS VEGAS – A winter storm brought rare snowfall to the Las Vegas Strip, dusting…
Outpouring of support after children’s deaths: ‘Everyone is pulling together’
HALIFAX – There is a growing outpouring of support as Canadians look for ways to…
Police: ‘Empire’ actor staged attack to ‘promote his career’
CHICAGO – “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack because he was…
Man accused of killing 11-year-old daughter dies in hospital, police say
TORONTO – A man accused of killing his daughter on her 11th birthday died in…
Samsung folding phone is different – but also almost $2,000
SAN FRANCISCO – Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an…
CRTC chair: Inquiry into telecom sales practices wasn’t about ‘naming and shaming’
The Canadian Television-radio and Telecommunications Commission confirmed Wednesday what has been widely alleged for years…
TRENDING NOW: Adorable toddler dances to Beyoncé hit
There is something about this little girl's enthusiasm we can't get enough of. The corn…
Manitoba ‘pausing’ relationship with former B.C. premier after allegations
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says it is "pausing" its relationship with Gordon Campbell following…
Gwyneth Paltrow: Skier sued me to exploit my fame, wealth
SALT LAKE CITY – Gwyneth Paltrow said Wednesday in a court filing that a man…
‘Empire’ actor charged with making false police report
CHICAGO – "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was charged Wednesday with making a false police report…
B.C. review board says man who killed kids a threat, but outings to be mulled
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that the man who…
SNC-Lavalin lawyers rushed to prosecutors before MPs knew of proposed law change
OTTAWA – Representatives for SNC-Lavalin hustled to connect with federal prosecutors after the Liberal government…
Syrian family caught in fire thought they would be safe in Canada
HALIFAX – At 30 years of age, Syrian refugee Kawthar Barho had seen her share…
UPDATE: Missing snowshoer found dead in avalanche debris on Vancouver’s North Shore
VANCOUVER – Searchers discovered the body of a missing snowshoer in avalanche debris on Vancouver's…
UPDATE: Source says former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre to retire
Georges St-Pierre's fighting days are over. For good this time, it seems. The 37-year-old mixed…
Examinations will provide needed ‘airing’ on SNC-Lavalin controversy: Trudeau
OTTAWA – An airing of the facts is needed in the SNC-Lavalin case, Prime Minister…
Trudeau takes personal hit amid SNC-Lavalin controversy: poll
OTTAWA – A new poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press shows that Prime…
UPDATE: Halifax calls ‘community gathering’ to mourn Syrian children killed in fire
Halifax city hall has called a "community gathering" in the city's main square tonight in…