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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.
North Okanagan RCMP need your help to find a violent offender
VERNON – Police in Vernon are hoping someone has seen a violent offender wanted for…
iN VIDEO: Democrats are aiming ‘mud and muck’ at Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats on Tuesday of opening "the flood…
UPDATE: LNG Canada project in British Columbia given final approval by shareholders
VANCOUVER – Final approval for a massive liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia…
iN VIDEO: Desperation grows as death toll soars from Indonesia quake
PALU, Indonesia – Trucks carrying food for desperate survivors of the earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi…
LNG project boosts gas industry confidence but not short-term gas prices
CALGARY – The approval of Canada's first LNG export terminal is expected to boost investor…
Snow kidding: Calgarians slog through streets after heavy, wet snowfall
CALGARY – The morning commute proved difficult in Calgary after a dump of wet, heavy…
‘People are ready’ to recognize female scientists, says Nobel laureate Donna Strickland
WATERLOO, Ont. – A Canadian scientist who became only the third woman to win the…
Coalition party forms majority government, ends province’s two-party rule
MONTREAL – Quebecers charted a new course for their province Monday by giving the seven-year-old…
iN VIDEO: Leaping humpback whale on Vancouver Island cracks boat window with head bang
COMOX, B.C. – Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox,…
Bank of Canada studying issues around a central bank digital currency
CALGARY – The Bank of Canada is looking at the key questions around the design…
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It doesn't get much cuter than this. Somehow this adorable puppy got locked out of…
‘The choice was obvious:’ Shea Weber named captain of the Montreal Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. – On a day when Quebecers headed to the polls to elect their…
Oil surges and loonie rises but markets muted on new NAFTA deal
TORONTO – The price of oil hit a four-year high and the Canadian dollar rose…
Facebook hit with class-action lawsuit after massive security breach
TORONTO – A class-action lawsuit has been proposed in Canada against Facebook following a security…
Man pleads guilty in series of arsons in Vernon
VERNON, B.C. – A man from Vernon has pleaded guilty to arson just as his…
Supply managed farmers to get compensation as a result of continental trade deal
OTTAWA – Canada gave up some access to its dairy, egg and poultry industries but…
Manufacturers relieved, dairy farmers angry in wake of NAFTA replacement deal
TORONTO – Canada's automakers appear to be the big winners from a renegotiated trade pact…
U.S. president cheers new USMCA trade deal, heralds end of NAFTA era
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a victory lap at the White House,…
Quebecers voting in provincial election against backdrop of trade deal
MONTREAL – Quebecers were voting in a provincial election Monday against the backdrop of a…
Parts of B.C. see winter-like snow storms, while rains still lash South Coast
VANCOUVER – Winter-like conditions have gripped large areas of central and southeastern British Columbia, prompting…
Out with NAFTA, in with USMCA: Canada inks new trade deal with U.S., Mexico
WASHINGTON – A new era in North American free trade dawned in the dead of…
Team will advocate for seatbelt use on team buses: Humboldt Broncos head coach
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – The head coach of the Humboldt Broncos says his Saskatchewan junior hockey…
Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings
OTTAWA – Canada has slipped six places to 55th spot on an annual list of…
Latest U.S. NAFTA deadline not firm but Canada’s window closing, say insiders
OTTAWA – With the release of the text of the U.S.-Mexico trade agreement expected Friday,…