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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.
No easy answers in northern British Columbia pipeline impasse: Horgan
HOUSTON, B.C. – The arrest of 14 people who oppose a pipeline on the traditional…
Singh gets his chance for a seat as Trudeau calls three February byelections
OTTAWA – The relevance of the NDP in an election year will be put to…
UPDATE: Trudeau touts controversial pipeline project in speech to supporters in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted the benefits of a liquefied natural gas…
Toyota recalls 1.7M vehicles in North America to fix air bags
DETROIT – Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles in North America to replace potentially deadly…
Legal pot costs $9.70 per gram versus $6.51 on illicit market: StatCan
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says that the average price of a legal gram of recreational…
Ottawa taking measures to protect airports as new drone rules announced
MONTREAL – The federal government is working with security agencies and airports to develop measures…
Observers raise concerns about RCMP tactical unit used in B.C. pipeline arrests
The use of heavily armed RCMP officers to enforce a court injunction and breach an…
iN VIDEO: Trump, Democrats trade prime-time blows over border-wall standoff, shutdown
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took his case for a wall along the southern U.S.…
TV set maker LG makes its sets disappear
LAS VEGAS – The CES 2019 gadget show is revving up in Las Vegas. Here…
Flu cases starting to surge, with kids and teens especially vulnerable: doctors
TORONTO – Cases of influenza are continuing to ramp up across the country, with kids…
TRENDING NOW: Hang on, there’s a moose in the hospital
A moose wandered into a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska this week thanks to a frozen…
Protests and marches sparked by RCMP arrest at B.C. pipeline protest camp
The arrest of 14 people at an Indigenous blockade in a remote area of northern…
Disappointment emerges as Canada’s Mali mission nears halfway mark
OTTAWA – Nearly halfway through Canada's 12-month mission in Mali, questions and disappointment are emerging…
Pipeline protesters delay Trudeau speech to First Nations with drums, chants
OTTAWA – Dozens of pipeline protesters delayed an appearance by the prime minister in Ottawa…
Trio of frozen kittens healing after rescue from Newfoundland snowbank
DEER LAKE, N.L. – Three abandoned kittens are recovering after being rescued from a snowbank…
Canadian officials meet with detainee Michael Spavor in China for second time
OTTAWA – Canadian officials visited detained entrepreneur Michael Spavor on Tuesday, their second meeting since…
Trump, Democrats taking border wall fight to prime-time TV
WASHINGTON – Ready to make his case on prime-time TV, President Donald Trump is stressing…
RCMP arrest 14 people in northern B.C. over anti-LNG pipeline protest
HOUSTON, B.C. – RCMP say they arrested 14 people from a blockade to a forest…
‘I don’t want a trial:’ Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash pleads guilty
MELFORT, Sask. – The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with…
Family of Quebecer missing in Africa reassured Ottawa taking case seriously
MONTREAL – The sister of a Quebec woman who went missing in West Africa last…
US-China trade talks start amid cooling economic growth
BEIJING – Facing a March deadline, talks aimed at ending a trade war between China…
Four people died in separate B.C. highway crashes since Friday
VANCOUVER – Mounties say four people have died in separate crashes since Friday on British…
B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti-LNG pipeline camp
Supporters of an Indigenous camp blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern British Columbia…
Woman run over trying to stop New Year’s Eve drunk driver in South Okanagan
SUMMERLAND – RCMP say a Summerland woman was driven over by man she was trying…