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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.
Third Canadian detained in China not believed to be linked to other arrests: PM
OTTAWA – Chinese authorities have detained a third Canadian but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says…
Tragedy and inspiration: Humboldt Broncos team chosen Newsmaker of the Year
Many died, several struggled in recovery and some hit the ice again. The Humboldt Broncos…
More than 1,000 trucks rally for oil and gas industry south of Edmonton
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UPDATE: Appeal Court upholds stay in British Columbia terror case over alleged bomb plot
VANCOUVER – The RCMP's conduct in its investigation of an alleged bomb plot at the…
US to withdraw all American troops in Syria, official says
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration will soon withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops…
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Transport truck loaded with parcels destroyed by fire near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – A transport truck loaded with parcels has gone up in flames in southeastern…
FortisBC says customers can resume normal gas use following pipeline fire
SURREY, B.C. – The company that supplies natural gas to homes and businesses around British…
Astronaut Saint-Jacques fields children’s questions on Santa, climate change
LONGUEUIL, Que. – Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took a break from his scientific responsibilities aboard…
CSIS gathered info on peaceful groups, but only in pursuit of threats: Watchdog
OTTAWA – Canada's spy service collected some information about peaceful anti-petroleum groups, but only incidentally…
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Freeland says Trump metal tariffs ‘contradict’ new NAFTA and will have to go
OTTAWA – Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs contradict a key component of the new…
Indigenous sterilization victims fear inaction as feds eye examination
OTTAWA – "Do you want them cut or burned?" Deb Ironbow says she was light-headed,…
Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit
OTTAWA – Canada's privacy watchdog is warning marijuana users to pay with cash rather than…
Wilderness Committee preparing new legal challenge to stop pipeline
OTTAWA – A Vancouver-based environment charity is readying itself to go back to court if…
B.C. caregiver of elderly couple gets jail, probation for stealing $260,000
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – A judge has sentenced a caregiver who built a close relationship…
Two-year-old boy injured in B.C. park after run-in with a cougar
MISSION, B.C. – A two-year-old boy has minor injuries after an encounter with a cougar…
‘A stronger Alberta:’ Ottawa announces $1.6B for Canada’s oil and gas sector
EDMONTON – Ottawa is spending $1.6 billion to help struggling energy companies stay afloat, buy…
UPDATE: Actress and director Penny Marshall dies at age 75
NEW YORK – Penny Marshall, who starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of…
Deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash chosen by media as Story of the Year
A deadly bus crash that united a hockey-mad country in grief and spurred people to…
UPDATE: Restoration of normal delivery times proves backlog was ‘fiction,’ says union
OTTAWA – The restoration of delivery service guarantees by Canada Post — three weeks after…
Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for co-operation
WASHINGTON – A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing hearing Tuesday for Michael Flynn, President…
Dellen Millard gets third consecutive life sentence for father’s death
TORONTO – A twice-convicted murderer was sentenced Tuesday to a third consecutive term of life…
Air passenger rights: What the federal government is offering
OTTAWA – The Liberals will publish the draft text of their long-promised air passenger bill…