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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.
From ‘Tom Jones’ to ‘Skyfall’: star Albert Finney dies at 82
LONDON – Albert Finney, one of the most respected and versatile actors of his generation…
UPDATE: Serial killer Bruce McArthur killed for ‘warped and sick gratification’: judge
TORONTO – Serial killer Bruce McArthur murdered eight men from Toronto's gay village for "his…
UPDATE: Quebec City mosque killer Bissonnette sentenced to life, no parole for 40 years
QUEBEC – The man who shot dead six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in…
Interfor says it’s shipping more lumber from Canada after China tariffs on U.S.
VANCOUVER – Interfor Corp. says the company has increased lumber shipments from Canada to China…
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Not to kick off this review with a spoiler alert, but after seeing "What Men…
B.C. legislature officials deny wrongdoing in reply to Speaker’s allegations
VICTORIA – The British Columbia legislature's two top officials say they have responded to a…
Wilson-Raybould says she can’t publicly discuss SNC-Lavalin allegations
OTTAWA – Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould says she cannot discuss allegations that she was…
UPDATE: North Okanagan RCMP investigating fatal shooting
VERNON – A man has died from a gunshot wound at the Village Green Hotel…
Not much Elections Canada can do about fake news spread about candidates
OTTAWA – Canada's chief electoral officer says there's not much his independent agency can do…
Credit agency warns big risk to Canadian schools if China pulls students
OTTAWA – Moody's Investors Services says three of Canada's biggest universities would face a cash…
TRENDING NOW: Just a dog at the bar watching 101 Dalmatians
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House Speaker warns MPs that heated rhetoric is starting to cross a line
OTTAWA – The referee of the House of Commons has given MPs a stern warning…
Killers like Bruce McArthur should wait longer to apply for parole: Tory MP
OTTAWA – A Conservative MP is hoping to increase the amount of time convicted killers…
B.C.’s public auto insurer heading for another billion-dollar loss
VICTORIA – British Columbia's attorney general says the financial situation with the province's public auto…
Mosque killer Bissonnette could receive longest prison term ever in Canada
MONTREAL – The man who killed six worshippers inside a Quebec City mosque in 2017…
Special warning to watch for treeline avalanches in B.C. backcountry
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for backcountry users of British…
Trudeau denies report his office pressured attorney general to help SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is denying that his office told former attorney general…
Nearly 1,500 died of illicit overdoses last year, B.C. coroner says
VICTORIA – British Columbia's coroner says more people died of illicit drug overdoses last year,…
StatCan says number of cannabis users relatively unchanged since legalization
OTTAWA – The national statistics offices says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have much changed…
Lengthy cases, not low offers from ICBC, at root of high legal costs: report
VICTORIA – A review of legal cases involving British Columbia's public insurer says despite public…
Freeland travels to Washington to talk tariffs, trade and terrorism
WASHINGTON – The U.S. will continue to lead the fight against Islamic State militants in…
Hackers targeting Canadian banks, mining companies, expert tells MPs
OTTAWA – Foreign hackers have targeted Canadian banks, mining companies and government institutions in recent…
TRENDING NOW: We present the hilarious cat box face
A cat will always jump into an empty cardboard box, but did you know you…
Paul Dewar, former NDP foreign-affairs critic, dies of cancer
OTTAWA – Paul Dewar, a teacher and union leader from Ottawa who became the New…