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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.
B.C. Burgess Shale fossils add branches to tree of life, says Royal Society report
VICTORIA – The tiny remains of an extinct bug-like creature discovered at British Columbia's 500-million-year-old…
Geography, distance emerge as major foes for Canadian peacekeepers in Mali
OTTAWA – Distance and geography have been cited as the primary reasons Canadian medical helicopters…
Feds poised to bolster RCMP accountability
OTTAWA – The federal government is poised to try to improve RCMP accountability by placing…
TRENDING NOW: Leaf blower-powered sled
This Russian dad has raised the bar for improvised winter sliding devices. He blew away…
UPDATE: Former New Democrat MP Svend Robinson wants to return to politics
BURNABY, B.C. – Former New Democrat MP Svend Robinson is attempting a political comeback, nearly…
Urgent action needed to improve bus safety: Transportation Safety Board
OTTAWA – The head of the Transportation Safety Board says Ottawa needs to move fast…
BREAKING: UK’s May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed
LONDON – British lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with…
iN VIDEO: Extremists attack hotel in Nairobi; al-Shabab claims role
NAIROBI, Kenya – Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital…
Saudi teen who was granted asylum in Canada says she’s a lucky one
TORONTO – A Saudi teen who shot to international prominence through her dramatic flight from…
Effervescent ‘Hello, Dolly!’ icon Carol Channing mourned
NEW YORK – Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences…
UN committee warns Canada in letter that B.C.’s Site C dam may break deals
A United Nations committee has warned Canada that continued construction of the Site C hydro…
For NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, the pressure rises as the votes draw closer
OTTAWA – Critics of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh say his performance in a weekend TV…
TRENDING NOW: Overqualified by a long shot
The person behind the drum kit in the cat costume (is that a cat?) is…
Saudi teen’s flight has implications for Saudi women left behind: analysis
OTTAWA – Canada's acceptance of a Saudi Arabian teenager seeking asylum is sparking debate within…
iN VIDEO: No end to U.S. government shutdown in sight; Trump says ‘never ever back down’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump kept his hard line Monday on the partial government shutdown,…
iN VIDEO: R. Kelly accuser says he threatened to reveal her sex life
NEW YORK – R. Kelly wrote a letter threatening to reveal embarrassing details of a…
British Prime Minister in frantic final push to win Brexit deal backing
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May made a frantic last push Monday to swing…
Former U.S. president Barack Obama to speak in Calgary
CALGARY – Former United States president Barack Obama will be speaking in Calgary later this…
Former Kelowna Rocket Josh Gorges retires after 13 NHL seasons
TORONTO – Free agent defenceman Josh Gorges announced his retirement on Monday after 13 seasons…
Legalization sparks boom in once-stigmatized field of marijuana research
VANCOUVER – Dr. Mark Ware has devoted the past 20 years of his career to…
UPDATE: China acting ‘arbitrarily’ in imposing drug case death sentence: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's very concerned to see China "acting arbitrarily"…
UPDATE: Father and son sledders from Calgary hit by deadly avalanche in southeast B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. – A father and son from Calgary have been identified as the victims…
Ottawa police identify three public servants who died in bus crash
OTTAWA – Ottawa police have identified the three people who died in a bus crash…
Montreal MP Lametti becomes justice minister as Trudeau shuffles cabinet
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added two new faces to his cabinet Monday morning,…